Plastic Optics

Molded plastic optics refers to these optical components like lenses, splitters, and mirrors that have been manufactured through the molding process with plastics of good optical properties, such as PMMA, PC, and PS.

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Why Noni Plastic Optics

With a decade-long presence in the optical industry, Noni is a trusted supplier that excels in delivering high-precision optical lenses tailored to customers’ specific requirements and designs. Our vast experience in the field enables us to provide optimal solutions based on customers’ samples and drawings. Our commitment to excellence extends beyond our own processing technology. We have cultivated strong collaborations and partnerships with industry peers, fostering a cooperative environment that promotes innovation and ensures the highest quality products. Our expertise includes the production of optical PMMA, PC aspheric lenses, aspheric magnifying lenses, and 3D optical lenses. We also provide molding production for various optical plastics such as polystyrene, silicone, olefin, PMMA, and PS.

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Advantages of Plastic Optics

Molded plastic optics offer numerous advantages over other optical materials, making them a preferred choice for various applications.

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Cost-effectiveness

One significant advantage of molded plastic optics is their lower cost compared to traditional optical materials like glass. This cost advantage is particularly appealing for mass-produced optical products.

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Lightweight Design

The density of optical plastic is only 1/2-1/3 of that of glass, so molded plastic optics are inherently lighter in weight, making them ideal for applications that require a lightweight design.

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Flexible Processing

plastic injection molding can achieve complex geometries and details, such as aspheric surfaces, microlens arrays, Fresnel lenses, etc. making it possible to integrate other functions on optical components.

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Quality consistency

All plastic optical lenses are pressed with the same mold core, as long as reasonable and stable process parameters are adopted, the surface shape of optical plastic parts will have very good consistency.

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Adaptability

Some plastic materials have excellent impact and corrosion resistance, making them ideal for optical applications in some special environments, such as outdoor optical equipment.

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Efficient manufacturing

The optical surface and the positioning surface of plastic optics can be extruded at the same time.

Molded Plastic Optics We Do For

OCULUS DK1/DK2 Lenses

OCULUS DK1/DK2 Lenses

OCULUS DK1/DK2 lens, with a diameter range of 35-40mm, and a focal length between 35-45mm, and samples are available within 7 days.

Molded Lenses for Endoscope

Molded Lenses for Endoscope

Noni molded plastics lenses with high definition offer a strong sense of immersion and no dizziness, being undeformed, with no pitting, no blurred blocks, and no air bubbles.

Medical Shadowless Lamp Lens

Medical Shadowless Lamp Lens

Noni lenses for medical shadowless lamps can provide high transparency, uniform illumination, and adjustable focusing performance to ensure the quality of Surgical Operating Light.

Get Custom Molded Plastic Optics In 8 Steps

At Noni Optics, our advanced equipment, skilled team, and dedication to excellence enable us to fulfill diverse customer needs, delivering outstanding optical solutions tailored to specific requirements.

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Needs Study

Our technical team will study the drawings and specifications of plastic optics in need.

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Professional Solution

According to requirements, we offer professional solutions with processing craft and prices.

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Product Design

At your approval of the solution, our engineers will develop your product with design drawings.

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Sample Prototyping

When all details are set down, our technical team will form a sample for you in 7-10 days.

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Sample Test

Various tests will be conducted to confirm the optical performance of samples & report to clients.

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Mass Production

At your order,we will arrange mass production based on the approved optical specifications

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Products Inspection

Every piece of final product will be carefully inspected by our QC team before shipment.

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Package& Delivery

All products will be packed with good protection to ensure they are in perfect status at delivery.

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Capabilities of Optical Injection Molding

Equipped with cutting-edge optical product production equipment, including injection molding machines sourced from Japan and Taiwan, as well as state-of-the-art coating machines, our hardware enables us to deliver exceptional quality.

Our capabilities extend to the processing of high-precision plastic optical components, such as those used in hospital shadowless lamps and the intricate compound eyes of flies.

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Instruments for Plastic Optics Tests

At Noni, we possess a state-of-art laboratory with an array of optical components testing equipment, such as British Taylor Hobson non-contact profilers and German Bruker roughness meters, ensuring precise measurements and accurate evaluations. When designing and developing products for customers, we can quickly debug products and verify design results, which greatly shortens the product development cycle.

Taylor non-contact profilers

Taylor non-contact profilers

It provides non-contact, high-precision, and high-efficiency measurement methods, which can be used in applications such as shape measurement and surface defect detection, and is of great significance for quality control and production process optimization.

Bruker roughness meters

It can be used to evaluate the surface quality and roughness, texture features, and surface defects of optical components ( lenses, prisms, optical coatings, etc.). Roughness gauges can provide accurate surface measurement results for quality control and quality assurance.

Bruker roughness meters
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ZYGO interferometer

 It uses the principle of interference to obtain the shape and curvature information of the object’s surface by measuring the interference pattern of light waves. It can be used to accurately measure the surface morphology of optics, such as lenses, prisms, etc.

Step Meter

Step Meter

By measuring the step height and step of the surface of the object, we can evaluate the flatness and shape of optical components (such as lenses, prisms, and optical surfaces) and detect the uniformity, thickness, and surface quality of thin film coatings, to make sure meet index requirements.

ZEISS microscopes

Its high resolution and precise observation capabilities make them indispensable in the inspection of optical components. It can be used in quality control, product development, research and other applications requiring microscopic analysis of optical components.

X-ray machine

X-ray machine

Although it is not a traditional optical inspection method, it uses X-rays instead of visible light for inspection, but it has unique advantages and applications in some aspects, such as non-destructive inspection, internal structure analysis and dimension measurement.

Application Examples of Plastic Opticals

Plastic optical components offer numerous advantages, including cost-effective mass production, the ability to manufacture complex optical parts, and reduced overall system weight. Consequently, they are increasingly utilized in military and everyday applications across various sectors.

Plastic Optics for Military
Plastic Optics for Civil Life

Due to the advantages of plastic injection molding technology, molded plastic optics can provide lightweight and design freedom, making it widely used in the military field.

Plastic optics find extensive applications in many military laser systems like laser rangefinders, target designators, and laser sights. Additionally, they are employed in the production of optical components for thermal imaging devices, enhancing infrared optical transmission and imaging quality.

Moreover, molded plastic optics are utilized in low-light night vision helmets to improve image magnification and visual clarity. They also play a crucial role in infrared scanning devices, missile seekers, and zoom lenses, enabling high-precision target detection, precise focus adjustment, and efficient zoom functionality.

Infrared Optics
medical endoscope applications

Molded plastic optics offer numerous benefits in civilian fields. In camera systems, they are utilized in viewfinders and zoom lenses, providing exceptional image magnification, focus control, and zoom functionality for applications like security monitoring.

In the medical field, they are employed in endoscope systems, enabling high-resolution image acquisition for accurate medical diagnosis and surgical navigation. They are also utilized in the manufacturing of progressive lenses, offering smooth transition vision correction with multifocal capabilities.

Additionally, plastic optics are commonly used for digital products, ensuring superior image acquisition and optimized optical performance. Furthermore, they are employed in the production of optical sensors and instruments like range finders, spectrometers, and microscopes.

FAQs about Plastic Optics

Some important information you might want to know.

  • What is optical plastics?
    Optical plastic is a specialized material specifically tailored for optical applications. It possesses exceptional qualities such as high transparency, a lower refractive index, and superior optical performance. These properties make it ideal for manufacturing optical components like lenses, prisms, and mirrors.
  • What are the commonly used material for plastic optics?
    There are eight widely used optical plastics, including PMMA(Polymethyl Methacrylate), Polystyrene, Polycarbonate, Methylpentene, NAS(Polyacrylonitrile-Styrene Copolymer), SAN(Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymer), Polyolefin and Arton F.
  • Which plastics have good optical properties for optics molding ?
    Among the eight optical plastics mentioned above, the most common plastics for molded optics are PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), PS (polystyrene), PC (polycarbonate), and SAN (styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer). These plastics are widely used in various optical applications due to their optical transparency, ease of processing, and desirable optical properties.
  • Why PMMA optics?
    These PMMA optical lens are widely used in various optical applications due to their optical clarity, ease of processing, and desirable optical properties.
  • Why use the molding method?
    Due to the good molding performance of optical plastics, they can be easily processed by molding, and one mold with multiple cavities can achieve mass production capacity, which can reduce the manufacturing cost of a single optical element.

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