Open AccessPrecision Injection Molding
Author(s) -
Mayer Ralf
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optik & photonik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2191-1975
pISSN - 1863-1460
DOI - 10.1002/opph.201190286
Subject(s) - automotive industry , molding (decorative) , key (lock) , head (geology) , computer science , field (mathematics) , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , aerospace engineering , computer security , mathematics , geomorphology , geology , pure mathematics
Whether it is a cellphone camera or a head‐up display — polymer optics is at the heart of many high tech devices and the market demand for such precision optical components is growing year by year. The main application fields are in the automotive industry, in the medical field (disposable optics), in sensor and information technology. Beside lightweight and economic advantages, polymer optics enables completely new solutions in optics. The key to all this is precision manufacturing.