Applications for Precision Patterned Glass
Find encoder discs, calibration targets, photomasks and optical patterns by their role in your equipment or manufacturing process.
Motion & position feedback
Motion Control & Encoders
Optical encoder discs and glass scales for rotary and linear feedback in motors, robot joints, positioning stages and automated equipment.
Robot Joint Position Feedback
Custom optical code discs for angular feedback in robot joints, robotic wrists and articulated positioning mechanisms.
Servo Motor Feedback
Patterned glass encoder discs for shaft-angle and speed feedback in servo drives and controlled rotary motion.
Precision Rotary Stages & Angle Measurement
Glass encoder rings and discs for rotary stages, indexing tables, goniometers and angular positioning instruments.
Linear Position Measurement
Glass encoder scales for CNC axes, precision stages, measuring machines and automated linear positioning.
Surveying Instruments & Angular Measurement
Optical encoder discs and reticles for horizontal and vertical angle references in compatible total stations, electronic theodolites and surveying optics.
Imaging & calibration
Machine Vision Calibration & Metrology
Dot arrays, checkerboards, grids and scale references for camera geometry, image measurement and automated inspection.
Camera & Lens Resolution Testing
Resolution and MTF targets for microscope optics, imaging lenses, camera modules and optical inspection systems.
Photolithography & electronics manufacturing
Semiconductor Lithography & Inspection
Photomask blanks, finished masks and alignment references for semiconductor pattern transfer, wafer-level packaging and optical inspection.
Flat-Panel Display Photomasks
Chrome-coated blanks and glass photomasks for TFT-LCD, OLED, color-filter and touch-panel patterning processes.
PCB, Flexible Circuit & Lead-Frame Patterning
Glass phototools, chrome masks and coated blanks for compatible HDI PCB, flexible-circuit and lead-frame imaging processes.
MEMS & Microstructure Fabrication
Photomasks and mask sets for pattern transfer in micro-sensors, micro-actuators and related microfabrication processes.
Optical & diagnostic instruments
Optical Alignment & Custom Instrumentation
Reticles, apertures, slits, gratings and custom glass patterns for optical alignment, beam selection and instrument references.
Optical Sight Reticles & Alignment
Patterned-glass reticles for airgun scopes, telescopic sights, surveying telescopes and optical alignment instruments.
Microscopy & laboratory instruments
Microscopy Measurement & Analysis
Scales, reticles and counting grids for microscope calibration, cell counting, particle measurement and materials analysis.
Diagnostic Imaging & Laboratory Instruments
Patterned glass references for microscope imaging, laboratory scanning, site registration and optical calibration inside instruments.
Planning your project
Patterned optical components perform different jobs in different instruments. Explore position feedback, imaging tests, pattern transfer, optical alignment and microscopic analysis to find the relevant component.