Optics

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.

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

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