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To enhance our customer service experience, Esco Optics is pleased to announce the addition of William Hill to its tenured and experienced Sales Team. Bill is a University of Maine graduate and 15 year veteran of the optical industry. Throughout the years, he’s covered many facets of optical manufacturing including, glass blank machining, precision lens and window polishing, as well as, the application of metal and dielectric thin film coatings. Bill is experienced in optical properties and current metrology techniques. He has a complete understanding of optical component processing from estimating, through production to final inspection.   As a sales...

Esco Optics welcomes you and is pleased to present a series of articles covering the basic concepts used in the field of optical design and manufacturing. Our goal is to provide a foundation of knowledge that is easily accessible for beginners, yet thorough enough to be used as a quick guide for anyone in the industry. As always, we welcome your feedback and encourage you to contact our technical sales engineers with your optical inquiries. At the heart of all optical design is the intent to manipulate light. Opticians bend it, they focus it, disperse, reflect and transmit it using a...