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North American
Coating Laboratories

9450 Pineneedle Dr.
Mentor, OH 44060
United States
(866) 216-6225
Tel.: (440) 357-7000
Fax: (440) 357-7001
info@nacl.com


NACL Industrial Optical Division provides specialized optical coatings for a wide variety of customers in both the polymer and glass optics markets. Our customer base includes companies such as Bausch and Lomb, Corning, PPG, GE, and many others.

These companies — and others involved in the plastic and optical devices industry — choose NACL for many different reasons, including:

  • Our long history as an industry-leading developer and producer of a wide range of coatings for optical and other glass and plastic applications
  • Specialized knowledge and experience in both dip-applied and vacuum-applied processes
  • Ability to provide high quality coatings for optical plastic applications replacing previously used glass optics

NACL's Industrial Optical Division is a branch of North American Coating Laboratories, a privately owned company, located in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Established in 1975, NACL has an impressive track record as a leader of ophthalmic coating development and production.

NACL is a key supplier of optical lens coatings for many areas in the prescription and non-prescription eyewear market including: hardcoatings… anti-reflective and fashion reflective lens coatings… safety eyewear... and sunglasses.

NACL's research and development efforts continue to lead the industry in the special challenges of creating unique coatings for optical plastics.