Intermolecular and Guardian Industries partner

Intermolecular Inc. today [July 6] announced the signing of a multi-year collaborative development program and technology licensing agreement with Guardian Industries Corp. of Auburn Hills, Mich. Guardian is the world’s largest manufacturer of coated glass for automotive, architectural and other applications.

The partnership between Intermolecular and Guardian addresses the development and commercialization of a diverse set of advanced glass coatings, many related to energy generation or energy efficiency in buildings. Target applications include both sputtered coatings to be developed with Intermolecular’s Tempus P-30 combinatorial physical vapor deposition platform, and liquid coatings to be developed with Intermolecular’s Tempus F-10 and F-20 wet workflows, according to a July 6 Business Wire report.