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Fusion Optix Expands Optical Film Production Line at its Massachusetts Facility

Fusion Optix announced today the installation and commissioning of a new optical film production line at its facility in Woburn, MA. The new line represents a significant increase in production capacity and advances in optical film processing technology, as well as the ability to bring on added capabilities in the future.

11 Nov 2009

CyberOptics Unleashes Next-Generation AOI System

CyberOptics Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBE) today announced the introduction of its next-generation automated optical inspection (AOI) system at the global Productronica electronics trade show in Germany.

11 Nov 2009

AMETEK Taylor Hobson Introduces Talysurf CCI 6000 Optical 3D Profiler

The newly introduced Talysurf CCI 6000 Optical 3D Profiler from AMETEK Taylor Hobson, an acknowledged leader in metrology design and manufacturing, brings an unparalleled level of performance to non-contact 3-D measurement with a 0.1Çº (10pm) resolution.

10 Nov 2009

NASA Selects AMETEK Taylor Hobson's Measurement Systems for Space Station Analysis

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has enlisted the Form Talysurf PGI 1230 Surface Measurement and Talyrond 295 Roundness/Cylindricity Measurement Systems from AMETEK Taylor Hobson to perform critical surface analysis of a damaged bearing assembly from the International Space Station.

10 Nov 2009

Functionality of Component Depends on Surface Texture

Surface texture plays a vital role in the functionality of a component. It is estimated that surface effects cause 10% of manufactured parts to fail and can contribute significantly to an advanced nation's GDP. In the previous century, surface texture was primarily measured by tracing a contacting stylus across the surface and measuring the vertical motion of the stylus as it traversed the surface features.

10 Nov 2009

Metrology Helps High Precision Optics Manufacturers to Reduce Waste

Drastic manufacturing yield improvements are being gained by manufacturers of high precision optics. Utilising specialised metrology to characterise the surface form of high numerical aperture (steep-sided) aspheric lenses, production facilities are able to improve their process control to reduce waste by more than 20%. Bulk manufacturers of injection molded optics are reporting annualised savings in excess of $1Million.

10 Nov 2009

Zemetrics Unveils ZeScope High-Value, High-Resolution Optical Profiler

Optical Profiler ZeScope is a high-value, high-resolution alternative to run of the mill optical profilometers

10 Nov 2009

IQOQI Scientists Create Bose-Einstein Condensate of the Element Strontium

In an international first, scientists from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) produced a Bose-Einstein condensate of the alkaline-earth element strontium

10 Nov 2009

Report Shows Increase in Online Shopping of Eyeglasses

GlassesShop.com (GS) is planning to commission professional research companies to launch a survey every two years, targeting one million glasses wearers in North America. In this year's survey, approximately 150,000 copies were received. Compared to the figures last year, the ratio shows that people who believe the sales of glasses can be e-commercialized and those with experience of eyeglasses shopping online have greatly increased.

10 Nov 2009

Cleanroom Installation Providing Optisurf Customers with Highest Quality Optical Systems Possible

The installation of a Class 7 cleanroom deep underground is a key part of the business plan, of managers at Optical Surfaces Ltd, in their drive to provide customers with the highest quality optical systems possible.

9 Nov 2009