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Edmund Optics  |  11/02/2009

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Product News: Edmund Optics Expands Line of Imaging and Machine Vision Lenses

Market demands inspired the design of new lenses.

(Edmund Optics: Barrington, NJ) -- Edmund Optics (EO), a provider of optical components, recently announced that it greatly expanded its line of TECHSPEC imaging and machine vision lenses, adding more than 30 EO designed and manufactured lenses including TECHSPEC fixed focal length and telecentric lenses to its catalog and web site.

Demands of the market inspired the design of these new lenses, which enhance EO’s application solutions to offer the best available choices for successful inspection, imaging, and vision system applications. The expanded offering includes four different product lines: TECHSPEC Compact Fixed Focal Length lenses, TECHSPEC Compact Telecentrics, TECHSPEC Large Format Telecentrics, and TECHSPEC High Resolution Telecentrics. All feature high quality manufacturing, OEM pricing, and quick delivery. EO also offers custom solutions for customers with unique application needs.

The popular EO TECHSPEC Compact Fixed Focal Length lenses are designed with the working distance and resolution requirements of factory automation and inspection in mind. The lenses support imaging sensors as large as 2/3 inch and are available in focal lengths of 8.5 mm, 12 mm, 16 mm, 25 mm, and 35 mm. A broadband antireflective coating offers improved light transmission, making these lenses suitable for even the most restrictive lighting conditions.

Telecentric lenses offer low distortion and distance-independent magnification, making them ideal for metrology and gauging applications in machine vision. The TECHSPEC Compact Telecentrics offer 65 mm and 110 mm working distances at magnifications ranging from 0.5X to 4X. The TECHSPEC Large Format Telecentrics support sensors up to 28.7 mm diagonal with 4 megapixel resolution and come in a variety of magnifications and camera mount styles. The TECHSPEC High Resolution Telecentrics support sensors as large as 2/3 inch with 5 megapixel resolution and comes in 0.28X, 0.5X, 0.9X and 1.7X magnifications.

Price and Availability

EO Compact Fixed Focal Length lenses start at $250 and the Compact Telecentrics start at $495. The Large Format Telecentrics start at $2,450 and the High Resolution Telecentics start at $1,950. These new imaging lenses are in-stock and available for immediate shipping.

Please contact sales@edmundoptics.com for OEM pricing or custom requirements.

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Edmund Optics (EO) has been a trusted source for quality optics, imaging, and opto-mechanical components since 1942, supporting the R&D, electronics, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and military markets around the globe. EO products are used in applications ranging from DNA sequencing to retinal eye scanning to high-speed factory automation. EO’s engineering staff and modern design and manufacturing facilities enable it to provide a variety of services including effective and affordable design, prototyping, manufacturing, and troubleshooting/testing for a wide range of fields and applications.