Core competences in design, optical a. mechanical systems just as electronics and measurement technologie; Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH

On the basis of decades of experience in optical calculation, construction, and manufacture of lenses, as well as of servo-hydraulic valves and components, with a variety of patents in the areas of optics and precision mechanics, and with a decade-long record of sales of products world-wide, we offer our development and production resources as a competent partner to you for solutions to your own individual problems: from design to pattern, job lot and midscale quantity production to mechanical and optical test procedures for quality assurance purposes.

We would be happy to offer our support to you in the following areas:

[Design] [Optics] [Mechanics] [Electricity/Electronics]
[Measurement technology]

Typical industry applications Behind the scenes

	Design Mechanical design of optical, precision-mechanical and servo- components and subassemblies, as well as the development of measuring and testing devices for mechanical and optical applications by means of 2-D and 3D-CAD technology. Optical design of spherical, aspherical and toric optical components, subassemblies and lenses, as well as analysis and optimization of optical systems.
	Optical systems The manufacture of optical compound lenses and components with spherical, aspherical and cylindrical surfaces, including lens cementing. The manufacture of optical Filter (B+W), with various mechanical mounts on the basis of colored lens elements; interference filters produced by the vacuum vaporization of dichroitic films on mineral and plastic lens elements for the most varied industrial applications. Materials: optical lens elements and colored filter elements, the former mainly produced by the SCHOTT manufacturing process for plano-parallel screens (photo filters), spherical, aspherical and cylindrical lenses: [Grinding/smoothing and polishing] [Polishing] [Centering] [Optical coating1)] [Cementing]
	Mechanical systems Manufacture of mechanical components and subassemblies in the area of precision mechanics and servo-hydraulic / -pneumatic systems according to customer specifications for pattern, job lot, and quantity production, predominantly with CNC (computerized numerical control) technology. Materials: aluminum, brass, and steel. Production operations: [Lathe operation] [Milling] [Grinding] [Drilling/Deep-hole boring] [Lapping] [Honing] [Eroding] [Inscribing] [Hardening] [Surface finishing] [Plastic spraying] [Thread cutting and whirling]
	Electricity / Electronics From the idea to action: servo actuation concepts, stepper motor solutions, switching plan design , printed circuit board design, prototypes, C-programming, development and construction of servo-hydraulic and servo-pneumatic drive units.
	Measurement technology 3-Dimensional measuring machine for the measurement of mechanical components, and additional measurement devices such as the form tester, 3-D measuring microscope, profile meter, radial cam measuring device for zoom lenses, test bench for low-power electric motors, etc. Interferometric testing and documentation of the surface quality of optical components, MTF measurement of lenses, centering tester for lenses, projection test bench for visual inspection of the imaging quality of lenses, auto-collimating spherometer, spectral photometry, and many other operations in the area of optical measurement technology.

Design

Optical systems

Mechanical systems

Electricity / Electronics

Measurement technology