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Optical Ultra-News
April 2013
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OptiPro Integrates Powerful New Features to OptiTrace Software
Tech Tip: Consider Upgrading Fagor 8055 Communication to USB or Ethernet
OptiPro Exhibiting and Presenting at SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing!
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Optical Ultra-News highlights new product information and the latest technical process developments from OptiPro's Advanced Process Development (APD) department. We will also showcase special promotions and exciting news in the world of OptiPro Systems.

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OptiPro Integrates Powerful New Features to OptiTrace Software
OptiTrace 5000 3D Surface Reconstruction
Four traces are taken at 45 degree intervals, and the algorithm analyzes the data to produce a 3D surface map.

OptiPro continues their dedication to advance precision optics manufacturing technology with the development of new features to the OptiTrace software, enhancing the capabilities of the OptiTrace 5000 contact profilometer. Among the new features are multiple profile loading and 3D surface reconstruction, which will yield more detailed surface analysis of precision optics.

With multiple profile loading, the user is now able to load multiple traces from the same optic on one plot. This gives the user the ability to overlay scans of iterative correction attempts on top of one another so that the operator can see where/how the optic is changing. Understanding the progression of optics after each correction run will help companies further optimize their precision optical fabrication processes.

The 3D reconstruction tool allows the operator to create a 3D surface error map using a 2D contact profilometer. Instead of being limited to rotationally symmetric error when correcting with a 2D profile scan, the user can now focus on asymmetric error as well. The user takes the desired number of scans in a bicycle wheel spoke pattern around the optic, rotating it at specific intervals. The algorithm analyzes the data traces and the angles they were taken at and produces a 3D surface error map. The 3D surface error map can then be exported to a variety of common formats for deterministic correction.

To learn more about the new features of the OptiTrace Software, contact OptiPro's sales team at 585-265-0160 or sales@optipro.com.

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Tech Tip: Consider Upgrading Fagor 8055 Communication to USB or Ethernet
Upgrading Fagor 8055 to 8070
Upgrading your control from the Fagor 8055 to the Fagor 8070 keeps your company at the forefront of CNC optical manufacturing technology.
If your company has an older OptiPro machine model with the Fagor 8055 control, communication from the control to your computer system is only achievable via an RS-232 port. OptiPro has received several requests to switch from RS-232 to Ethernet because laptops are no longer supporting RS-232. RS-232 is an outdated form of communication that is being phased-out on many modern devices, including new generation desktop and laptop computers. If your Fagor 8055 is hooked up to an old computer, then an upgrade may not be necessary. However, if you have recently replaced older generation computers and no longer have access to an RS-232 port, there are several options to upgrade to Ethernet and/or USB:

Option 1: Upgrade from Fagor 8055 to Fagor 8070. Upgrading to a Fagor 8070 will give you access to both ethernet and USB ports. Typically, companies will utilize Ethernet communication, since the control can be hooked up directly to the computer on which the CNC software is loaded. Often times, this computer is in an entirely different area of the building, making Ethernet very convenient. Upgrading to a Fagor 8070 keeps your company on pace with modern technology.

Option 2: Installing an ethernet port to an existing Fagor 8055 control. OptiPro considers this option the least cost-effective, as it is expensive to install an Ethernet port and you do not receive the benefits of the newer Fagor 8070 control that do not exist on the 8055.

RS-232 to USB Converter

Option 3: Utilizing an RS-232 to USB Adapter. For companies that do not need an ethernet connection but need to communicate the Fagor 8055 to a newer laptop or desktop computer without an RS-232 port, OptiPro recommends purchasing an RS-232 to USB Adapter (see below). Machine tool files can be sent from the Fagor 8055 to the USB drive, USB drive to the Fagor 8055, or drip fed (DNC) from the USB drive. Once the connection to the OptiPro machine has been established, settings can be saved and recalled for future use. This is a relatively low-cost option for companies looking for a "quick fix".

For more information and pricing on the three options above, contact Dan Derks, OptiPro's Service Coordinator at 585-265-0160 x242 or dderks@optipro.com.

OptiPro SystemsOptiPro Exhibiting and Presenting at SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing!
OptiPro at SPIE DSS 2012
OptiPro at SPIE DSS 2012

OptiPro Systems will be exhibiting at SPIE Defense, Security & Sensing in booth #1340! Stop by OptiPro's booth and learn about the latest technological innovations being offered at OptiPro, including:

  • New advancements to the OptiTrace Software that now enable the user to produce 3D surface error maps among other exciting capabilities
  • New advancements to OptiPro's optical grinding software, G Series, such as scooping capability on the eSX platform
  • UltraSurf 4X/5X non-contact metrology system
  • UFF 300 and UFF 500 5-axis sub-aperture polishing systems
  • Plus, learn how you can manufacture precision silicon aspheres, and see a finished silicon asphere on display!

On May 2nd, OptiPro engineers will be presenting papers on different methods to manufacture and measure flat, freeform, and conformal optics as part of Window and Dome Technologies and Materials XIII! Window and Dome Technologies and Materials is one of the several conferences being held at SPIE DSS this year. More information on the presentations, including titles, authors, dates, and times, see the table below. To read the abstract for each presentation, click here >>

We hope to see you there!

   

Title: Ultrasonic processing of hard materials

for conformal optics

Paper 8708-35

Author: Edward M. Fess

Company: OptiPro Systems

Date: Thurs, May 2nd

Time: 3:30 PM-3:50 PM 

Title: Deterministic manufacturing of
large sapphire windows
Paper 8708-36
Authors: Teddy Lambropoulos, Scott DeFisher
Company: OptiPro Systems

Date: Thurs, May 2nd

Time: 3:50 PM-4:10 PM

Title: Freeform and conformal optical
manufacturing
Paper 8708-37
Authors: Scott DeFisher, Frank Wolfs
Company: OptiPro Systems

Date: Thurs, May 2nd

Time: 4:10 PM-4:30 PM

  

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