{"id":990016,"date":"2026-09-10T15:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/?p=990016"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:25:17","slug":"infrarot-und-uv-optik-bearbeitung-optischer-spezialwerkstoffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/infrarot-und-uv-optik-bearbeitung-optischer-spezialwerkstoffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrared and UV Optics \u2013 Machining Specialized Optical Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"990016\" class=\"elementor elementor-990016\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80f35c9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80f35c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33f74c3\" data-id=\"33f74c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad4f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ad4f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><b>Optics Beyond the Visible Spectrum<\/b><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Not only visible light but also infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) radiation require high-quality optical components. Materials such as <b>zinc sulfide (ZnS), germanium (Ge), calcium fluoride (CaF\u2082), and fused quartz<\/b> are used in thermal imaging cameras, spectrometers, laser systems, and military sensing technologies. These materials are expensive, highly sensitive, and demand the highest levels of machining precision.<\/div><div><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><b>The Unique Challenges of These Materials<\/b><\/div><ul><li><b>Germanium<\/b> \u2013 brittle single-crystal structure, high material cost, requires extremely precise cutting<\/li><li><b>Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)<\/b> \u2013 relatively soft for a ceramic, yet highly susceptible to chipping<\/li><li><b>Calcium Fluoride (CaF\u2082)<\/b> \u2013 hygroscopic, making water cooling unsuitable<\/li><li><b>Fused Quartz<\/b> \u2013 ultra-high purity material that cannot tolerate surface contamination<\/li><\/ul><div><b>The DRAMET Solution for IR and UV Optics<\/b><\/div><div><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>DRAMET diamond band saws equipped with ultra-fine grit diamond-coated saw bands and optimized cutting parameters enable precise, chip-free cuts in all of these specialized optical materials. For hygroscopic materials such as <b>CaF\u2082<\/b>, DRAMET also offers dry-cutting solutions featuring integrated extraction systems instead of water cooling.<\/div><div><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/div><div><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Specialized optical materials demand the highest level of machining performance\u2014and DRAMET delivers exactly that. Whether you are working with infrared or ultraviolet optical components, our precision cutting solutions ensure outstanding quality, maximum material yield, and reliable process stability.<\/div><div><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Contact us for a consultation on your IR or UV optics application.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optik jenseits des sichtbaren Spektrums Nicht nur sichtbares Licht, sondern auch Infrarot- und UV-Strahlung erfordert optisch hochwertige Komponenten. Zinksulfid (ZnS), Germanium (Ge), Kalziumfluorid (CaF\u2082) und Quarzglas kommen in W\u00e4rmebildkameras, Spektrometern, Lasern und milit\u00e4rischer Sensorik zum Einsatz. Diese Materialien sind teuer, empfindlich und stellen extreme Anforderungen an die Bearbeitungspr\u00e4zision. Besonderheiten dieser Werkstoffe Germanium \u2013 spr\u00f6de Einkristallstruktur,&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":989960,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-990016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-industry","tag-praezisionsschneidetechnik"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990016"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":990021,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990016\/revisions\/990021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/989960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dramet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}