Optical 3D metrology enables fast, non-contact surface roughness measurement of defects and roughness for precise ...

All complex and intricate assemblies include components with natural frequencies that are critical because they exist in the generalized 8 to 200 Hz environmental spectrum. This can be demonstrated by ...

Manufacturing a precision surface requires a balance between satisfying the optimum quality requirements at the minimum cost. Steve Martinek summarizes the challenges of increasing the precision ...

Offering protection of an optical table’s inner core from spills, such as water-cooled or liquid-dye lasers, soft drinks, or coffee, is preventative for major contaminations deep in the honeycomb core ...

Unwanted vibrations can misalign optics and cause images to blur. Jacqueline Hewett discovers how optical tables and vibration isolation systems can solve the problem. All buildings vibrate, whether ...

When you’re talking about optics, things are often happening on a nanometer scale. This means that even the slightest amount of vibration can spoil delicate work. [The Thought Emporium] is working on ...