Development
Your partner for developing high-quality micro-optics systems and microcamera solutions.
Our experts support customers in developing micro-optical systems and microcamera solutions from the initial idea through to series readiness. By combining extensive expertise in optics, mechanics, electronics and manufacturing, we create tailor-made solutions that meet the highest requirements for precision, miniaturization and performance – all from a single source.
Our Services
From the initial idea through to series production, we support your project with clear processes, transparent communication and structured planning. This ensures that development goals, timelines and budgets remain in focus at all times.
We focus on the following points:
- Creation of complete specifications together with the customer
- Optical design calculations, tolerance and stray-light analyses, and technical coordination with internal and external manufacturing resources
- Complete design of the entire image transmission chain: calculation from the object to the CMOS sensor
- Verification of function and quality through modern tolerance analyses
- Functional and cost optimizations of the opto-mechanical designs for economical series production
Our experts develop tailor-made optical systems that meet the highest requirements for image quality, precision and performance. State-of-the-art simulation and calculation methods form the basis for innovative, production-ready solutions.
Our designers develop precise opto-mechanical assemblies and systems that are optimally tailored to the requirements of each application. The focus is on functionality, reliability, miniaturization and economical series production.
Custom-developed software solutions complement our optical systems and provide the basis for efficient image processing, control and system integration. This creates high-performance end-to-end solutions from a single source.
Using modern rapid prototyping methods, we produce functional samples in the shortest possible time. This allows concepts to be validated early, development times to be shortened and products to reach market readiness faster.
Project Process
Together with our customers, we define the technical, functional and economic requirements, creating the basis for successful product development.
Using state-of-the-art simulation and calculation methods, we develop optical systems that meet the highest requirements for Image Quality, performance, and manufacturability. We take manufacturability into account from the very beginning.
From optics and mechanics through to electronics, we develop holistic system solutions in which all components are optimally coordinated.
Functional prototypes, as well as the required tools and fixtures, enable early validation of concepts and create the basis for safe and efficient product development.
Even during the development phase, we take the requirements of efficient series production into account to ensure economical manufacturing, high quality and long-term competitiveness.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support our customers throughout the entire development process for micro-optical systems – from the initial idea through to series production.
We can get involved in a project at a very early stage and support customers during the concept phase, in defining requirements, or in creating a requirements specification. It is also possible to join later in the development process, for example to analyze, review or specifically optimize existing optical designs.
Our development team supports projects from optical design through simulation and prototypes to final product development. Thanks to our many years of experience in precision manufacturing, we can consistently incorporate Design for Manufacturing as early as the design phase. This ensures that optical systems are not only high-performing, but can also be manufactured efficiently and reproducibly in series.
We can provide support at different phases of a development project. Many projects begin in an early concept phase, when customers are developing an idea for a new optical system or a new device.
We also often join ongoing projects, for example when an existing optical design needs to be reviewed, optimized or prepared for series production. Our experience in micro-optics and manufacturing enables us to support projects in a targeted way, both strategically and technically.
Yes. A large part of our development work consists of custom solutions. We develop micro-optical systems specifically for our customers’ requirements – for example for medical endoscopes, industrial image processing or sensor systems.
In doing so, we consider parameters such as size, image quality, working distance, illumination and integration into existing devices.
A key part of our development work is taking later manufacturing into account already in the design phase. Mikrop has extensive experience in producing highly precise micro-optics and can bring this expertise directly into the development process.
With this Design for Manufacturing approach, we ensure that optical systems not only work in theory, but can also be produced in series in a stable, reproducible and economical way.
