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KDG OPTICOMP
THE ART OF HIGHPRECISION MOULDING
English
FROM THE CD
TO THE LED:
30 YEARS OF
HIGH-PRECISION
OPTICAL INJECTION MOULDING
From the CD to the LED:
30 years of high-precision
optical injection moulding
It all started with the CD in 1985. At the time we were among the first
businesses anywhere in the world to take up the challenge of high-precision optical injection moulding. And we did that right here in the Tyrolean
Lech Valley. The CD was followed by the DVD at the end of the 1990s.
More recent times witnessed the emergence of the Blu-ray with its complex injection-compression moulding process. Yes indeed, we’re confident
when we say we know our way around the high-precision moulding of
microstructures and nanostructures. And that’s not all. We’ve now entered
the third dimension with kdg Opticomp, the new division we launched
within our kdg Group in 2012. As our new name already says, we produce
high-precision and innovative optical components.
So even though we’ve changed our technical shape and systems, we’ve
maintained our high standards and our fascination for exciting sectors of
industry. As a result, we now provide customised solutions and innovative
standard products for the brightly shining LED lighting industry as well as
the dazzling media world. And we’ve achieved this from a standing start –
from 0 to 60 mph in an incredibly short time! After all, we have 30 years
of experience and expertise under our bonnet. And in the cockpit we’ve
always had a service GPS guiding us to a clearly defined destination: that
of inspiring our existing and future customers.
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HIGH-PRECISION
OPTICAL COMPONENTS
EXCELLENTLY
MOULDED
BY KDG OPTICOMP
High-precision optical components
excellently moulded by kdg opticomp
There’s little doubt about it: the LED is set to revolutionise the lighting
industry just as the light bulb did before it. But this miraculous light source
requires reasonably intelligent sparring partners in order to be a blazing
contender. After all, it’s the frontal optical components which point the
diode light in the desired direction and transform its beams into figures of
light that fill the particular room or space.
Hence, two conditions must be fulfilled for the elegantly coated reflectors,
or sometimes quite spacey looking freeform surface lenses, to perform
their task of distributing light – and not just in any old way, but according to clearly defined specifications based on exact calculations and a
high-precision finish. The good news is that excellent partners exist on
both counts.
In keeping with our corporate philosophy of “best service & focus
excellence”, we decided to go for best practice right from the start.
Let’s face it: mediocre products are interchangeable. Only top quality and innovative solutions endure. That’s why we’ve teamed up with
Bartenbach, one of the world’s best lighting companies, particularly
in terms of design and engineering.
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SPECIALISED
IN CUSTOMISED
SOLUTIONS
INNOVATIVE
STANDARD
PRODUCTS
… because even standard
products have to be special
We faced a serious choice. Either we would continue to add a further lens with
even more obsolescence to the thousands of lenses already out there, or we would
have to go back to basics and completely rethink our approach. Now the brave
new world of LEDs is already complicated enough, we thought. So why should
we want to artificially inflate it by adding a further interchangeable catalogue of
components? As a technology services provider – and that’s precisely how we see
ourselves – we feel obliged to offer our customers something better than
Prima PlaceTM
… you’ll find we offer you outstanding
technology and inspiration
The first-class
directional lens for the
toughest demands.
A high-precision product
for LED lighting
Perhaps you have a luminaire or a lighting system at the planning stage.
You are absolutely clear about this: it has to deliver – precisely! – the
lighting effects you want and have perhaps already designed successfully.
So you’re looking for a highly inventive partner with a strong service
record to implement your components, a partner who not
only understands the complexities of special products and
special requirements, but is also ambitious and sophisticated enough to inspire you, time after time, with precise and
ingenious solutions.
merely average solutions.
That is why we’ll only be marketing “standard products” at sporadic intervals in
future. And why we’ll only do this in the case of special products – such as those
that offer innovative added value or the potential to inspire you to use them for new
applications. That’s precisely how it was with our first proprietorial product, Prima
PlaceTM, a directional lens for universal use, which our cooperation partner
Bartenbach designed and engineered for us.
With Prima PlaceTM we are able to demonstrate to you our expertise in manufacturing
extremely thick-walled freeform surface lenses while showing you the incredible
efficiency with which points or areas can be illuminated through the combination of
high lumen LEDs featuring a compact freeform surface lens.
Prima Place
Milky WayTM
Then come and pay us a productive visit in the stunningly beautiful surroundings of the Tyrolean Lech Valley.
Many successful projects have been conceived and seen
the light of day in this inspiring landscape – for we live and work in the
middle of a nature park. Here you’ll find the peace and quiet you need to
concentrate fully on working with us and further develop your products
with us. Take some creative time out from your day-to-day business. Our
inspirational workroom offers unrestricted views of the surrounding mountains and meadows and is always available when you need it.
The right mix
to counter CoA
(colour over angle)
Prima Place Milky WayTM
The right mix to counter CoA (colour over angle)
Prima Place Milky WayTM
With the Prima Place Milky WayTM we are also proud to present a variant
of our first-class directional lens that offers you an additional and highly
interesting benefit. By developing our somewhat milky looking
“Milky Way” material mix, we’ve finally managed (almost completely) to
wash out the colour over angle effect, as unavoidable as it has been
annoying until now.
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OUR EXPERTISE
AT A GLANCE
Our expertise
at a glance
30 years’ experience of optical precision injection moulding
under cleanroom conditions (1:1000)
3-shift flow production
with consistently high-quality output
Data processing and micro-moulding / nano-moulding
with our proprietorial glass mastering and electroplating unit
High-end manufacturing techniques
such as wet-embossing, nano-imprinting, vapour deposition,
coating and bonding
High level of expertise in thermoplastics
through continued material tests (also with proprietorial mixes)
Know-how in biodegradable plastics
through own independent EU research project
A pioneer in the field of QA for optical injection moulding
development and manufacture of the first testing systems
for the optical media industry
Long-standing experience with sensitive products
successful passing of audits and award of certifications,
e.g. for Microsoft
R & D cooperation with renowned institutes
including the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, FH Vorarlberg
University of Applied Sciences & Innsbruck Medical University
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technological
expertise and
innovation.
kdg enterprises
www.kdg-opticomp.com
kdg Opticomp
c/o kdg mediatech GmbH
A-6652 Elbigenalp 91
Tel +43 5634 500 700
[email protected]
www.kdg-opticomp.com
kdg mediatech GmbH
A-6652 Elbigenalp 91
Tel +43 (0) 5634 500
[email protected]
www.kdg-mt.com
kdg mediascope GmbH
A-6652 Elbigenalp 91
Tel +43 5634 500
[email protected]
www.kdg-mediascope.at
kdg medialog GmbH
A-6642 Stanzach
Blockau 61
Tel +43 5634 500 200
[email protected]
www.medialog.at
kdg Italia s.r.l.
I-39012 Merano (BZ)
Via Palade 101
Tel +39 0473 209505
[email protected]
kdg OPTICOMP 04-2014, English