Soleras
Founded 2012 · 184 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Soleras develops sputtering technology and thin film coating solutions for manufacturers across multiple markets. The company provides equipment and expertise to help clients maintain production efficiency and solve advanced manufacturing challenges.
Also known as Soleras Advanced Coatings · Soleras Advanced Coatings BV
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Soleras, operating as Soleras Advanced Coatings, develops sputtering technology and thin film coating solutions for industrial manufacturers. Its offering spans four main product areas: sputtering targets and target materials; "smart components" hardware such as end blocks and magnet bars; process control and analytical software, marketed under the Synaps platform; and the engineering and construction of new coating lines. These elements can be purchased individually or combined into full-service turnkey coating solutions tailored to a customer's specifications.
Alongside products, the company runs a global service organization covering component integration and project management, preventive and corrective maintenance with service-level agreements for a fixed fee, operator and maintenance training, and equipment audits and on-site process support. Soleras also acts as an original AMAT spare parts supplier, holding inventory to shorten customer downtime. Company materials describe registered patents, decades of activity in the field and a presence across multiple continents, though the specific figures are not stated in the available material.
Business model
Soleras sells hardware and consumables for sputtering and thin film coating — sputtering targets, end blocks, magnet bars and related components — as well as engineering services for building coating lines and complete turnkey coating solutions. It supplies a process control and analytical software platform, Synaps, for new and existing coating lines, and provides spare parts (including as an original AMAT spare parts supplier), maintenance under service-level agreements, training and audits.
Latest developments
In October 2024 Soleras introduced a new brand story and identity, and it exhibited at Glasstec 2024 that same month. It published a 2025 exhibition schedule covering three international shows and, in February 2026, announced its 2026 global exhibition calendar.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Positions itself as a long-established sputtering technology specialist offering both individual components and end-to-end coating solutions across several glass, automotive and energy markets.
Combines target materials, sputtering hardware, process control software and coating-line engineering under one supplier, adding global maintenance coverage with fixed-fee service-level agreements, training, audits and original AMAT spare parts supply.
Technology
Sputtering-based thin film deposition technology: advanced target material portfolio, hardware components such as end blocks and magnet bars, and the Synaps process control and analytical software platform used to monitor and improve the performance of new and existing coating lines. The company states its technologies are used in applications reaching homes, smartphones, solar panels and vehicles.
Go-to-market
Direct sales and service through its own locations, supported by field service engineers stationed at key global sites, and by exhibiting at international trade shows; the 2026 exhibition calendar spans events from Shanghai to Düsseldorf, and the company also attended Glasstec 2024.
Manufacturers operating sputtering and thin film coating production lines, in markets including automotive, electrochromic glass, energy, architectural glass and display glass.
Geography
Headquarters and offices at Deinze, Belgium (Soleras Advanced Coatings BV, E3-laan 75); US sites in Biddeford, Maine and Spring Green, Wisconsin; Chinese entities in Jiangyin City, Jiangsu Province and Shanghai; a Taiwan office in Taipei operated by an outsourcing service contractor; and a Japan contact via KFMI Japan in Tokyo. Service engineers are stationed in Belgium, China (Jiangyin), Taiwan and the USA (Spring Green and Biddeford).
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsSoleras published its 2026 event lineup, with appearances at shows ranging from Shanghai to Düsseldorf.
Soleras announced plans to attend three major international exhibitions during 2025.
Soleras exhibited at the Glasstec 2024 trade fair and published a follow-up note thanking stand visitors.
The company announced a new brand story and visual identity.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Solerassoleras.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Soleras do?
- Soleras is a thin film coating company supplying sputtering targets, components, process software and turnkey coating lines.
- Who are Soleras's investors?
- Soleras's investors include CEI Ventures.