by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
As an official Borofloat® distributor, IRD Glass can meet your float glass needs quickly and efficiently. One of the most common Borofloat materials we work with is Borofloat 33, a versatile borosilicate glass with excellent light transmission, thermal stability...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
At IRD Glass, excellence is a way of life. When faced with existential challenges, we come prepared in order to maintain the status quo for our employees and clientele. Given the uncertainty generated by COVID-19, we continue to provide an unparalleled...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
For over 39 years, IRD Glass (“IRD”) has crafted high-quality custom glass and ceramic components for the medical, transport, and defense sectors. IRD is a major supplier to mainstay manufacturers of medical equipment like 3M, Honeywell, Alcon, TDK and Boston...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Geiger counters and other traditional radiation detection systems rely on a radioactive decay particle interacting directly with a detector. That means close proximity to radiation is necessary because the presence of decay particles drops sharply with distance. Now...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass creates all the LiDAR components that are essential to the function of these amazing devices — including entrance windows, precision optical filter substrates, beamsplitters and precision optical mirrors. This technology, which was first developed by NASA...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Psst! Your fly is unzipped. This is just one potential use of the talking lasers being developed by the Defense Department’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWP). It’s a laser that can “talk” using a physics phenomenon called the Laser-Induced Plasma...
