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Ross Optical Announces Soliton Laser und Messtechnik GmbH as New Distributor Partner

By Ross Team | Apr 8, 2019 6:39:44 AM

El Paso, TX (April 8, 2019) Ross Optical announced today that Soliton Laser und Messtechnik GmbH will be their official representative in Germany and surrounding countries. Soliton was founded in 1990 and has established itself as a premier provider of optical solutions. Soliton maintains a corporate philosophy of selling with a high level of technical knowledge, as well as fast and reliable customer support.

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Trends in Precision Optical Manufacturing

By Ross Team | Feb 25, 2019 3:32:00 PM

APOMA, the American Precision Optics Manufacturing Association, is a working group of top optical manufacturers throughout the United States. The organization shares and establishes best practices for optical fabrication and testing. It also provides a unified voice for promoting and advancing the optics industry on a national and international level. Optics is a constantly changing industry. Here are three new business challenges that stood out to us during a recent APOMA meeting.

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2018 Survey: Ross Optical Continues to Meet Customer Service, Quality and Delivery Needs

By Ross Team | Jan 14, 2019 3:45:00 PM

We just completed our 2018 customer survey, and Ross Optical once again received high marks for customer service, technical expertise, quality and delivery. On overall performance, 95% of customers rated Ross above-average or excellent.

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Ross Optical Announces Successful ISO 9001:2015 Surveillance Audit

By Ross Team | Dec 7, 2018 2:10:00 PM

Ross Optical today announced that it has successfully passed the surveillance audit against the ISO 9001:2015 Standard with no non-conformances. The audit was completed by Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc. This certification affords the company’s U.S. and international customers a globally recognized standard of quality assurance. Ross Optical achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification in January of 2018.

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Ross Celebrates 30th Anniversary

By Ross Team | Nov 27, 2018 9:06:08 AM

Ross Optical is celebrating its 30thanniversary this year. We sat down with Ed Ross, founder, and Divi Mangadu, president, to talk about the last 30 years and what is next for the company. 

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Big Trends for Tiny Optics in Medical Devices

By Ross Team | Sep 25, 2018 8:02:05 AM

Medical technologies are becoming increasingly miniaturized and mobile. This trend is changing the landscape of healthcare and making advances in telemedicine, wearables, and mHealth (mobile health) possible. These technologies include:

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Supply Chain Optimization in Optics: Types of Inventory and Vendor Management

By Ross Team | Sep 19, 2018 7:53:15 AM

According to KPMG, only 1 in 5 companies say that their supply chain is deployed and optimized to keep pace with customer needs. Supply chain optimization can seem like a daunting task, especially with the long lead times in the optical lens and assembly industry. But it can have a huge reward in cost savings.

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Ross is Collecting Healthy Food for Food Drive

By Ross Team | Aug 1, 2018 6:02:43 AM

We are helping to collect healthy food for the Mujer Saludable, Familia Feliz. Want to help out by donating? There are two ways to help:

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Three Applications of Rod Lenses

By Ross Team | Jul 19, 2018 9:50:55 AM

A previous article explored applications of cylinder lenses. In those examples, the lenses were only curved on one side—the other side was flat (i.e. "plano-"). Cylinder lenses can be curved on both sides, though, creating a "rod lens." Rod lenses are unique in that they can be used either side-on or end-on depending upon the application. Here are three examples of their versatility.

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