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Precision Optics Manufacturer UK

The precision optics manufacturer UK companies and research institutions have trusted since 1996. Lenses, prisms, mirrors, filters, windows and graticules are designed, polished, coated and tested on one site in Rye, East Sussex, from a single prototype to production volumes.

Send Us Your Drawing What We Make
  • Manufacturing since 1996
  • ISO 9001:2015
  • NDA-friendly
  • Speak to UK engineers

From Drawing to Delivery, Under One Roof

Use us for one step or all four. Each stage hands straight to the next, in the same building in Rye.

1 Optical design in Zemax and mechanical CAD at Kingsview Optical DesignZemax optical design and mechanical design, built for manufacture.Design consultancy
2 Engineer running an Optotech CNC lens polishing machine ManufactureCNC and conventional polishing, edging and cementing.Custom optics
3 Vacuum optical coating chamber at Kingsview Optical CoatAR, mirror and sputtered filter coatings from five vacuum chambers.Coating service
4 Optical assembly components prepared for cleanroom assembly AssembleCleanroom assembly, from prototype builds to production lines.Optical assembly
Realistic tolerancesDesigners work alongside the technicians who make the parts.
Faster lead timesNo waiting in queues at other suppliers between stages.
One supplierOne purchase order and one point of contact, prototype to production.
Measured at every stageZygo, Trioptics and spectrophotometer checks, with reports on request.

Precision Optical Components We Manufacture

Every component is made to your drawing, not picked from a catalogue. Choose a component to see sizes, tolerances and materials.

CNC polishing of a precision optical lens by precision optics manufacturer UK Kingsview Optical

Optical Lenses

Achromats, plano-convex, meniscus, biconvex and cemented doublets and triplets, on Optotech CNC lines or conventionally polished.

Lens manufacturing
Custom optical prisms and windows made by Kingsview Optical

Optical Prisms

From 0.5mm endoscopic micro prisms to large periscope prisms: right angle, dove, roof, penta and Risley.

Prism manufacturing
Sputtered optical bandpass filters diced on a wafer at Kingsview Optical

Optical Filters New

Sputtered bandpass, notch, edge and dichroic filters, plus coloured glass cut to any shape.

Custom optical filters
Gold and silver coated optical mirrors by Kingsview Optical

Optical Mirrors

Aluminium, silver, gold and dielectric mirror coatings on flats, prisms and lenses.

Mirror manufacturing
Precision optical window made by Kingsview Optical

Optical Windows

Any shape or size via CNC edging, twin-lap polished to better than 10 arc seconds.

Window manufacturing
Custom graticule patterns made by photolithography at Kingsview Optical

Custom Graticules

Photolithographic reticles on flat glass, or directly onto prisms and windows.

Graticule manufacturing
Disco dicing saw used to dice sputtered optical filter wafers
New capability

Sputtered Custom Filters, Made in the UK

Our new magnetron sputtering chamber makes custom bandpass, notch, edge and dichroic filters. They're designed, coated, diced and measured on site. Bought filters from Envin Scientific before? We acquired its chamber and filter IP in 2025.

Explore Filters

Industries We Supply

OEMs, research institutions, universities and specialist instrument makers across the UK and internationally.

  • Medical imaging
  • Defence & security
  • Aerospace
  • Industrial & machine vision
  • Scientific research
  • Augmented reality

Getting a Quote from a UK Precision Optics Manufacturer

Send whatever you have: a drawing, a sketch or just what the part has to do. We'll tell you what else we need.

What to send

  • A drawing or sketch: PDF, STEP or DXF
  • Key dimensions and tolerances, if known
  • Material or wavelength range, and any coating
  • Quantity, and whether it's a one-off or repeat

What happens next

  1. An engineer reviews itWithin one working day, flagging anything that will drive cost or lead time.
  2. You get a firm quotePriced on the processes and metrology your part actually needs.
  3. We make and test itIn-house in Rye, with test reports on request.
Start Your RFQ

Not Sure If It Can Be Made?

That's usually the best conversation to have first. Send the drawing, or describe what the component has to do, and we'll tell you honestly what it will take.

Send Us Your Drawing Call 01797 226202
NDA-friendly. Defence and security work welcome.