Newsletter | July 30, 2025

07.30.25 -- The Non-Negotiable Need For Quality In Micro Molding, Translucent Concrete & More

What's The Deal With Translucent Concrete?

Translucent concrete retains the structural properties of traditional concrete while allowing light to pass through it. The material offers a unique aesthetic, allowing for interesting light and shadow play while reducing reliance on artificial lighting.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

The Non-Negotiable Need For Quality In Micro Molding

Quality in micro molding is essential. Accumold ensures precision through advanced metrology, process validation, and continuous improvement, meeting tight tolerances for complex, miniaturized components.

The Role Of Hexapods In High-Precision Machining

A custom hexapod was introduced at ILA Berlin 2024, enhancing precision in aircraft construction. This 6-DOF system improves contour machining of CFRP components, reducing manufacturing times and costs.

Using Optical Filters To Optimize Illumination In Fluorescence And Raman Systems

Semrock offers fluorescence filters for various light sources. They help optimize excitation and reduce background noise in fluorescence spectroscopy, photometry, and microscopy.

University Of Ottawa Relies On The BEAMAGE Series To Measure Laser Profiles

The University of Ottawa lab successfully used beam profilers to improve Power-Over-Fiber receiver chip development, ensuring precise, efficient laser measurements for advanced photonic research.

Optical Filter Wavefront Distortion: Out-Of-Band To In-Band Predictions

This paper explores predicting accurate in-band wavefront error of an optical filter using out-of-band measurements due to wavelength and angle variations.

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BULLETIN BOARD

Quad Electron Detector 146 mm2: AXUVPS7

The AXUVPS7 is a high-performance quad electron detector with a total circular active area of 146 mm² (active area per element is 36.5 mm²). 

FEATURED SOLUTIONS

SCHOTT D 263 T Eco Ultra-Thin Glass

SCHOTT D263® T eco is a clear, lightweight, low fluorescence, borosilicate glass available from Abrisa Technologies in thicknesses from 0.07 mm to 1.1 mm with excellent luminous transmission and high chemical resistance. 

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Qualifire: High Functionality In A Streamlined Design

Building on Success… Zygo's NEW Qualifire® Laser Interferometer

For more than 50 years, phase-shifting interferometry has been the technology of choice for high-precision surface form metrology instruments. These interferometers provide fast and reliable measurements of surface form error and transmitted wavefront of optical components, systems, and assemblies. From research environments to a wide range of industrial applications, laser interferometers offer high levels of data traceability for quality assurance and post-production analysis. They have become an integral part of the manufacturing process.

Zygo’s Qualifire represents a leap forward for laser interferometers by providing solutions to known challenges for instruments of this type.

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