An image of Polishing and Grinding equipment. Polishing and Grinding services from Manasota Optics in Sarasota, FL.
  • 6 SPDT machines with additional machines to be added in the near future
  • Upgraded Controllers installed in 2009
  • Polishing / Grinding Machines
  • 72” Strasbaugh Planetary Polisher
  • 9 Single Spindle Polishing / Lapping Machines
  • Dual Spindle Polishing / Lapping Machine 
An image of Manufacturing Equipment at Manasota Optics in Sarasota, FL.
  • 36” x 36” x 36” Box Coater with Sycon Disposition Controller and Brooks Vacuum Gage Controller and CV-8 Power Supply.
  • Tenney 30C – 30 Cubic Foot Temperature Chamber with ranges of -100oF to 212oF
  • Humidity / Thermal Chamber – Cincinnati Sub Zero Bench Top 
An image of Metrology and Optical Equipment from Manasota Optics.
  • Zygo® GPI-XP Phase Shift Interferometer
  • Zygo® 6″ Dynaflect Transmission Flat
  • Zygo® 4″ Transmission Flat
  • Zygo® Mark II Interferometer with radius slide
  • Zygo® Transmission Sphere f/0.75
  • Zygo® Transmission Sphere f/1.5
  • Zygo® Transmission Sphere f/3.3
  • Zygo® Transmission Sphere f/7.2
  • Ultradex® Sub Arc Second Accuracy Rotary Table
  • 18″ Collimating Lens, OSTI
  • Davidson 16″ Optical Flat
  • Richey Commons Sphere
  • Perkin Elmer Lambda 950 Spectrophotometer URA Attachment (Absolute Reflectance Measurement) Reflectivity ranges from 200nm – 3300nm
  • Perkin Elmer GX Optica Spectrophotometer. FTIR Reflectivity ranges from 1 Micron – 25+ Microns; PIKE II Variable Angle Accessory
  • WYKO NCP-1000 Non-Contact Profilometer
  • Brysen Optical Half Aluminized Scratch / Dig Standards
  • Tenney TC-30 Temperature Thermal Chamber with Watlow F4 Controller & Honeywell Chart Recorder
  • Blue M Temperature Stress Relieve Chamber with Watlow F4 Controller & Honeywell Chart Recorder
  • Cincinnati Sub Zero Humidity & Thermal Chamber with Watlow F4 & Honeywell Chart Recorder
  • Nikon 6D Autocollimator with calibrated angle blocks 

Our mission is to provide our customers products that are second to none in our industry. The vast experience with metal optics that we possess has allowed us to evaluate our customer’s design for manufacturability which in return creates a functional, but cost-efficient product that is delivered to our customers when promised. 


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