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WhisperWheel Mini - New Compact and Long Lifetime ColorWheel

Oerlikon Optics announces the launch of the WhisperWheel Mini. It joins the Oerlikon ColorWheel line-up as the long lifetime and compact option. Oerlikon Optics has developed a new compact, high performance ColorWheel for DLP projectors and releases it as WhisperWheel Mini. It uses a small exclusive air bearing motor jointly developed with Copal Electronics. WhisperWheel Mini is a suitable option for DLP projectors, which require compact ColorWheel with long lifetime and large optical clear apertures. WhisperWheel Mini is also suited to the very latest color technologies with operating speed up to 14400 rpm and up to 55 mm diameter.

New features include:
- >15% increase in optical clear aperture for brighter images;
- Material removal balancing for greater lifetime and stability;
- Lower process and motor cost, savings passed on to our customers.

The new WhisperWheel Mini is manufactured with high precision, state of art equipment and resources incorporating all the features of a standard WhisperWheel including:
- Patented (US pat.5, 292, 417) sputtering technology for the highest filter performance available;
- Dedicated process to handle motors for maximum yield;
- Total Quality Control system for sound pressure level, balancing and filter performance guarantees performance for each and every ColorWheel.



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