A family of precision glass ball lenses, which focus or collimate light, are available for use in fiber-optic couplers, laser focus lens devices, collectors in LED lighting, microscopy, endoscopy, and sensors. The lenses are custom-manufactured to high tolerances using the specific glass material required for each application, in sizes from 1 to 35 mm in diameter.
Applied Image
Rochester, NY
www.appliedimage.com
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APPLIED IMAGE ANNOUNCES THEIR NEW BALL LENS TECHNOLOGY
Rochester, NY - APPLIED IMAGE, is proud announcing its newest manufacturing technology - Precision Glass Ball Lenses. Ball lenses are ideally suited in applications such as fiber optical couplers, laser focus lens devices, collector in LED lighting, microscopy, & endoscopy, or sensors, to name a few of their unique applications. Ball lenses can focus or collimate light and are mechanically simple to incorporate into complex optical systems such as endoscopes, barcode scanners, or used as a condenser lens.
Other unique uses of ball optics is as preforms for sphere and asphere compression molding applications. Or they can be used as preforms for creating small plano/convex lenses through conventional machining in a cost effective manner.
The Ball Lenses are custom manufactured to high tolerances using the specific glass material required for each application. The size can range from 1mm to 35mm in diameter. APPLIED's unique process allows us the ability to produce large quantities or just a few parts of exceptional quality, economically, at low costs.
"The addition of the ball optics capability continues to build our extensive family of APPLIED IMAGE products, includes the new IMAGING GAUGE Image Analysis System and our new Photo-Mask Making Services," said CEO Bruno Glavich. "We are already a prime manufacturer of custom opto-imaging components, calibration standards, and image evaluation test targets. This new capabilities expand our offering significantly for our current and future customers."
For more information about APPLIED IMAGE unique family of optical and image component products and our calibration & image evaluation standards, please visit our website at: www.appliedImage.com.
APPLIED IMAGE is "Your Single Source Photonics Solution Provider", a world leader in the design and manufacturing of Electro-Optical imaged components offering a wide range of STANDARD CATALOG products as well as CUSTOM manufacturing capabilities. APPLIED IMAGE achieved this unique distinction through our diverse range of in-house capabilities with over 35 years of experience in a wide variety of industries. Our singular focus is bringing our valued customers, exactly the product they expect and demand. "APPLIED IMAGE Where Image Concepts Become Reality."
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