GLASS COMPONENTS

A brochure titled “Precision Optical Components” is available from !%Swift Glass Co.%!, a producer of fabricated glass parts for OEM applications in industry, biomedicine, aerospace and consumer technologies. The four-page publication notes that the company’s capabilities include coating, laminating, waterjetting, metallizing, CNC machining, blanchard grinding, cylindrical polishing, and double- and single-sided lapping and polishing. It lists tolerances and specifications, as well as materials that the company works with, such as ceramic, Pyrex, Vycor, Borofloat, flashed opal, fused quartz, fused silica and antireflective glass. The company’s customized services range from prototypes to specialty quantities to high-volume production.