About This Webinar
The technical data sheet, the most basic form of communication about lens specification in the industry, should provide an objective and uniform key to helping buyers understand the tolerances surrounding the key optical parameters that are provided about a lens. It is important for buyers to understand what they are truly purchasing as well as the ISO standards surrounding key lens parameters. In addition, each lens manufacturer works either by the ISO standards or by their own standards, which should be obtainable to the engineer so they may fully understand what they are facing when considering using a COTS lens in their system.
Even when certain lens parameters within a data sheet are tied to an ISO standard, the standards themselves are either not known to the engineer or poorly understood by the engineering community. Lens data sheets can be very misleading if one does not know the basic ISO standards, or a company might not work to the ISO standards and the end user must find out the tolerances contained in the data sheet from the manufacturer. Even further, it is important for the person choosing the lens to understand from the manufacturer’s data sheet, which is most often tied only to the lens design, what they can expect to receive tolerance wise from lens-to-lens differences even including from batch to bath over a period.
This webinar focuses on ISO tolerances and what questions an end user needs to ask the manufacturer about tolerances after manufacturing and delivering a lens. As already stated, individuals need to know what they are buying to be sure the lens and associated tolerances once delivered will meet overall system requirements. Theoretical data sheets do not provide what will truly be received. Being an educated consumer upfront during the lens selection process will ensure the lens meets individual requirements.
Who should attend:
Optical engineers and all those working with optics who are interested in gaining a further understanding of COTS lens tolerances. Engineers, researchers, and R&D scientists who work with optical design, lens selection, cameras, machine vision, microscopy, and astronomy. Professionals who purchase lenses and optical components.
About the presenter:
Stuart Singer is a distinguished figure in the field of optical engineering. His career spans more than forty-five years. He brings a wealth of expertise in optical engineering, lens design, and technical sales across diverse industries.
Prior to his current role as the CEO of Schneider Optics Inc., Singer served as senior vice president and CTO. He spearheaded technological innovation and strategic direction for seven years. Before joining Schneider Optics, he served as the optical engineering manager at Loral Fairchild Systems (formerly Fairchild Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems), managing complex optical projects. Singer also served as senior technical director of Ruda Cardinal Inc., designing intricate optical systems.
As a senior member of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, he has actively contributed to the advancement of optical technology and shared his expertise through numerous technical papers and lectures. Singer’s achievements in the field have been recognized with prestigious awards, including a national Emmy Award in 2012 for the development of an IRND filter for digital motion picture cameras.
About the sponsor:
When it comes to setting the standard for machine vision, Schneider Optics specializes in developing and producing high-performance lenses for film, cinema project lenses, along with industrial optics and precision mechanics. Since the 1960s, Schneider has developed industrial lenses used by NASA on numerous space missions. Additionally, they’ve boosted the film industry with cine lenses and effect filters to cinema projection lenses. Schneider provides a variety of industrial applications, which includes optical systems, high-performance lenses, precision mechanical components and other traffic monitoring, machine vision and medical technologies.