At Warren Knight, we don’t produce a collimator that is meant for use with sound waves, but sound waves can be collimated. Just a few years ago, scientists created what is known as the Acoustic Collimated Beam or ACCObeam. This beam can be used for several applications, including underwater communication and even for imaging. In one application, scientists believe that this collimated sound beam might be able to be used as a source of energy to charge the batteries of medical devices such as pacemakers.

The collimator is a device that gets its name from the Latin word “collimare,” a verb that basically means to make parallel or to bring into line.  At Warren Knight, we produce several different types of collimators, but before we talk about our own products, we thought it might be interesting to share some facts about these devices and collimation in general.

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The WK-29-0701 Optical Collimator – This day vision collimator includes a light source and reticule. The customer can request different designs for this model, which is used to replicate a target at infinity without parallax.

Whether it is cutting glass, welding transparent materials or soldering galvanized sheet metal parts – you will increase your process speed and edge quality with our versatile optics for beam formation.

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As we stated earlier, collimators aren’t just designed to work with visible light, many collimators work with other types of electromagnetic radiation. For cancer patients, a collimator can ensure that the radiation targets only certain areas of the body, rather than exposing the patient’s entire body to radiation. Because the collimator helps target the radiation precisely, this can help make radiation treatments more effective and even reduce the amount of time needed for each treatment.

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As you probably know, x-rays are a type of radiation that can be harmful in high doses, which is why x-ray technicians typically leave the room when x-rays are taken. Generally, taking a few x-rays will not harm a patient, but collimators are used in x-ray machines to ensure that the rays are collimated and concentrated to limit the patient’s exposure to radiation.

Whether for welding, cutting, ablation, heating treating, or drilling: you can count on high-quality process results with robust fixed optics. You can choose from an extensive, modular toolkit.

Collimators often are used to test and calibrate optical instruments. For instance, you might use an optical collimator to align gunsights, telescopes or perhaps binoculars.  One of our Warren Knight collimators was designed to calibrate infrared and night vision fire control systems.

At Warren Knight, we have been producing top-quality precision instruments for more than a century. We can provide you with several different types of custom collimators, including:

The WK-29-7110 Thermal Collimator – This specialized collimator can be used to calibrate infrared and night-vision fire control systems. Our thermal collimator contains a reticule which can be seen by the thermal sensor of the device being calibrated. The design allows aligning in lighted or unlighted conditions, and variations can be provided.

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As a complete system provider, TRUMPF also supplies process sensor systems. The continuous process monitoring increases quality and enables you to control your process accurately and reliably.

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As a side note, calibration is a crucial task for many types of optical devices, and the team at Warren Knight can provide you with quality calibration services for just about any optical instrument, leveling instrument or angle measuring instrument. Our expert technicians provide NIST traceable calibration services, and we offer three instrument certification classes, depending on your needs. We also repair and service all types of optical tools and instruments as well as surveying and some construction equipment.

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Programmable focusing optics from the PFO series are well-suited for a large number of applications. They are especially strong in remote processing of workpieces.

Another interesting fact – when this first collimator was invented, only visible light, infrared light and ultraviolet light had been identified as parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Microwaves would not be discovered until 1886, radio waves were discovered until 1887. X-rays were discovered in 1895, and gamma rays were discovered in 1900.

In addition to providing our customers with a custom-designed collimator, we also can provide custom designs for alignment telescopes, dioptometers, milidioptometers, a wye telescope and many other measurement and alignment instruments.

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In our world, there are several types of wave frequencies that comprise the electromagnetic spectrum – radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light waves, ultraviolet waves and x-rays. A collimator is a device that can be used to narrow these waves and become more aligned. Essentially, the collimator will gather up waves and concentrate them into a beam of light or another type of electromagnetic radiation.

When you go into the doctor’s office for an x-ray, the machine sends x-rays toward your body, and the rays pass through your skin and organs. Your bones, on the other hand, absorb the x-rays and this is why you can see bones clearly on an x-ray but not other parts of your body, such as bones and muscles.

The WK-29-0709 Mini Collimator – The small size of this custom collimator provides customers with affordability and convenience without compromising accuracy. Our mini collimators are designed for precision center line alignment within tight spaces and where power sources are limited, and the barrel’s outside diameter is just 1.125”.

For numerous industries, TRUMPF has tailored solutions and specialists with precise knowledge of the specific requirements and applications.

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If you did not find what you are looking for, or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of our technology specialists to design a product that will meet your needs!

If you use your cellular phone’s flashlight and shine it on a wall, you will see that the light is quite dispersed. Poke a hole through a piece of cardboard and shine the flashlight through this hole, and you will see that the light is less dispersed and more concentrated on a single area.

The first collimator was designed in the 1820s by English physicist Henry Kater. Kater’s collimation design was known as a floating collimator, and it was meant for use with a telescope, as Kater was a renowned astronomer.

In addition to collimators and the aforementioned equipment, we also manufacture theodolites, clinometers, compasses, navigation instruments and much more, as well as providing quality repair services and equipment rentals. If you don’t see quite what you need on our website, contact us at any time, as we may have an instrument or device that meets your needs but is not listed in our online catalog.

TRUMPF processing optics optimally adapt the properties of the laser beam to the relevant task – whether for welding, cutting, drilling, or ablation. TRUMPF offers a broad range of optics with standard focal lengths of 1.89 in to 35.43 in. These enable minimal focal diameters of less than 10 µm to be created. The modular system and optional components enable a range of different structural designs. The processing optics can be adapted to various spatial and application-specific conditions. TRUMPF also offers special processing optics for quick cutting of transparent materials such as glass or sapphire.

An actual collimator is a much more sophisticated instrument than a mobile phone and some cardboard, but the general idea is similar. A collimator gathers up all of these light waves and concentrates them into a parallel line.