Build complete optical and opto-electronic instruments from off-the-shelf components — without machining, without long lead times, at a fraction of the cost.
The same scanning microscope housing — built two ways. One with conventional machined parts. One with Optoform. The difference speaks for itself.
Custom machined aluminum housing. Fixed design — cannot be rearranged once built.
Off-the-shelf Optoform components. 50% lighter. Fully rearrangeable and expandable.
Optoform II introduces significant design improvements over the original Optoform and all competing cage systems including Thorlabs and Microbench. Every improvement is documented in Optomechanix magazine and protected by PCT patent in the US, China, Germany, and the UK. No competitor can replicate this design.
Issue 28 of Optomechanix magazine dedicates 14 pages to documenting exactly why Optoform II is better — with real instruments, real comparisons, and real dimensions.
Download Optomechanix Issues 27 & 28 for the complete feature documentation and history of Optoform
Download Issues 27 & 28 Free →Optoform has been trusted by the world's leading research institutions since 1994. Now reimagined for a wider market.
NASA, IBM, MIT, UCSD, Seagate, Stratagene — trusted by the world's leading research institutions.
Inventor Ali Afshari worked on the Hubble Space Telescope repair group at JPL.
Protected in the United States, China, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Cannot be copied by competitors.
Invented in 1994 by Ali Afshari — documented by dated magazine ads, catalogs, and Wikipedia citation.
33 issues published over 9 years — the only dedicated optomechanics magazine in the world.
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