Industry 03
Photonics and opticsCut brittle optics without the thermal penalty.
Machine glass, fused silica, sapphire and advanced optical materials with a cold, non-contact process and a kerf down to 0.2 mm.
Why Finecut
When the process must protect the part.
Optical materials are hard, brittle and sensitive to subsurface damage. Finecut replaces concentrated heat and tool contact with a controlled micro abrasive jet, supporting intricate geometry while protecting the functional material around the cut.
Brittle edges
Reduce chipping, microcracking and thermal shock in glass, sapphire and technical ceramics.
Valuable material
Use a narrow kerf to reduce material loss in high-value blanks and finished optical components.
Part location
Combine precision motion with vision, probing and tailored fixturing for remnants, coated parts and irregular geometry.
Applications built around the requirement.
Every application is qualified against the actual material, thickness, geometry, tolerance, edge-quality target and production volume.
Optical components
Apertures, slots, outlines and complex contours in glass, fused silica, sapphire and crystalline materials.
Diffractive optics
Cold singulation and contouring where edge quality and repeatable geometry affect downstream optical performance.
Precision assemblies
Cut supporting ceramics, metals and composite parts on the same flexible platform.
Configure the complete system
Start with the part. Select the motion next.
Controlled 2D geometry for optical blanks, apertures and precision singulation.
Angled cuts and access for shaped or mounted optical components.
Camera-based positioning can align geometry to sheets, remnants or existing features.
Finepart can qualify material, edge condition, fixture strategy and cutting data at the Centre of Excellence.
Proof, not assumptions
Validate before you scale.
Wasatch Photonics selected Finecut for precision glass work where small deviations can affect the finished optical component.
Performance depends on the complete application. Finepart uses test cutting and application engineering to define a credible process window and the right Finecut configuration.
Read the Wasatch Photonics case ↗Your application
Bring the difficult part.
Send a drawing, material specification, thickness, tolerance and production target. Finepart will review the geometry and propose the next technical step.
Request a test cut ↗