Applied Image Group

The GLASSTEC subsidiary of the APPLIED IMAGE Group® uses unique glass machining processes to create tight toleranced machined optical components. One of the hallmarks of our expertise is the manufacture of tight toleranced GLASS BALL OPTICS. These optical balls can be used as a lens in itself, can be compressed into a high quality asphere, or can be re-machined into a lenslet with one of the surfaces being the initial ball radius. This technique provides for inexpensive optical components that can be manufactured in large volumes, at a reasonable price, and with ultra high quality.