Sight Glass Windows Capabilities
McDanel's mission is to provide its customers with a one-stop, full service experience. Our goal is to create solutions for customer needs by leading projects from the conceptual stage through engineering and design to in-house manufacture to final fabrication
Infrared Capabilities
As the field of infrared sensing expands, there is an increasing need for more precise and cost effective production methods for the optical components. McDanel has developed novel shaping methods for these exotic materials and can produce parts with pristine transmission quality. Production times are often halved compared to traditional manufacturing and these parts have finished surfaces that require minimal to no post-pro
Services & Capabilities
McDanel Advanced Material Technologies is an industry leader in the engineering and manufacturing of borosilicate glass, sapphire, fused silica and other IR transparent materials. McDanel’s Specialty Materials Department assists clients with many first mover technologies, from concept, through engineering, to final fabrication of prototypes and production parts.
Subsea Exploration
With ever increasing pressure on E&P activities worldwide, operators are pushing the boundaries of offshore applications. As depth, pressure and environmental conditions increase, businesses come to McDanel for ideal solutions to their sight window needs. Offering the best in OTS (off-the-shelf) and full custom sight window products, McDanel's customers can more confidently meet the challenges of subsea development.
Solutions for Oil & Gas
McDanel industrial sight glass windows give direct, real-time views into high and ultra-high pressure vessels and other hazardous environments. The Energy industry no longer needs to depend solely on instrumentation to gather data within sealed and inaccessible environments.
Glass Dome Molding
McDanel molded optical domes are manufactured with a proprietary non-contact glass molding technology. This process introduces no scratches or mold marks to dome surfaces. The outputs are cost effective domes with pristine surfaces that are far superior to ground & polished domes.
Surface Quality Scratch-Dig Definitions
The Scratch-Dig specification is a highly subjective standard based solely on visible inspection of an optic side-by-side with a qualified standard. All qualified standards trace their roots back to a still existing set of standards kept at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
Sapphire Properties: Thermal, Electrical and Optical
Sapphire is a rhombohedral crystalline material. When a synthetic sapphire part is produced, the orientation of the part may affect the performance of that part. “Orientation” refers to the angle of the sapphire crystal from its optical axis, also known as the C-axis.
Sapphire Properties Data Sheet
Sapphire is a rhombohedral crystalline material. When a synthetic sapphire part is produced, the orientation of the part may affect the performance of that part. “Orientation” refers to the angle of the sapphire crystal from its optical axis, also known as the C-axis.
Sapphire Orientation Definitions & Drawing
Sapphire is a rhombohedral crystalline material. When a synthetic sapphire part is produced, the orientation of the part may affect the performance of that part. “Orientation” refers to the angle of the sapphire crystal from its optical axis, also known as the C-axis.