SPIE.Photonics West 2024German Exhibitors Vitrum Technologies GmbH

Vitrum Technologies GmbH

Booth number: 4205-36
www.vitrum-technologies.com/en-gb

About us

Vitrum Technologies, which is a spin off from the renowned German R&D institution Fraunhofer Society, offers technologies and machines for highly precise glass forming applications.

Based on shape and accuracy requirements, so-called isothermal and non-isothermal processes are used by Vitrum Technologies to manufacture products such as asphere or freeform lenses, mirror substrates, domes, etc.

With the non-isothermal process, the cycle time can be reduced by up to 90% without compromising surface quality.

Thus, we enable our customers to expand their market shares and enter new markets. We serve the following industries: optics, automotive, communication and space, sensorics and life science.

Vitrum is your partner starting from development a prototype based on the customer’s specification to the equipment layout and until facilitating continuous mass production in your factory.

Address

Vitrum Technologies GmbH
Steinbachstr. 17
52074 Aachen
Germany

Phone:  +49 241 894 35521

Contact person:

Paul-Alexander Vogel
General Manager
E-mail: paul.vogel@vitrum-technologies.de
Phone: +49 170 4609482

Products & Services

Sensor Technology
Science and Research
Others
Laser Technology
Infra-Red-Systems

Vitrum Technologies offers innovative solutions for the optic and photonic industry. We supply technologies and machines for highly precise glass forming applications. Depending on the geometry and accuracy requirements, so-called isothermal and non-isothermal forming processes are used by Vitrum.

Isothermal and non-isothermal forming machines are for the following forming applications:

  • Machines for isothermal forming for end products with highest requirements to shape accuracy
  • Machines for non-isothermal forming for high volume production

We further distinguish between machines for bulk glass and thin glass.
Bulk glass (hot forming of aspheres or freeform lenses)

The following forming processes will be applied for bulk glass:

  • Isothermal Precision Glass Molding
  • Non-Isothermal Glass Molding

Thin glass (hot forming of mirror substrates, domes, sensor covers)
The following forming processes will be applied for thin glass:

  • Gravity Slumping
  • Vacuum Assisted Slumping
  • Press Bending
  • Deep Drawing

Non-isothermal Thin Glass Forming Machine

This machine was specifically developed for the exceptionally fast forming of thin glass (thickness range 80 µm to several millimeters). The cycle times are reduced to only a few minutes per forming tool, therefore reducing the energy requirement by up to 80% compared to conventional processes. The benefits are extremely cost-effective processes for Vitrum's customers.
Suitable applications are mirror substrates, wafer level optics, domes, covers for sensors and displays.

Non-isothermal Thin Glass Forming Machine

Highly precise HUD (head-up-display) mirror substrate

Isothermal Precision Glass Molding Machine for upscaled Production

This machine is specially designed for the mass production of high-precision lenses. The cycle times are reduced to only a few minutes per forming tool. Continuous production with consistent quality is supported by Vitrum's smart HMI in process development using various machine learning-based features.

Suitable applications are high precision aspheres and freeform lenses. A wide range of glass types such as low-Tg, borosilicate or various IR glasses can be formed on this machine technology.

Isothermal Thin Glass Forming Machine

This machine has been developed for the high precision forming of exceedingly large thin glass components. This machine produces extremely stable geometrical and temporal temperature profiles.

Suitable applications are highly accurate formed glass components for space telescope mirror substrates, adaptive mirror substrates, mirror substrates for quantum communication.

The machine can be configurated for different product quantity scenarios.

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