by Todd Anderson | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
When people think about Swiss machining, they often think of Swiss watches. Indeed, this is where the origins of Swiss machining began. Watchmakers in Switzerland in the late 1800s wanted to manufacture more precision components for watches. Pocket watches were...
by Todd Anderson | May 3, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
There are many types of ceramics used in multiple applications. One of these ceramics is silicon carbide (SiC), which is commonly listed as a technical ceramic. All ceramics fall under the umbrella of “inorganic solids,” and technical ceramics have the highest...
by Todd Anderson | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
There are always innovations in the world of optics and medical glass. A fairly recent innovation is laser-based glass micro bonding technology. This technique is exceptional because it requires no heat or other materials to bond. This fairly new process is used for...
by Todd Anderson | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
An endoscopy is a safe and non-invasive outpatient procedure that checks for gastrointestinal disorders of the throat, esophagus, and duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). The endoscope itself is a long, flexible tube with a probe and a tiny camera at the...
by Todd Anderson | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog
Ultra low expansion glass ceramics are materials with a very low thermal expansion coefficient (CTE). This means that these components are extremely resistant to heat, cold, temperature changes, and thermal shock. This low CTE glass is found in many household...
by Todd Anderson | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
Quite simply, a diode pumped solid state laser is a solid state laser that is pumped with laser diodes. These types of high-power lasers require laser optic components to be precise and have a high surface quality for broad use in many technical applications, such as...
