Kreischer Optics

Kreischer Optics, Ltd.
1729 Oak Drive
McHenry, Illinois 60050
United States

Tel.:	+1 815 344 4220
Fax:	+1 815 344 4221
Website:	www.kreischer.com

Products

Product	To	Alternative Suppliers
aspheric optics	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, G&H
cylindrical lenses	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Intrinsic Crystal Technology
laser optics	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Laseroptik, Photon LaserOptik
lenses	S E	DPM Photonics, EKSMA OPTICS, Intrinsic Crystal Technology

Column "To": S = list of suppliers for that product, E = encyclopedia article.

Third column: alternative suppliers are suppliers also offering such products while having an ad package. On their own company profile pages, the right column of the table contains their product descriptions instead of alternative suppliers.

Trouble with Specifications

Specifications for lasers and other photonics products are essential for the process of buying such things. Nevertheless, many do not properly deal with them:

Many product specifications by suppliers lack quality – they are incomplete, not sufficiently clear, etc.

Buyers are often not aware of what they really need. For example, they forget essential requirements.

Various problems can arise:

Due to a lack of clarity, tedious communications between supplier and buyer are required.

Product specifications raise expectations which cannot be met.

Conflicts can arise over such issues.

Photonics in Times of Trouble for International Trade

This article in the Photonics Spotlight addresses the current serious concerns about the future of international trade and more generally international cooperation. Some key points:

The German trade surplus deserves attention, but claiming unfair practices without differentiating between different sectors of the economy is just stupid talk.

Already announced changes of US policy constitute a serious threat of beginning trade wars, which could have disastrous consequences.

There are also ruthless attacks on essential values, contributing to a breakdown of cooperation.

If we do not stop these developments in time, we may get into the big crunch.

We must fiercely defend fundamental values as well as international cooperation, because this is the only chance to solve a wide range of serious problems.

You are welcome to read the article. Note that you can get the Photonics Spotlight as an e-mail newsletter.