introduction
Filmstar is one of the best optical film software in the world.
Much closer to the actual production process, more thoughtful consideration of the user's operating habits.
Software serves engineers, software serves process.
Filmstar is one of main products from FTG Software.
Filmstar is established since 1986 and good at thin film design, inversion fitting, material refractive index(n&k) fitting, measurement control, data management&analysis, coating training and so on.
The development team of Filmstar has many years of working and business handling experience in thin film coating industry. They are well aware of the importance of computer-aided technology and process automation.
Filmstar is more in line with the process and product features by combining software development technology and actual actual process characteristics of coating industry.
Filmstar has optimization (many optimization strategies including Needle and Buffer), refractive index fitting (Dielectric, semiconductor and metal materials, both substrates and thin film layer), inversion simulation (thickness, Tooling factors, coating rate, angle), color calculation(customized light source), data import and export and other basic functions.
Filmstar provides development platforms such as BASIC and WORKBOOK. The BASIC platform offers a wealth of examples for users to easily perform secondary development by simply setting process data parameters and paths. WORKBOOK is essentially an Excel file that fully leverages the width (many cells) and depth (functions, formulas, and feature settings) of Excel, as well as Filmstar's fast optimization and calculations capabilities, to expand optimization targets and summarize results.
Filmstar provides seamless integration and embedding with Excel for data processing and user interface design. It can generate .xls and .doc files without the need to open Excel or Word. Additionally, it offers advanced features such as exporting high-quality images and PDF files with FSPlot, and customizable template reports with ReportGenerator.
A database module is also available for the management and analysis of thin film design, process data and so on.
Filmstar makes your work even more powerful and creates value for you!
Typical Users
Filmstar has gained widespread popularity in North America, Europe and Asia. It is used by more than 700 organizations around the world.
We have more users in the following industries and application fields
- Precision Optics
- Solar
- Low-E or other Large Area Coating
- Universities and research institutes
- Aerospace Research Department
The coating equipment of users who use Filmstar successfully
- Balzers(Evatec): evaporation, sputtering, precision optics application.
- Leybold Optics:evaporation, precision optics application.
- OptoRun:evaporation,precision optics application.
- VON ARDENNE: sputtering coating, Low-E glass coating
- On line Low-E coating:Low-E glass coating
- Other coating equipment assembled by themselves: precision optics application,Low-E glass coating, Solar tube coating
Filmstar Suite
FilmStar-Main Programs
| Modules | Main Functions |
|---|---|
| DESIGN | Designs and optimizes optical thin film coatings. |
| INDEX | Maintains dispersive index files and functions. |
| MONITOR | Optional...converts designs to manual or automatic optical monitor settings. |
| CRYSTAL | Optional...uploads designs to INFICON and Sycon deposition controllers |
| MEASURE | Optional...controls and acquires data from spectrophotometers. This program is also marketed to chemists and spectroscopists as Scantraq. |
FilmStar Development System(Platforms)
| Modules | Main Functions |
|---|---|
| BASIC | A BASIC interpreter nearly 100% compatible with Microsoft VBA. |
| Workbook | An Excel-compatible spreadsheet for calculating and optimizing user-defined spectral functions. |
| FSPlot | Publication-quality graphs for calculated and measured spectra. |
| Report Generator | Previews and prints reports with text, results, and graphics. |
| Database | Use FileMaker Pro to sort and select designs and manage spectral data. MS Access compatible support is also available. |
| DDE & Automation | Integration with 16-bit and 32-bit Windows applications. |