QED Technologies International (QED), a provider of the latest metrology and finishing solutions for advanced optics manufacturers, has introduced the Q22-XE3, a latest magnetorheological finishing (MRF) polishing machine.
QED’s Q22-XE3 machine uses fewer axes of motion for polishing compared to the company’s other QED MRF systems, while providing an accuracy equivalent to that of the other models. The machine has the capability to polish different types of optics that are rotationally concave, convex and symmetric. It supports optics up to a diameter of 100 mm. When compared to other QED MRF systems, the Q22-XE3 provides polishing within a narrower range.
QED’s Q22-XE3 machine has an EAR99 classification from the U.S. Government. It can be exported to many destinations and countries, and does not require an export license under most situations.
QED Technologies’ President, Andrew Kulawiec, stated that the company’s MRF technology had been difficult to obtain in certain countries and that the design of the latest MRF machine would allow wider adoption of the company’s MRF technology in those countries. He also added that application of the Q22-XE3’s design concept to its other MRF polishing machines would facilitate the polishing of optics that have a diameter greater than 100 mm.
QED also provides Subaperture Stitching Interferometry metrology platforms for the optics industry. The company is a Rochester-based subsidiary of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, a supplier of CMP pads and CMP polishing slurries for the semiconductor industry.
Source: http://www.qedmrf.com/