Request InfoSill OpticsStereolithography is an additive manufacturing process that is particularly suitable for the production of especially filigree components due to its high precision. In this process, the component is created by a laser curing of a liquid plastic layer by layer. A scan lens is required to focus the laser at specific positions resulting in curing at the corresponding location. To be able to manufacture large components the lens must have an extended scan field. So non-telecentric lenses are most suitable for such applications. The larger the free input beam diameter, the smaller the minimum...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPromoted Content June 2021 IssueBi-Telecentric Lenses by DIOPTICTelecentric lenses are ideally suited for image processing solutions such as the measurement of components due to their imaging properties. 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