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Sorry, I know this isn’t a question, but it’s great information and a very cool new piece of technology! In March 2014, we added high-definition additive machining to our capability. The machine (3D Systems Pro Jet 3000HD Plus) is capable of holding tolerance to +/-.001, more than good enough to create high quality housing and […]

We get more calls and e-mails on this topic, more often than one would think… In general, the principle of using fiber optic components (with or without halogen light sources) as an illumination source to grow plants (or funnel sunlight into dark spaces for the same purpose) has some technical merit, but offers zero potential

We have received more than a few calls over the past several months inquiring about RoHS compliance. We have published a new webpage on our site to help educate and inform the market in general. Most of the recent RoHS confusion has been generated by a competitor’s marketing push to sell a new proprietary fiber.

Contrary to what some folks believe, fiber optic glass strands have no ability to focus light. Many times designers and engineers believe that using fiber with a small numerical aperture (N.A) will collimate (or focus) light. While it’s true that the light output cone will emit at full angle commensurate with N.A., a small N.A.

FTI offers a number of fiber optic imaging guides, or Fiberscopes, for almost any application. Unlike other fiber optic light guide solutions that only transfer light, Fiberscopes can carry an image over most working lengths. FTI can work with you to design a solution specific for your application; this includes offering Fiberscopes with a C-Mount

Answer: We currently offer a wide variety of solutions for fiber optic star ceiling lighting. We offer small area LED star ceiling kits for areas up to 24, 48, 72, and 96 square feet! These kits were specifically designed to be a cost-effective fiber optic lighting solution for a small area star ceiling, and are

Answer: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, as well as USA Government Paycards for payment for all of our products; whether for fiber optic light guides, or even star ceiling systems. Unless otherwise specified by the Sales Representative (usually due to a larger order), we will charge the credit card when we ship materials from

Since we started our business in 1977, we’ve answered more than a few questions related to Fiber optics applications, machine vision products and applications, star ceilings and fiber optic characteristics….. Over that time, we also noted that a group of questions gets repeated with some regularity. To help researchers and engineers become acquainted with this