Precision Optics Manufacturer UK

Precision Optics Manufacturer UK — Design, Manufacture, Coat & Assemble on One Site

Kingsview Optical is a precision optics manufacturer UK companies and research institutions have trusted since 1996. Based in Rye, East Sussex, we specialise in the custom design and manufacture of precision optical components for some of the most demanding applications in medical, aerospace, defence and scientific research. Unlike most suppliers, Kingsview operates as a true one-stop solution — every stage of production, from initial optical design through CNC manufacture, vacuum coating and cleanroom assembly, takes place under one roof at our UK facility.

That integration is what sets us apart. When design and manufacturing happen side by side, tolerances are realistic, lead times are faster and costs are controlled. Our engineers don’t design in isolation — they work directly alongside the technicians who will machine the parts, which means designs that are optimised for both performance and buildability from the start.

What We Manufacture

As a full-service optical component manufacturer, Kingsview produces a comprehensive range of precision optical components:

• Optical lenses — achromatic doublets and triplets, biconvex, biconcave, plano-convex, plano-concave and meniscus lenses from 0.8mm to 100mm diameter
• Optical prisms — dove, penta, right angle, roof, Risley and custom prism geometries from micro endoscopic scale to large periscope prisms
• Optical mirrors — custom precision mirrors with aluminium, silver, gold, dichroic and dielectric coatings
• Optical filters — Schott glass, heat absorbing, UV bandpass and fully bespoke filter geometries
• Optical windows — custom precision windows in any shape or size via CNC edging
• Custom graticules — photolithography reticles for defence, surveying, medical and scientific instruments

Our Manufacturing Capabilities

Kingsview’s investment in manufacturing technology gives us capabilities that few UK precision optics manufacturers can match. Our CNC lens polishing facility includes both Optotech 30 and Optotech 80 lines, covering micro optics from 1mm diameter through to large format components up to 100mm. CNC polishing delivers the consistency and repeatability that high-volume production demands, while our conventional pitch polishing capability supports tight surface figure tolerances and benefits from our extensive library of existing test plates — reducing tooling costs and lead times for prototype work.

Metrology is integral to everything we produce. Our 4-inch Zygo interferometer with MX software measures lens radius and surface form to the highest precision. The Trioptic Opticentric — the industry standard for lens centration measurement — ensures that every cemented doublet, triplet and optical assembly we produce is aligned to micron-level accuracy. A Lambda 1050+ spectrophotometer operating from 200 to 3,000nm verifies every coating we apply.

Industries We Serve

Precision optics from Kingsview are at work across a wide range of sectors. Our optical components and assemblies are used in medical imaging systems, industrial machine vision, aerospace instrumentation, defence sighting systems, scientific research instruments and augmented reality applications. We supply OEMs, research institutions, universities and specialist instrument manufacturers across the UK and internationally.

Notable collaborators include BAE Systems, the National Physical Laboratory and the Francis Crick Institute, with whom we contributed optical components to research that was subsequently published in a peer-reviewed scientific paper.

ISO 9001:2015 Quality

Kingsview Optical is audited and certified to ISO 9001:2015 by an accredited body. Our quality management system covers every stage of production from design review and incoming material inspection through to final measurement, coating verification and despatch. Every component we manufacture is traceable, and metrology reports are available on request. Quality is not an afterthought at Kingsview it is built into the process from the first design review.