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CNC Machining for Optical Structural Parts

Lens barrels, housings, mounts and custom opto-mechanical components — 2mm to 500mm, held to ±0.005mm on 300+ CNC machines. Send a drawing; we machine it.

Contract Machining

A Metal Factory That Already Makes Lens Parts

CLARIOPTICS is a lens manufacturer that owns its machine shop. Every barrel, housing, focus ring, mount and adapter in our catalog is cut in-house — which means our machinists already understand optical datums, thread concentricity, flange-back and the difference between a mechanical fit and an optical one.

That shop runs 300+ CNC machines and takes outside work. Whether you need fifty prototype barrels for a new vision module, a batch of stainless steel housings, or a one-off adapter to mate a lens to an existing camera, we can machine it to drawing — with or without the optics.

  • 300+ CNC machines — turning centres, 3/4/5-axis milling, multi-axis turning-milling
  • 2mm – 500mm part envelope, from micro mounts to large-format housings
  • ±0.005mm on critical fits, bores and reference faces
  • Aluminium (6061 / 7075), stainless steel (303 / 304 / 316), brass, titanium and engineering plastics
  • Anodizing (clear / black / coloured), nickel plating, passivation, sandblasting and laser marking
  • Prototypes in days; production batches with full first-article and in-process inspection reports
CNC lathe turning an aluminium optical lens barrel
Lens barrels±0.005mm critical fits
5-axis CNC milling machine cutting an aluminium lens housing
Housings & mountsM42 – M95, F-mount
Capability at a Glance

The Numbers Buyers Ask For First

300+
CNC machines in-house
2–500mm
Machinable part size range
±0.005mm
Achievable tolerance
83.3%
Testing staff with senior titles

Lens Barrels

Internal threads, iris slots, filter threads (M27×P0.5, M37×P0.5 and custom), knurling and focus helicoids cut to hold concentricity with the optical axis.

Housings & Enclosures

Camera-side and object-side enclosures for line scan and large-format lenses, with sealing grooves, cable exits and mounting patterns to your drawing.

Mounts & Adapters

C, CS, M42, M58, M72, M90, M95 and F mounts, plus custom interface adapters that bridge a lens to a camera you already own.

Opto-Mechanical Structures

Rings, spacers, retainers, filter holders, light-guide parts and bracketry — the structural components surrounding an optical assembly.

Prototypes & One-Offs

Single pieces machined directly from your STEP / IGES file, so you can validate a mechanical design before committing to tooling or volume.

Production Batches

Repeat batches with controlled process capability, first-article inspection and per-lot dimensional reports for incoming-goods traceability.

Inside the Shop

300+ CNC Machines Under One Roof

Turning, 3/4/5-axis milling and multi-axis turning-milling lines, with in-process metrology from our CMA / CNAS accredited testing center next door.

CNC machining shop floor with rows of machines
CNC turning & milling shop floor
CNC lathe machining an aluminium lens barrel
Barrel turning — concentricity to the optical axis
5-axis machining center cutting a lens housing
5-axis milling of housings
Dimensional inspection of machined optical parts with a digital micrometer
In-process dimensional inspection
Tray of finished anodized optical structural parts
Anodized finished parts
Clean assembly bench for optical modules
Assembly & alignment benches
How to Order

Three Steps From Drawing to Finished Parts

1

Send the Drawing

STEP / IGES / DWG with material, quantity, tolerance callouts and surface finish. A sketch plus photos is enough for a first quote.

2

DFM Review & Quotation

Our engineers flag tolerance or material risks before cutting, then quote price, lead time and inspection scope — usually within two business days.

3

Machine & Inspect

Parts are cut and measured in our CMM and metrology labs, with dimensional reports issued. Combine with optical assembly and testing if you need the complete module.

Accepted File Formats

3D: STEP (.stp / .step), IGES (.igs), Parasolid (.x_t), SolidWorks (.sldprt)
2D: PDF, DWG, DXF with tolerance and surface-finish callouts
Reference: photos or a physical sample for reverse engineering

Quality Documentation

First-article inspection reports, per-lot dimensional reports, material certificates, RoHS / REACH compliance testing by ICP-OES and GC-MS, and salt-spray or IP-rating testing where the application demands it — all from our CMA / CNAS accredited testing center.

Send a drawing, get a machined quote

Email or WhatsApp your STEP file, material and quantity. We reply with a quotation, a DFM note and a realistic lead time — within two business days.

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