Optics CNC Machining
We have the experience and state-of-the-art equipment to transform the most complex designs into tangible products. From prototypes and one-offs to mass production runs of tens of thousands, Elimold provides high-quality, high-precision parts to customers in every area of the optical industry. We can quickly and efficiently produce parts to your exact design specifications with perfect repeatability. Contact us now for a free instant quote.
High Precision Optical Components CNC Manufacturer
Elimold manufactures and supplies millions of precision optical components and optical assemblies to customers in the optical industry worldwide. Our manufacturing capabilities include the expertise and resources needed to manufacture optical products to your project’s specific requirements. Our dedicated and skilled team members will ensure you receive the best CNC machining solution for your application, from design support, prototyping services, optical consulting all the way to volume production of custom products, to state-of-the-art metrology and quality assurance. In addition, we not only provide precision optical manufacturing, but also a variety of inventory management services to assist customers in the supply chain sector. In fact, our customers save valuable documentation time due to our strict documentation standards and inventory management.
Custom Precision Optical CNC Machining
Elimold has a variety of optical CNC machining equipment and excels in manufacturing complex free-form optical components and optical assemblies with complex geometries. We can expertly manufacture lightweight structures and components with high aspect ratios, with special bevels, precision holes, inserts, and mounting interfaces.
Before an optical CNC machining project begins, a detailed machining plan must be prepared, including design requirements, material specifications, machining steps, and quality standards. Our technical team has extensive experience in optical design, material selection, machining, and application, and can quickly find the best machining solution based on customer needs. Throughout the production process, we adhere to strict quality control procedures, including inspection, testing, and recording, to ensure that each optical component meets the specified design requirements and quality standards. Elimold focuses on the production of high-precision, large-size, ultra-lightweight precision parts, and is a trusted and authoritative manufacturer in the field of precision optics.
Optical CNC Machining Factory Capabilities
Elimold’s in-house factory continues to invest in advanced CNC machining equipment and cutting tools to maintain the highest quality of optical product parts in the industry and is able to manufacture optical parts of various complex shapes as needed. The Elimold team is proficient in a variety of precision CNC machining technologies, combined with the processing capabilities of the in-house CNC machining factory’s advanced equipment, to achieve ultra-precision manufacturing capabilities. It can provide excellent surface quality for transparent optical parts. The machining radius of optical part details will not exceed R0.005″ (R0.125mm), and the surface tolerance of the machined optical parts is +/-0.001″ (+/-0.025mm).
Our Manufacturing Services
Elimold offers best-in-class manufacturing capabilities, ideal for rapid prototyping and custom production orders. With our own facilities and extensive manufacturing network, we are able to efficiently deliver complex, high-quality parts.
CNC Milling
CNC Turning
3 Axis CNC Machining
4 Axis CNC Machining
5 Axis CNC Machining
CNC Prototypes
Wire EDM Machining
CNC Threading and Tapping
CNC High-Speed Drilling
Swiss Machining Service
CNC Routing Service
CNC Grinding Service
Precision CNC Machining of Custom Optical Components
Optical product manufacturers in the optical industry often face significant challenges due to very tight tolerances, demanding quality control standards, and the need for visual appeal. However, our expertise and cutting-edge machinery position us well to meet these challenges. We are well versed in the challenging manufacturing requirements involved in the optical industry, including fine threads, precise positioning, and superior surface finish.
At Elimold, we consistently help our customers design custom optical components that meet specific requirements and specifications. Our skilled machinists understand how each component fits into the overall project and its intended application, allowing us to efficiently machine parts that fit perfectly into assembly.
Expertly Manufactured Precision Machined Optics
The Elimold team will work with you to understand the ins and outs of your unique optical industry applications and design requirements. We will then quickly and efficiently transform your custom designs into precision optical components. From custom modifications of standard products to full development of imaging solutions, we work closely with our customers. We design and manufacture optical components to meet our users’ requirements. We create custom optical solutions that meet the highest industry standards. Our advanced optical manufacturing processes ensure optimal performance in a wide range of applications. At Elimold, we create custom optical solutions that meet the highest industry standards. Our advanced optical manufacturing processes ensure optimal performance in a wide range of applications. Whether you need prototype parts or high-volume production, we have the experience and expertise to provide world-class machined optics for your project.
Optical CNC Machining Solutions
Due to the nature of the optical industry, multiple trials are often conducted before mass production begins, requiring a manufacturing partner with great flexibility in production capabilities. Our customers often need to quickly transition from optical part prototypes to mass production, and Elimold is ready to meet these needs. We offer an optical parts machine shop with production volumes ranging from single part rapid prototypes to mass production runs of 100,000 parts. In addition, our advanced CNC equipment allows us to provide customers with shorter part lead times, typically between 2-8 weeks.
Ready to start your next optical CNC machining project?
Whether you need one, hundreds or millions, Elimold can advance your initial optical design from the prototyping and testing phase to production. Contact us today for a free quote.
Complex Optical Manufacturing Capabilities
At Elimold, we carefully craft CNC machined optical components to meet the specific needs of the optical industry. Using advanced CNC technology, our operations are guided by sophisticated CAD/CAM software, ensuring precision with every cut and contour. This high level of precision is essential to producing optical components that exceed industry standards in both quality and performance. Our team of skilled machinists utilizes high-precision tooling to process complex geometries, ensuring consistency and reliability in every optical product. This attention to detail guarantees that each component maintains its functional integrity, which is essential for optimal performance in optical applications. By consistently delivering such high-quality optical CNC parts, we have built strong confidence among our customers, making us a trusted partner for optical machine manufacturers.
Quality and Certifications
In the optical industry, manufacturing the smallest components to the tightest tolerances is critical. Elimold is ISO 9001:2015 certified, which gives our optical industry customers the assurance that their machined parts will be thoroughly inspected and documented by our impeccable quality control department. Due to the nature of the optical industry, multiple revisions are often required before high-volume production can begin, requiring a manufacturing partner with a great deal of flexibility in production capabilities. Our customers often need to quickly transition from optical part prototypes to high-volume production, and Elimold is well-prepared to meet these needs.
Why choose Elimold?
- Design-for-Manufacturability sharpens our focus on efficient, reliable production process for reduced risk
- Optical manufacturing engineers use both conventional and CNC methods to streamline all manufacturing processes, ensuring high-quality optics on demand
- In-house custom tooling optimizes production rate and reduces costs
- Expedited prototyping (PEDS) service helps catch design and performance flaws early on, speeding your time-to-market
- Optical coatings like AR coatings, beamsplitters, and cut-off filters deliver exceptional value
Precision Machining for the Optics Industry
Modern freeform optical applications require nanometer-scale form tolerances through sub-aperture machining. This requires precise motion coordination across multiple machining axes, and no one does it better than us. Our precision optical automation solutions include inspection, assembly, and machining. In addition, our systems automate the optical manufacturing process with high dynamic stiffness to achieve nanometer-scale form and finishing. A variety of mechanical and air bearing stages are available with stiffness to meet your customers’ optical specifications. During optical testing and assembly, high-precision positioning can be provided during motion and ultra-high stability when holding position. This ensures that your process and production results are repeatable to the highest standards.
At Elimold, we prioritize precision and can help you consider every element of lens design to manufacture precise, high-quality spherical and aspherical lenses, defense optics, and more. If your precision machining is performed in extreme environments, we have a solution for you. We provide sealed linear and rotary stages for diamond turning, grinding, and polishing applications. We also regularly design and build custom multi-axis systems for vacuum ion beam processing.
Explore our capabilities
We have extensive manufacturing capabilities, including optical design, precision machining, metrology and coating. This overall capability not only enables us to produce a large number of custom optical components in-house, but also enhances our ability to meet a variety of customer-specific optical system needs.
Elimold pursues perfection in the field of optical metrology
Our experienced technical experts construct detection optical pathsystems and can design optical detection lenses, flat mirrors, reflectorsand other detection components. We excel in delivering efficientdetection solutions by seamlessly integrating detection equipment andcomponents for thorough product testing.
Equipped with numerous Zygo interferometers, Zygo white lightinterferometers, Zeiss three-coordinate measuring systems, and othertesting equipment, our comprehensive processing monitoring systemensures product quality.
This comprehensive capability enables us to deliver solutions that alignwith your unique optical needs.
Coating Your optics in The Best Way
At Elimold, we boast extensive expertise in optical coating to assistyou in overcoming specific challenges. You are allowed to have themost possibilities of coating film selections, ranging from l0mm to2,000mm in our custom coating service. What’s more important, it is allconducted at the hiahest standard at an affordable budget.Our optical coating technologies include EBE coating, lBs coating, lADcoating, and APS coating tech.
Comprehensive equipment
We have the most comprehensive equipment in the world, providing machining services for almost all precision optical applications.
- Grinding
- Polishing
- Fine Correction
- Centering
- Measuring
- Cementing
- Coating
- Automation
- Software
- Consumables
Materials for Optical Parts
The materials used in the manufacture of optical components vary widely depending on the application, performance requirements, and environmental conditions. Our machine shop is capable of producing complex parts using exotic and tough materials.
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Bronze
- Brass
- Titanium
- Stainless Steel
- Teflon
- SOMABLACK
- Delrin
- Noryl
- Peek
- PVC
- UHMW
- Glass
- Quartz
- Polycarbonate
Various polishing methods
Ultra-precision grinding typically involves the use of specialized grinding machines and grinding wheels to achieve sub-micron surface accuracy and is used to manufacture extremely precise optical and mechanical components. Elimold offers a variety of precision polishing technologies.
Conventional Polishing
Elimold uses asphalt technology for high-precision spherical and flatpolishing of optical crystals, optical glass, and fused quartz.”ConventionalPitch Polishing” is a traditional polishing technique in optical processingusually using a material called “pitch” as a grinding tool. This method isalso known as “pitch polishing”. During the polishing process, abrasivematerial (usually abrasive fluid or abrasive particles) is added to the pitchsurface. These particles roll over the pitch surface, grinding the workpiecesurface at the same time. This process provides excellent surface shapeand surface quality. We currently have a large range of continuous single-sided polishing rings available in different sizes to accommodate theoptical polishing of substrates from 3mm to 1000mm.
CNC Polishing
Leveraging CNC polishing technology, Elimold excels in rapid massproduction while seamlessly integrating intricate designs, superiorprecision, and cost-effectiveness.t has been the most widely used incommon optic production.
IBF Polishing
Unlike mechanical polishing, ion beam figuring polishing is a contactlessprocess. Before processing, surface errors are measured, and the ionbeam etching system tailors a unique dwell time map for each substratebased on this profile. Using ions to bombard optical surfaces, it achievesnanoscale precision, making it ideal for polishing optics with diameters upto thousands of millimeters. While it requires a vacuum and has lowmaterial removal rates, it’s the final step at Elimold for precision processing.This breakthrough method allows us to create symmetrical, aspherical, orfree-form optics, providing process flexibility, shorter production times,and superior quality.
Robotic Polishing
Elimold leads the trend of advanced technology and independently developsrobot polishing technology.The ultra-precision polishing machine (IRP) isequipped with an intelligent system to automatically achieve high-precision polishing, significantly improving efficiency and achieving submicron-level surface accuracy for manufacturing more complex opticalcomponents.
MRF Polishing
Elimold offers advanced Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF) forprecise optical polishing, achieving nanometer-level surface quality andaccuracy. This technology uses a magnetic fluid under computer controlmaking it ideal for polishing complex shapes and various materials, suchas quartz and sapphire. MRF ensures high efficiency and quality, cateringto demanding industries like aerospace and defense.
Surface Finishes
Looking for the right finish? Choose from 100+ options to meet both your functional and aesthetic needs.
- As Machined
- Anodizing
- Polishing
- Sand Blasting
- Tumbling
- Electropolish
- Alodine
- Heat Treatment
- Brushed Finish
- Powder Coating
- Electroplating
- Black Oxidize
Our CNC Machined Parts for Optics
Elimold offers a wide range of optical device parts for a variety of applications. In addition to meeting the required design specifications, our products can also machine detailed features such as slots, bevels, and countersunk holes. These components can be used in a variety of optical measurement equipment, including:
- Heat sink
- Lens barrels
- Pockels cells
- Mirror holders
- Lens housings & lids
- Adjustment screws
- Mounting plates
- Tube lens hardware
- Telescope components
- Lens mounting brackets
- Shearing interferometer casings
- Fabry-Perot interferometer casings
- Photonic hardware
- Camera components
- Beam expander cases
- Microscope components
- Optical isolator components
- Galvo mirror system hardware
Request Your Free Optics CNC Machining Quote Today
After receiving your drawings, our engineers will analyze your custom Optics CNC machining parts right away. We actively work with you to clarify all details before providing a quote that is both economical and accurate.