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View Our ServicesFlight of the Optical Components: How Optics Are Used in State-of-the-Art Airborne Applications
Published 15th Feb 2021 at 15:22As a world-leading supplier of optical components for the cutting-edge integrated technologies within these aircraft divisions, Knight Optical explores some uses of optics in aviation.
read more newsOptical Components and the Rise of Renewables
Published 26th Jan 2021 at 08:36Knight Optical looks at how the pandemic has created a sea change in how we want to live our lives on planet earth.
read more newsOptics are all around us
Published 7th Dec 2020 at 08:53Whether it’s in the kitchen, bathroom, lounge or utility room, it’s surprising to learn just how many optics live alongside us every day.
read more newsTiny Tech: The World of Nanotechnology
Published 16th Nov 2020 at 10:26As a regular supplier of metrology-tested components for nanotechnological use, Knight Optical runs through some of the most novel applications within this specialised field of science and tech.
read more newsThis Month’s Top Tech
Published 2nd Nov 2020 at 08:49Technological advancements are moving at the speed of light. Industries across the globe are continuously innovating to discover the latest in ground-breaking tech to improve our way of life. Here, Knight Optical – the industry-leading supplier of premium-quality, metrology-tested optical components – explores this month’s top tech.
read more newsKnight Optical: Bringing Quality Into Focus
Quality is the one thing you can be sure of with Knight Optical. We use quality management systems and are ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2004 accredited.
Our workforce use these quality management systems along with being trained in drawing quality standards, including but not limited to ISO10110, BS4301 and MIL-SPEC.
Knight Optical has been operating for over 26 years, with our managing director Colin Overton at the helm. Over this time, we have become a global leader in the production and distribution of scientific optical components and bringing quality into focus for all of our products and services that we provide.
Our 2018/2019 Catalogue
Inside Knight Optical’s catalogue you’ll find details of the industries we serve as well as the many other services we can offer. It also showcases hundreds of our most popular products, supported by useful technical information, to help you choose the right part for your application.
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