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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES MXL's Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E) department evaluates each customer's product to determine the solution which best meets their specified requirements. MXL can provide a true end-to-end solution from injection mold design through molding, coating and assembly of your final product. MXL's RD&E capabilities include: A wide variety of part design software A fully functioning chemistry lab which provides a platform for ongoing research into coating applications of new and improved coatings as they enter the market (such as anti-abrasion, anti-fog, and fast-response photochromic coatings) Vacuum deposition coating design to achieve desired reflection, anti-reflection, and/or metalization Custom manufacturing process development Production of MXL's own proprietary, permanent, hydrophilic anti-fog coating - Hydron®. Recently completed initiatives include successful solutions for:   NFPA compliant combination hardcoat / anti-fog solution   European anti-fog solution   Fast response photochromic coating   Molded-in laser eye protection (LEP), up to three wave lengths The RD&E department evaluates customer specifications and processing requirements for the following:   Flow requirements to fill the mold (based on part geometry)   Temperature constraints for laser-filtering dyes   Haze requirements   Light transmission requirements   Ballistic requirements (flexibility and impact resistance) Through MXL's commitment to RD&E, we are poised to offer innovative solutions for the following:   Dip coating   Flow Coating   Spray Coating   Spin Coating   Combination of the above ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES Injection Molding | Precision Coating | Vacuum Deposition | Mold Design & Construction Engineering / R&D | Quality Control | Laser Eye Protection