What we can hold.How we prove it.
Machining, grinding, lapping, polishing, coating, and inspection across optical glass, technical glass, ceramics, sapphire, and infrared materials. Start with the process, then confirm the material and the equipment.
- ±.0001″
- Best-case machining
- <1/20λ
- Best-case flatness
- Ra <5Å
- Best-case polish
Process. Material. Proof.
Use these pages to self-qualify the shop before a quote. Each one answers a different engineering question without hiding the numbers.
Go deeper
The substrate, equipment, and quality system behind the finished component.
Materials
Glass, ceramic, sapphire, infrared, and specialty substrates IRD machines and polishes.
Equipment
Machining, polishing, coating, and metrology equipment on the floor in Minnesota.
Quality & Certifications
ISO 9001:2015, ITAR registration, traceability, and the inspection process behind each shipment.
The print is the fastest way to answer what is possible.
Send the drawing and the application context. We will review tolerance, material, process sequence, inspection, and volume together—before any one choice makes the others harder.