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Webinar - Faster than Glass, The Competitive Edge of Polymer Optics

January 2024

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Join us to learn about the advantages and applications that position polymer optics as not just an alternative, but even a superior choice to conventional glass optics in certain scenarios.

This webinar explores how polymer optics provide a distinct competitive edge through their speedy lead times, customization capabilities, and cost-effectiveness. Don't miss this opportunity to gain a competitive edge with polymer optics!

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Webinar - Faster than Glass, The Competitive Edge of Polymer Optics

January 2024

The Competitive Edge of Polymer Optics

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Polymer mold-friendly design guidelines

January 2024

Polymer molding requires successful plastic optics design requires careful consideration of the manufacturing processes involved.

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The competitive edge of polymer optics

December 2023

Our engineers work closely with you to understand your application requirements, evaluate tolerances, establish quality metrics, and design and build a mold that will consistently produce optical elements to your specifications.

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Best practices for injection molded optics

October 2023

Challenges of managing an injection molding optics program are quite significant. Precision polymer optics is a highly specialized discipline requiring a detailed knowledge of optical design, mold construction techniques, state-of-the-art mold processing capability, and optical metrology expertise.

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Transmission curves for polymer optics

October 2023

Transmission is an important parameter of an optic affecting its performance. For polymer optics, transmission is typically limited by Fresnel reflection, scatter, and material absorption.

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Materials for polymer optics

September 2023

Material selection for polymer optics is driven by several factors and requires careful consideration of all the properties of the thermoplastic resins and their compatibility with the target application and system performance requirements.

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Mechanical & optical parameters for polymer optics

July 2023

Manufacturing requirements for optical systems are comprised of mechanical and optical parameters.

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The importance of polymer optics in machine vision

October 2023

Machine Vision for position control or data retrieval can be found in a variety of different applications and industries.

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Polymer optics FAQs

November 2023

We have collected some frequently asked questions about plastic optics below, that we’ve heard from our customers. Challenges of managing an injection molding optics program are quite significant, therefore a successful program requires a detailed knowledge of optical design, mold construction techniques, state-of-the-art mold processing capability, and optical metrology expertise.