Chapter 14

Resources
This chapter provides a list of companies who offer common cleaning
supplies, materials, tools, equipment, flow benches, solvents, applica-
tors, tissues, wipes, etc. Some of these companies have been in
business for years and are well known in the optical industry.
Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement of one company over
another; some companies may have been overlooked. Search the
Internet, review optical directories, talk to associates, and attend
conferences or trade shows for other recommendations. It is very
important to find a quality and trusted supplier for the equipment you
need.

14.1 Suppliers of General Cleaning Products

Applicators and Wipes
Kimberly–Clark
Kleenex™
OPTO-WIPES™
Qosina (applicators and swabs)
Techspray
Texwipe
Carbon-Tip Cleaners
Parkside Optical, LensPen® (carbon tip)
Carson Optical (carbon-base wipe)

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CCD and CMOS Applicators

Cleaning Digital Camera
Micro-Tools
Super Brush LLC
Chemical Labels
Carlton USA
Compliance Signs
Industrial Safety Solutions
Uline
Chemicals
3M Electronic Markets, Material Division
Alconox
Borer Chemical
Cole Palmer
Jayco Cleaning Technologies
Houghton International
Micro-Care
Miller–Stephenson Chemical
VW&R Scientific
Cleaning Kits (outdoor)
B&H Photo
Baader Planetarium
Bushnell
Cabela’s
Clean Optics
Custom Scientific
Nikon
Swarovski
Vortex
Zeiss
Cleaning Systems (manual and automatic)
Alconox

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Branson
Cleaning Technologies Group
Crest Ultrasonic
Jayco Cleaning Technologies
Lapmaster
Leybold
Sonicon
Sonicsonline

General Suppliers
Anchor Optics
Aventools
Cole Palmer
CVI Melles Griot
Edmund Optics
Edmund Scientifics
Electron Microscopy Sciences
Elite Brands, Inc.
Fisher Scientific
Giottos (OmegaBrandess)
II-VI IR
Laser Research Optics
MSC Industrial Supply
Newport Optics
Opto-Alignment Technology
OptoSigma
Peca Products
Salem Distributing
TDI International
Techni-tool
THOR Labs, Inc.
Titan Tool Supply
Universal Photonics
VW& R Scientific
X-treme Geek

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Glassine Bags and Envelopes

Clear Bags
Paper Source
Uline

Gloves and Finger Cots

Curad
eSafety
QRP gloves
Uline

Lab Coats
All Heart
Lab Wear
Optics: Samples (new and used)
America Science and Surplus
BMI Surplus
RDY Sales
Rugate Technologies
Sky Scientific
Sterling Resale
Surplus Shed
Paper Products: Tissue and Envelopes (MIL-spec tissue or
Fed-spec A-50177)
Berkshire
Kraft paper tissue
Satin Wrap
Pump-Action Dispensers for Solvents
Menda Scientific
Reference and Dimensional Standards for Scratch and Dig
FLIR (approved supplier of MIL-spec glass standards)
Davidson Optronics (glass standards)

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Edmund Optics (glass)

Gage Line Technology (glass)
Small-Tip Chamois
Chemtronics
Strippable Liquid
Cortec Corp.
Photonics Cleaning Technologies
Strippable Coatings
Universal Photonics

14.2 Suppliers of Cleaning Tools

Brushes (camel-hair type)
Lens Pen
Visible Dust
CO2 Systems
Applied Surface Technologies
General Tools
American Science and Surplus
Erem®
Film Tools
Fit Tools
Jamco Electronics
MFG Tray
Micromart
Surplus Shed
Virtual Industries (vacuum pens)
Xuron Tools
Flow Benches and Cleanrooms
AES Clean Technology
Air Clean Systems
Clean Air Products

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Clean Rooms West

Portafab
TDI International
Terra Universal
Wood Craft (air cleaners)

Ink and Paint (for edge blackening)

Krylon (flat black)
Sharpie Ink (industrial grade and permanent)
Testors paint (engine black)
Lights (fiber, high intensity, and LED)
Aventools
Fiberoptics Technology, Inc.
Grainger
Lampsplus
MicroscopeWorld
Newark
Optronics
Sunnex
Microscopes (visual and digital)
Aventools
Celestron
Dino-Lite
Electro Optix
Luxo
Keyence
Saelig
Sciencescope
Vision Engineering
Spinner for Spin Cleaning
Headway Research, Inc.

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14.3 Suppliers of Storage Items

Coverings for Instruments
Caplugs
Binobib
Scopecoat
Storage Boxes, Containers, and Packaging
ADE, Inc.
Borer
Capuline
Crystalair
Empire West Packaging
Gel-Pak
Key Packaging
Metro
Military Spec Boxes
Nanuk
Pelican Cases
Shape-Master
Starlight Cases
Starwest
Tempo Packaging
Techotrade International
ULine
Walter Drake

14.4 Shipping Suppliers

ADE, Inc.
Borer
Crystalair Packaging
Empire West Packaging
Military Spec Boxes

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Nanuk
Pelican Cases
Techotrade International
Tempo Packaging
ULine
UPS Store

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