About Featured Expert: Edmund Optics
Founded in 1942 and headquartered in Barrington, New Jersey, Edmund Optics is a global supplier of optical components, assemblies, and imaging solutions serving photonics, optoelectronics, and machine vision markets. The 
Edmund Optics’ product portfolio includes optical lenses, filters, mirrors, prisms, laser optics, imaging lenses, and optical assemblies designed for use across visible, ultraviolet, and infrared wavelength ranges. These components are supplied as standard catalog items as well as custom-manufactured solutions to meet application-specific requirements.
In machine vision and imaging systems, Edmund Optics provides optics optimized for industrial cameras and sensors used in automated inspection, metrology, and alignment systems. Its products are integrated into production equipment, optical instrumentation, and measurement platforms where repeatability, optical performance, and consistency are required. The company also offers optical design, prototyping, and testing services to support system-level development.
Typical supported applications include machine vision systems, industrial inspection and metrology, optical sensing, laser-based systems, imaging instrumentation, and photonics research platforms. To learn more, please click here.
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