Less Than Two Months Until OptiPro's Optics Open House...Register Today!
In support of the WNY Optics Golf Tournament, OptiPro will be hosting our 3rd annual optics open house
at our recently-enhanced 30,000 square foot facility on Wednesday, July 20th!
This event brings together representatives from a variety of companies serving the optics industry and provides the opportunity to:
Check out OptiPro's newly remodeled engineering area and second floor meeting room
Explore OptiPro's advanced optical manufacturing and metrology solutions
Network with colleagues in the precision optics industry and enjoy a steak dinner!
In addition, attend technical presentations on the latest and greatest tooling, consumables, and accessories for precision optics manufacturing:
Congratulations United Lens Company on 100 Years of Family Ownership!
Bill Lannon, President of United Lens Company (right) gives OptiPro President Mike Bechtold a tour of ULC's facility on the morning of their 100th anniversary celebration.
United Lens Company is celebrating 100 years in the optics industry! Founded in 1916 by Fileno DiGregorio as a modest single-furnace operation, ULC has grown to become the only truly vertically integrated company in the optical industry, offering the latest technologies and highest quality optical components.
All of us at OptiPro would like to congratulate United Lens Company on their 100th anniversary! We are greatly appreciative for the opportunity to work with ULC in their ongoing commitment of serving the optics industry with quality, value, and integrity.
Here's to 100 more years and beyond!
Nine Students Graduate from the Spring 2016 OptiPro U Class!
OptiPro recently had nine students graduate from our most recent
OptiPro U class on CNC Advanced Optical Manufacturing 101. The Spring Session, which took place May 2nd to 6th, comprised of optics industry professionals with experience ranging from beginner to advanced. Companies from across the U.S. gathered at our recently-enhanced facility, with lecture taking place in our new second floor meeting room for the first time!
Lecture material consisted of topics on latest processes, machinery, and tools for manufacturing optical components. Students applied what they learned in lecture in our Advanced Process Development (APD) lab, receiving hands-on experience grinding and polishing spheres and aspheres on the
PRO 80 GTS,
PRO 160 GTS,
PRO 80 UFF, and
UFF 300. In-process and final metrology was performed on OptiPro's
PRO Tower Vertical Interferometer and
OptiTrace 5000 Surface Profilometer.
Asphere Grinding with PRO 160 GTS
Kyle Wood, APD Technician, instructs the class on how to setup an asphere grinding job on the PRO 160 GTS.
CNC Advanced Optical Manufacturing Lecture
Ed Fess, R&D/Software Manager, teaches morning lecture on topics to be applied in the APD lab during the afternoon.
Asphere Polishing with PRO 80 UFF
Jeremy Craver, APD Technician, demonstrates how to polish an asphere on the PRO 80 UFF.
We have yet to determine the dates for our next OptiPro U class, but if you are interested in attending please contact Danielle Bechtold for more information at 585-265-0160 or [email protected].
