2008 Optatec Highlights - New Lenses, Express Glass Services and Precision Glass Components
Docter Optics surprised visitors to Stand C28 at this year's with a massive block of optical glass weighing over 200 kg. Nearly a meter wide, 15 cm thick and 69 cm high, this block stands for the extreme dimensions of the components that Docter Optics Express Glass Services can process-typical operations include sawing, milling, boring, grinding and polishing - at its new facility in Triptis,...
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Canon Announces Development of Own LCOS Reflective LCD Panels
TOKYO, May 20, 2008-Canon Inc. today announced that the company has developed its own LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) reflective LCD panels, a key device used in multimedia projectors. Compared with devices utilized in projectors employing different types of projection systems, LCOS panels facilitate the reproduction of exceptionally high resolution images free of the lattice effect," a...
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Patterned Glass is custom-made in over 90 styles.
Made possible by precision CNC machining and water jet cutting capabilities, Patterned Glass is available in clear soda lime, low iron, and borosilicate from over 90 different styles and can be tempered or laminated for safety glazing. Decorative glass styles include clear, opaque, etched, colored, and mirror. Customizable for all engineering specifications, all glass styles are available for...
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Reflective Surface is available for glass optics.
Engineered from concept to completion, front surface mirrors for optical products are available from hundreds of glass substrates. Applications for OEMs include short-run or high-volume custom reflective coating for larger optics, instrument optics, and lighting optics. Surfaces are suited for lenses, mirrors, prisms, windows, filters, light pipes, and other applications.
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Cold Forming: A Cost Effective Alternative to Machining Small Parts
Cold forming offers tight tolerances, dimensional stability, and advanced surface finishes, while also saving you in raw material wastes costs.
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Float Glass is available in 0.016-0.5 in. sheet thicknesses.
Clear Float Glass (soda lime) comes in sheet sizes from 14 x 14 in. to 96 x 130 in. for use by architects, builders, contractors, and designers for applications that include partitions, glass floor panels, furniture, and doors. Fabricating capabilities include etching, mirror finish, or colored glass machined to design specifications.
Read More »Glass meets demands of high performance applications.
Industrial-grade S-1 Glass(TM) is designed for high-volume applications where E-Glass performance does not deliver, including wind energy, CNG storage, long fiber thermoplastics, oil and gas, muffler fill, and ballistics. Able to be customized for high-performance applications, special-grade S-3 Glass(TM) is suited for aerospace market and competes against aramid, carbon fiber, ceramic fibers,...
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ZC&R Coatings for Optics and Abrisa Industrial Glass Partner to Produce Display Glass Solutions
February 20, 2008 - Torrance, CA - ZC&R Coatings for Optics, Inc. and Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc. join to produce display glass, LCD glass plates, overlay and bus bar printing production solutions for a wide variety of glass substrates. Precision coated indium tin oxide (ITO) and index-matched ITO (IMITO) transparent thin films from ZC&R offer high transmittance and low resistance. Installed in...
Read More »PPG Provides Sungate Infrared Reflective Fixed-Glass Roof for Ford Mustang
Ford Motor Co. becomes first manufacturer to feature PPG's fuel-saving technology DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) is helping Ford Motor Co. become the world's first car manufacturer to feature a panoramic glass roof using Sungate infrared reflective (IRR) technology. The fixed-glass roof rejects more than 95 percent of the sun's infrared energy while allowing more than twice the...
Read More »Chalcogenide Glass is used in molding IR aspheric optics.
Manufactured from combination of Germanium and other materials, Black Diamond(TM) 2 (BD-2) transmits over wavelength range of 1-14 microns. Thermal properties minimize requirement for complex athermalization techniques, while other characteristics enable complex shapes and promote various design options, including diffractive elements.
Read More »Privacy On Demand! Elmont Glass Introduces Switchable Glass
January, 2008; New York: Adding to their impressive line of services, Elmont Glass Company has become one of the leading suppliers of liquid-crystal switchable glass in the United States. A marvel for the home or office, this state-of-the-art technology offers privacy on demand, as glass switches from clear to opaque with the click of a button. It's privacy the instant you want it. Switchable...
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DoorKing Releases Advanced Long Range Card Reader System with Frequency Hopping Technology
The DoorKing DKS AVI system is at the cutting edge of automotive security technology and represents a leap forward in engineering innovation. When it comes to long-range passive card readers, we lead the industry and set the standard for quality and performance. To find out why the DoorKing DKS AVI system is taking the automotive security industry by storm, see our video.
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