Corning is a premier U.S. supplier of advanced optical solutions and components for the aerospace and defense industry.
Aerospace and Defense
Aerospace and Defense
Corning has a long history in producing Electro-Optical Infrared (EOIR) systems and has one of the world's largest diamond turning manufacturing operations located in Keene, New Hampshire.
From design through manufacturing, Corning leverages its experience in single point diamond turning, precision machining and thin film coating technology to produce integrated advanced multi and hyperspectral sensor systems and opto-mechanical assemblies. The intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) market segment is a primary area of focus.
Corning also produces missile domes and radomes and telescope mirror blanks for astronomy applications in Canton, New York.
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Program Support and Management
Program Support and Management
Our engineering staff provides complete support for component and sub-assembly manufacturing, from design to final test.
Our engineering staff provides complete support for component and sub-assembly manufacturing, from design to final test.
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Optical System Engineering
Optical System Engineering
Corning offers optical system design services based on customer performance requirements.
Corning offers optical system design services based on customer performance requirements.
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Glass Forming
Glass Forming
Corning has many glass forming technologies including flame combustion used in making HPFS®.
Corning has many glass forming technologies including flame combustion used in making HPFS®.
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Custom Refractive Optics
Custom Refractive Optics
Our custom refractive capabilities include conventional grinding and polishing, as well as diamond turning tested with white light interferometers, profilometers, and Phase Shifting Interferometry.
Our custom refractive capabilities include conventional grinding and polishing, as well as diamond turning tested with white light interferometers, profilometers, and Phase Shifting Interferometry.
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Precision Machining
Precision Machining
Corning machines several materials including aluminum, stainless steel, glass, copper, brass, and others.
Corning machines several materials including aluminum, stainless steel, glass, copper, brass, and others.
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Precision Diamond Turning
Precision Diamond Turning
With one of the largest commercial diamond turning facilities in the world, our equipment and processes are state-of-the-art.
With one of the largest commercial diamond turning facilities in the world, our equipment and processes are state-of-the-art.
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Nickel Plating
Nickel Plating
Electroless Nickel Plating is a chemical process with distinct advantages over electroplating. We can process parts up to 30” in diameter and 28” in depth, creating fixtures and masking solutions.
Electroless Nickel Plating is a chemical process with distinct advantages over electroplating. We can process parts up to 30” in diameter and 28” in depth, creating fixtures and masking solutions.
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Thin Film Coatings
Thin Film Coatings
Corning develops many thin film coatings that are used from the visible to long wave IR.
Corning develops many thin film coatings that are used from the visible to long wave IR.
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Assembly Integration and Test
Assembly Integration and Test
Corning has tools and processes to facilitate engineering and manufacturing, such as compensation algorithms for diamond turning CNC files to minimize system wave front error (WFE).
Corning has tools and processes to facilitate engineering and manufacturing, such as compensation algorithms for diamond turning CNC files to minimize system wave front error (WFE).
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Grinding and Polishing
Grinding and Polishing
Conventional and CNC polishing technologies are used.
Conventional and CNC polishing technologies are used.
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Technical Resources
Our technical library includes white papers on a number of topics, ranging from Astronomy, to Imaging Spectroscopy, to Optical Design Systems.