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New Sapphire and Spinel Optical Domes from Meller

Meller Optics, provider of high-quality optic products, has launched new spinel and sapphire optical domes that offer front surface protection to detectors and electronic sensors in industrial and aerospace settings.

From Meller Optics, Inc. 26 Oct 2010

Optelec Launches Improved Range of LED Magnifiers

Provider of assistive technologies for the visually impaired and blind, Optelec US, has announced the availability of its new PowerMag+ series of LED magnifiers.

26 Oct 2010

Electro-Optic Company Lightwave Logic Receives First Patent Approval

Manufacturer of prototype electro-optic demonstration systems, Lightwave Logic has received the approval of the United States Patent Office for the patent titled, ‘Tricyclic Spacer Systems for Non Linear Optical Devices.’

21 Oct 2010

AFL Buys Specialty Optical Fiber Manufacturer Verrillon

Fujikura’s subsidiary AFL has acquired Verrillon, which is a provider of specialty optical fibers to the industrial, avionics, and oil and gas markets.

From AFL Telecommunications GmbH 21 Oct 2010

A2 Technologies Unveils New Spectrometer with DialPath Technology

A2 Technologies has rolled out the new integrated FTIR analyzer. The high-performance FTIR spectrometer is based on the company’s ML analyzer, and it occupies 8 sq. in. space, on a laboratory bench.

20 Oct 2010

Sydor Optics Compltes First Half of $4m Expansion Acquiring New Polishing and Metrology Equipment

Sydor Optics, a manufacturer of flat glass optics, has just completed the first half of its acquisition of $4M in double-sided polishing and metrology equipment with the second half of expansion to be completed within the next six months.

From Sydor Optics, Inc. 18 Oct 2010

Bruker Acquires Veeco’s OIM and AFM Businesses

Bruker, a provider of scientific devices, has purchased the optical industrial metrology (OIM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) instruments businesses of Veeco Instruments, for $229.4 million.

15 Oct 2010

GAO Fiber Optics Rolls Out Single Fiber Fusion Splicer

Provider of fiber-optic measurement instruments, GAO Fiber Optics, has released a new 730 single fiber fusion splicer.

15 Oct 2010

ITL Optronics to Deliver Electro-Optic Stabilized Systems to the US Army

ITL Optronics, a defense electronics company, announced that its subsidiary Fraser Volpe, based in Pennsylvania, has received a contract worth $15 million from the US Army. The contract allows Fraser Volpe to provide electro-optic stabilized systems and replacement parts.

14 Oct 2010

New Low-Cost Non-Contact 3D Optical Surface Profiler from Veeco Instruments

Supplier of metrology and precision instrumentation solutions, Veeco Instruments has unveiled a low-cost product under the ContourGT series of 3D optical surface profilers.

14 Oct 2010