by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Only diamonds are more durable and scratch-resistant than sapphire. That’s why sapphire is used to make precision sapphire windows that are used for everything from consumer products (think iPhone screens) to defense instrumentation and surveillance systems. IRD Glass...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
The work-related risks in the glass manufacturing industry are nearly unrivaled. IRD Glass manufacturers precision glass components with virtually every kind of optical glass as well as many crystal materials. Because we perform machining, polishing, grinding,...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass and IRD Ceramics proudly manufacture precision High Reflectivity Mirrors that are used in the medical, laser, security, defense, aerospace, sensor and process control industries, among others. What are High Reflectivity Mirrors? High reflectivity mirrors...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Optical filters are used to reflect, absorb, refract, or diffract specified wavelengths while allowing other wavelengths to pass through. IRD Glass custom manufactures numerous optical filters that expand the applications and improve the capabilities of almost any...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Technology continues to push the limits of what is possible, and ceramic materials play a huge role in determining the pace of change. You can find precision ceramics on the cutting edge in numerous industries, including electric vehicles. Tesla’s new Model 3 sedan,...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Artificial intelligence is a subject that inspires equal parts excitement and anxiety. For some, it is an efficiency producer that will free humans from performing mundane, mindless tasks — much the way other technologies have done for centuries. For others,...