Jules Verne - a new polishing technique related to FJP

A variation on the fluid jet polishing (FJP) technique, arbitrarily named Jules Verne (JV), will be described in this article. Jules Verne is a glass processing technique that removes material due to the fact that the tool and the surface are in close contact, and a slurry moves in between the tool and the surface. This approach has both...

Optimisation of polishing processes by using iTIRM for in-situ monitoring of surface quality

The possibilities of iTIRM, an in-process surface measurement tool, are explored in this research. Experiments are done to test the applicability for qualifying and optimising finishing processes for optical surfaces. Several optical glasses, different polishing agents and ductile grinding are included in these experiments. It is concluded that...