Optomechanical Manufacture, Made to Suit the Optics
Kingsview Optical machines the housings, mounts and mechanical assemblies that hold our optics, at the same site in Rye where the optics themselves are made. Our own CNC mills and turning centre work directly from your CAD model, so the mechanics are designed and built with the optical tolerances in mind from the start, not fitted around them afterwards by a separate supplier.
- CNC milling & turning in-house
- 4th-axis machining
- Built direct from CAD/CAM
- ISO 9001:2015
What We Machine
Most of what we machine ends up holding, aligning or sealing an optic, so it's designed by people who understand what the optic needs from it.
Lens Barrels & Cells
Barrels, cells and retaining rings machined to hold cemented and aligned lens groups, checked against the same optics they'll house.
Lens manufacture
Mounts & Housings
Custom mounts and housings for prisms, mirrors and windows, and the sealed enclosures used in our cleanroom assembly work.
Cleanroom assembly
Coating & Assembly Jigs
Tooling and jigs for our own vacuum coating chambers and assembly lines, made as soon as a new job needs them, with no waiting on an outside toolmaker.
Optical coating
Custom Mechanical Assemblies
One-off and small-batch mechanical parts for wider optical or optoelectronic systems, machined to drawing or from your 3D model.
Why We Keep Machining In-House
- Design and machinist work side by sideOur machinists and our optical/mechanical designers are on the same site, so a mount that's hard to hold or align gets caught and redesigned before it's cut, not after.
- Faster prototypesA new housing or bracket can go straight from CAD model to the mill, without a quote-and-wait cycle with an outside machine shop.
- Our own tooling and jigsCoating jigs, assembly fixtures and inspection tooling are made here as soon as a job needs them, which matters most for custom optics and vacuum coating.
- One supply chain to manageOptics, coating, mechanics and assembly all come from one site, with one point of contact and one set of quality records.
The Machines
Two CNC Mills
Two CNC mills for machining housings, mounts and brackets, with CAD/CAM programming done in-house from your model.
4-Axis Capability
One of our mills has a 4th axis, for parts that need machining around a rotational feature rather than in a single plane.
XYZ CT65 Turning Centre
Our CNC lathe for turned parts: barrels, cells and cylindrical housings, machined to the tolerances the optics need. Read about the investment
Everything That Goes Around Your Optics, Made Here
One supplier for the optics and the mechanics that hold them means one purchase order, one set of test data and no waiting on other suppliers.
See the Machine Shop Before You Commit
Planning a run of housings or a custom mechanical assembly? You're welcome to visit Rye, see the machines and meet the team who would build it.
Getting a Quote for Optomechanical Manufacture
Send your drawing or 3D model. If it's holding or aligning an optic we're also making, tell us. That's when working from one site helps most.
What to send
- Drawing or 3D model: PDF, STEP or DXF
- Material and finish requirements
- Tolerances, especially anywhere mating an optic
- Quantities: prototypes and expected volumes
- Any related optics, coatings or assembly work
What happens next
- An engineer reviews itWithin one working day, flagging anything that will drive cost or lead time.
- We quote the machiningFor prototypes, and for production at your volumes.
- We machine, inspect and deliverAlongside any optics or coatings the parts are made for.
Need Mechanics Made to Suit an Optic?
Send your drawing or 3D model and tell us what it needs to hold or align. We'll tell you honestly how we'd machine it, and what it will take.
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