Litchfield headquarters
810 E Saint Paul Street Litchfield, MN 55355
Precision glass and optical component manufacturing.
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Put the print in front of the people who can build it.
Send a drawing, a specification, or the manufacturing problem. IRD's applications team will review the material, geometry, tolerances, inspection requirements, quantity, and schedule together.
Prefer to talk it through first? Call 320.693.7217 and ask for an applications engineer.Project details
Start with what you know.
A complete print is useful, but it is not required for the first conversation. Include the application context and the requirements that cannot move. The team can flag the questions that need answers before a quote is responsible.
Do not include passwords or unrelated personal information. IRD will use these details to review and respond to this project inquiry.What happens next
A technical review before a commercial answer.
There is no responsible shortcut from upload to price. IRD reviews the manufacturing route and the open questions first.
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The package is reviewed
The team checks the print, material, critical features, inspection requirements, quantities, and requested timing.
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Gaps are identified
If a tolerance, material callout, datum, coating requirement, or application constraint needs clarification, IRD asks before assumptions enter the quote.
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The route is evaluated
Machining, grinding, lapping, polishing, coating support, cleaning, inspection, and repeat-production needs are considered as one process.
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The team follows up
You receive the questions or the commercial response through the contact details in the submission. Straightforward geometry moves quickly; a new material, coating, or inspection method takes longer because someone is actually checking it.
Direct contact
Talk through the problem first.
Some components begin with an operating condition or a failed process, not a finished drawing. Call the main line when a conversation is the better starting point.
Main phone320.693.7217Quote intakeUse the project formQuality documentsRequest ISO and supplier packet
IRD Ceramics — Alexandria
1205 34th Avenue West Alexandria, MN 56308
Technical ceramics, sapphire, and ultra-hard materials, including clean-room and double-side lap and polish capability.
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