(PG&O: Santa Ana, CA) -- Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O), a global leader in optical manufacturing for nearly 40 years, has announced new double-sided polishing (DSP) capabilities. The cutting-edge technology of the newly installed PR Hoffman 5400 double-sided polishing machine allows the company to polish parts in days, rather than weeks, which provides customers with the highest quality products in the shortest possible time to meet the fast-paced demands of today’s market with unprecedented efficiency.

The PR Hoffman 5400 DSP ensures subsecond parallelism and exceptional fractional transmitted wavefront error for production of high-volume optics with unrivaled consistency, precision, exceptional dimensional accuracy, and surface finishes on substrates such as fused silica, BK-7, and other materials. The machine balances internal stresses within materials, minimizing the risks of warping or deformation for optimal consistency and repeatability on substrates up to 250 mm diameter.

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