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Refractive index of plastic
The refractive index, also known as index of refraction or refraction index, is a number which describes how fast light travels through the material. In this article we will take a closer look at refractive indices, refraction, total internal reflection and the...
Prototyping a custom optic: possibilities & pricing
Optics prototyping has several benefits (as discussed in our earlier article). These benefits include detecting errors and design flaws early on, getting buy-in from stakeholders and providing physical products for testing and optimization. Prototyping is your best...
Addoptics Explained
A 1 minute animation explaining the Addoptics process. Discover the magic of the Addoptics prototyping service for custom polymer optics....
Addoptics at CES2021
Addoptics is going to join the NL mission to #CES2021 and will exhibit at the Largest annual Tech Show!! Mark your Calendar from January 11 to 14 and schedule a chat in our Digital booth! CES 2021
Prototyping of illumination optics
The field of optics is vast. It encompasses a wide range of industries and technologies. The niche needed by the lighting industry is illumination optics. In this article we discuss illumination optics, types of illumination and various types of LED optics. At the end...
Our unique process of optics manufacturing
You can utilize our fast and flexible service for one-off prototyping and series production. Best of all, our unique optics manufacturing process is extremely fast and cost-effective. Our patented process does not require any high upfront investments which makes it...
Design for manufacturability and our unique approach
Design for manufacturability, also known as design for manufacturing (or DFM in short), is the engineering practice of designing products in a way that they are easy to manufacture. This general engineering practice exists in most engineering disciplines, of course...
Customized optics for your project
Manufacturing custom optics for a particular project can be a hassle. Part production can be costly and high upfront investments might be required. Custom optics production with conventional manufacturing methods also takes a lot of time. Even modifying stock optics...
Best technologies to manufacture custom aspheric lenses
In many optical systems the aberration correction of aspheric lenses makes them crucial components. Aspheric lenses can reduce the number of required optical components, while maintaining or even improving performance. Why create custom aspheric lenses? An aspheric...