In this interview, Jeff Roblee, VP of Technology at Precitech, and Igor Kordunsky, Director of R&D at TMC, talk about the integration of TMC’s active vibration cancellation technology into Precitech’s ...
UPS2, the newly formed ultra-precision engineering group, has developed an advanced machine which enables Fresnel lens manufacturers to improve the efficiencies of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) ...
The quality of machined optical surfaces has drastically improved, thanks to the latest advances in diamond turning lathes. However, conditions that are not related to the geometry of the machine tool ...
Barrington, NJ. Edmund Optics announced it is utilizing single-point diamond turning to produce a range of precision optical components. The manufacturing technique involves the mechanical machining ...
The Y-12 History Center has on display an aluminum mirror that is approximately 18 inches in diameter. It is a prototype for a lightweight large mirror design. Likely this artifact comes from work ...
Lenses, mirrors, optics and the mold inserts that enable making such parts at scale have long been machined with tools made of solid diamond. Despite a well-deserved reputation for precision, however, ...