amsikking: Hardware options

A collection of manufacturers and suppliers of hardware I use or find interesting.

Computers

@Xi Computer

Top performance workstations, laptops and servers.

Colfax

Workstations, servers, storage and cloud services for engineers and researchers.

Dell

All kinds of computer options...

Raspberry Pi

The everything computer. Optimised.

Control

Daqscribe

High-performance digital data recording and signal conditioning (buffer amps).

FTDI Chip

Solutions that ‘bridge technologies’ with feature-rich, robust and simple-to-use product platforms (e.g. long-established USB product line).

National Instruments

Automated test and measurement systems for engineers to solve challenges.

MadgeTech

We build data loggers.

Phidgets

Products for USB Sensing and Control.

Wavelength Electronics

Controllers for laser diodes, quantum cascade lasers and thermoelectrics.

Detectors

Andor

Scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs.

Hamamatsu

Photon is our business.

PCO

Digital imaging for scientific and industrial applications.

Teledyne Photometrics

high-performance scientific CMOS, CCD and EMCCD cameras.

The Imaging Source

Over 30 years experience in machine vision technology.

Electronics

Allied Electronics (RS)

Distributor of industrial automation and control products.

Digi-Key Electronics

Distribution of electronic components and automation products.

Mouser

Distributor of semiconductors and electronic components.

Newark (Farnell)

Distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair.

Prostat

Premium ESD control related instruments and products.

Tektronix

Test and measurement solutions.

Fabrication: 3D printing and laser cutting

Universal Laser Systems

Advanced laser systems for 1000s of materials.

Markforged

Smart additive manufacturing platform.

Stratasys

Complete polymer 3D printing solutions.

Fabrication: machining

Calmax Technology

Precision machining and contract manufacturing.

Excel CNC

Specialized in manufacturing complex parts.

J&L EDM

Wire and conventional EDM, CNC machining, surface grinding and polishing.

Luna sheetmetal

Precision sheet metal fabrication.

Optima precision

Prototype and production for the semiconductor, biotech and aerospace industries.

Rapid precision manufacturing

Rapid prototyping and precision machining.

Spencer corporation

Wire and sinker EDM machine shop.

Zera development

CNC machining services.

Fabrication: micro

Femtoprint

3D microprinting in glass.

Nanoscribe

High-precision additive manufacturing.

Oxford lasers

Laser micromachining solutions.

Potomac

Micromachine polymers, metals, ceramics, and glass with feature sizes that cannot be achieved using conventional processes.

Precision MicroFab

Micro-manufacturing projects.

Schaller corporation

Storage solutions.

Lab and general

Akro-Mils

Plastic and metal storage, organization, transport and material handling.

Brady

Complete solutions that identify and protect people, products and places.

Kentek Corporation

Laser safety eyewear, protective barriers, viewing windows and beam evaluation tools.

McMaster Carr

Hardware, tools, raw materials, industrial materials, and maintenance equipment.

Minitool

Small tools, micro tools and micro-instruments.

Minus K

Leading edge negative-stiffness vibration isolation solutions

Schaller corporation

Storage solutions.

Light

Coherent

Lasers, sensors, and optics for commercial, industrial, scientific, academic, and government.

Energetiq

Ultra-bright laser-driven light source and EUV technologies.

HÜBNER Photonics

High performance lasers and terahertz systems.

Leukos

Supercontinuum lasers.

Lumencor

LEDs, light pipes and lasers.

MenloSystems

Optical frequency combs, ultrastable lasers, terahertz systems and femtosecond fiber lasers.

NKT Photonics

High-quality optical fiber and laser technology.

Opto Engine

Scientific and OEM laser systems.

Oxxius

Advanced continuous-wave laser modules.

Spectra-Physics

Lasers for precision industrial and scientific research applications.

Vortran Laser Technology

Instrumentation grade laser diode modules and OEM optical subsystems.

Microscopy: big companies

Leica microsystems

Microscopes and imaging systems.

Mitutoyo

High-performance microscopes and profile projectors.

Nikon

Microscopes and imaging techniques with integrated system solutions.

Olympus

Microscopy systems for all your application needs.

Zeiss

Your partner in cutting-edge microscopy.

Microscopy: small companies

3i

Technologies for living cell, live cell, and intravital fluorescence microscopy.

89 North

Bringing optical engineering from science labs to a wide range of industries.

ASI

Solutions for microscopes, automation devices and inspection systems.

Bruker

Differentiated high value life science research and diagnostics solutions.

Cairn Research

Fluorescence microscopy: design to integration.

Ludl

Provider of leading edge microscope automation.

Okolab

A provider of complete and reliable solutions for live cell microscopy.

Prior Scientific

Precision positioning devices, optical systems, automation solutions and components.

Sutter Instrument

Micropipettes, amplifiers, microscopes, micromanipulators and imaging products.

Motion

Dover Motion

For the most demanding automated microscopy instruments.

Mad City Labs

Flexure based piezo nanopositioning systems and multi-axis stages for high speed optical microscopy imaging.

Märzhäuser

Positioning systems for microscopy.

nPoint

Piezo flexure stages and nanopositioning electronics for OEM, industry, and research.

PI

Precision motion systems and piezo technology.

Piezosystem Jena

Nano-positioning and metrology solutions for the semiconductor, aerospace, photonics, microscopy and synchrotron communities.

Schneeberger

Modern linear technology.

SmarAct

High precision and compact nano-positioning solutions.

Vincent Associates

Shuttering solutions for your optical system.

Zaber

Precision positioning devices that are affordable, integrated and easy to use.

Optics: custom

Advanced microoptic systems

Refractive microlenses and lenslet arrays.

Applied Image

Manufacture the highest quality custom precision imaged products.

Asphericon

Aspheric solutions made by one source.

Comar

Custom optics for OEMs.

IMT

Design and production of micro-optical and microfluidic components.

Kreischer Optics

Custom precision glass optical aspheres, spheres, freeforms and cylinders.

Mark Optics

Extremely thin optical substrates.

Max Levy

High precision phototooling and patterning.

Mikrop

Miniaturisation of high-precision optics starting at 0.3mm diameter.

Optics technology

Micro-optical and miniature mechanical design and fabrication.

Optimax

Prototype optics in one week.

Plan Optik

Manufacturer for customized glass wafers.

Precision Optical

Custom prisms, cubes, retroreflectors and flats.

Shanghai Optics

Manufacturers of advanced optical components and assemblies.

Special Optics

We design, manufacture and assemble high-quality, diffraction-limited optical systems.

SUSS MicroOptics

High-quality refractive and diffractive micro-optics.

Zund

Challenging planar optics and coatings of highest quality standards.

Zygo

Optical metrology, high precision optical components and complex electro-optical systems.

Optics: dynamic

Alpao

Adaptive optics components and systems for use in research and industry.

Boston Micromachines

Versatile deformable mirrors, optical modulators and retinal imaging systems.

Gooch & Housego

Acousto, electro, fiber and precision optic technologies.

Maradin

Laser scanning solutions based on MEMS technology.

Meadowlark Optics

Shutters, rotators, waveplates/retarders, spatial light modulators, tunable optical filters, tri-color filters, polarizers and polarimeters.

Mirrorcle

Programmable laser solutions based on MEMS mirror technology.

Novanta Photonics

Laser and beam delivery solutions.

Nutfield

Galvo-based technology for OEMs and system integrators.

Nutfield

Galvo-based technology for OEMs and system integrators.

Scanlab

Experts for laser beam deflection and positioning.

Scanner MAX

Exceptional galvanometers and rotary actuators.

Texas DMD

Texas instrument digital micromirror devices.

Optics: general

Chroma

Precise optical filters using thin-film coating technology.

Corning Advanced Optics

Advanced optical materials and systems.

Delta optical thin film

High-performance custom optical filter solutions.

Edmund Optics

Optics, imaging and photonics technology.

Exelitas

Innovative photonic products and components.

Kyocera

R+D and manufacturing of precision optical parts and devices, including lasers.

Newport

A wide range of photonics technology and products.

Osela

Structured light and laser beam shaping solutions.

Semrock

Optical filters for the life science industry.

Schott Optics

Glass and optical technology and components.

Standa

Opto-mechanical products.

Thorlabs

Photonics equipment for research, manufacturing, and biomedical applications.

Samples

Argolight

Calibration slides designed for widefield, confocal and super-resolution fluorescence microscopes.

Cargille

Optical liquids calibrated for refractive indices for microscopy and optics.

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How to make a 3D sample of beads for PSF measurements with ~water refractive index (1.33)

GATTAquant

Probes for fast, easy and precise quantification of super-resolution microscopy systems

PSFcheck

Calibration slides to quantify imaging performance

Ted Pella

Microscopy products for science and industry