Optics

Surface Finishing Solutions for the Optics Industry

The U.S optics industry provides high-precision/low-volume manufacturing of specialty optical components. These specialty components are typically utilized in aerospace, defense, and other highly specialized scientific fields. AOTCO is proud to provide a wide variety of surface finishing services to our clients in the optical industry.

AOTCO’s surface treatments are found in a wide array of Optical industry applications. Our expertise in multi-material finishing and plating parts with unique and complex geometries allows design engineers to create a variety of highly specialized tools, devices, and components for the optical industry.

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Finishing Optical Components and Delivering Results

Since 1975, the nation’s Optics industry leaders have relied on AOTCO to ensure quality surface finishing and peak performance. NADCAP accredited and ITAR certified, AOTCO brings 5 decades of experience plating and anodizing for the optics industry. The components we finish for the optical industry have some of the following critical uses:

Lasers
Lenses
Microscopes
Defense Optical Technologies
Aerospace Telescopes
Precision Surgical Video Equipment
And much, much more

High Quality Services

AOTCO delivers the benefits of a complete range of Anodizing capabilities, a very broad range of Plating processes and a suite of additional complimentary surface finishes.

Anodizing

Type 1 Anodize (Chromic Acid)
Type 2 Anodize (Sulfuric Acid)
Type 3 Anodize (Hardcoat)
Hardcoat Anodize with Teflon Impregnation
Color Anodize (Black & dozens of colors)
Titanium Anodize
Beryllium Anodize

Plating

20+ Plating Processes, including Common and Precious Metals
Electrolytic Nickel Plating
Electroless Nickel Plating
25+ Common and Exotic Substates
60+ Finishing Specs

And More

Chem Films & Conversion Coatings
Passivation
Electropolishing
Masking
Pre-Treatments
Post-Treatments

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About AOTCO

AOTCO’s wide range of surface finishing competencies are bolstered by AOTCO Labs, our in-house problem-solving team of engineers. This group brings decades of finishing skills and know-how to help customers to develop solutions for new products.

Finishing Goals for Optical Applications

Corrosion Protection
Durability
Wear & Abrasion resistance
Increased Hardness
Performance Under a Wide Range of Temperatures
Lubricity
Adjusting Optical Properties

Frequently Asked Questions

HOW DOES AOTCO SUPPORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURERS?

Rapid Turnarounds
Multi-Material Finishing
Unusual Combinations
Low Volume - High Mix
Exotic Materials
Complex Geometries
Production Scaling (high volume)
Dedicated Capacity (high volume)
Working Collaboratively with Your Team to Invent Solutions for New Products

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