Happy 10th Birthday for Photonic Products

To celebrate its 10th birthday in October 2005 and the success of its prototyping workshop which was established 2 years ago, Photonic Products has invested in a Citizen M32 CNC sliding head lathe from NC Engineering of Watford, enabling both increased flexibility and fast turnaround from prototype to full production.

This investment takes the company to the next level of vertical integration as a successful manufacturer of custom designed electro-optical sub-assemblies and optoelectronic components which deliver performance and manufacturing efficiencies to OEM companies.

The Citizen M32 CNC sliding head lathe offers super-efficient economic machining of complex parts up to 32mm in diameter in short cycle times, enabling the company to machine the components used in its' optoelectronic sub-assemblies, such as heat-sinks, clamps and mounts, with accuracy and consistency. Thanks to the unique concept of slant-bed design and the use of state-of-the-art digital AC drive technology, complex mechanical components can be turned with high precision in minimum cycle time.

ABOUT PHOTONIC PRODUCTS LTD

Photonic Products is an ISO9001:2000 certified manufacturer of custom designed laser diode modules and an authorised distributor of high performance industrial laser diodes manufactured by Sanyo, Opnext (formerly Hitachi) and Sony, LEDs, and precision optical lenses. Photonic Products was established in 1995 and has operations in the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.

The company has twice been honoured with a Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade.