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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.

A frequent question posed to optical suppliers and manufacturers is: “What is the difference between Root Mean Square (RMS) and Peak-to-Valley (P-V)?” RMS and P-V are both methods for describing how well the shape of an object matches its designed curvature, called “surface figure" and "surface roughness," respectively.  An understanding of RMS and P-V is critical in order to prevent over- or under-specifying the parts of an optical system.

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.

Ross has been providing quality thin-film coatings on our optics for over a decade, and last year we announced a partnership with Penn Optical Coatings to extend our capabilities even further. Here are five reasons you should consider integrating optical coatings onto your components at the time of purchase:

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.

Ross Optical is celebrating its 30^thanniversary 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. 

A "dome" is an optical element that features a concave internal surface that is precisely matched to a convex exterior surface so that the interior and exterior surfaces are parallel and equally spaced over the entire optical element. The most common use of a dome optic is as a protective window from water, wind, radiation, or debris. Chemical and mechanical stability make glass and acrylic very popular materials for domes. Domes of this type are used for applications such as security systems, remote-controlled vehicles (such as the Mars rovers!), solar radiation sensors, underwater photography, and submarine portals. Dome windows are preferred over flat windows for four reasons:

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:

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.