If I ask you to write down how many companies you know working in the optic area, how many would it be? I think everyone knows Thorlabs and Newport, where most of us buy our optical components. And then... some other general well-known companies, some special companies working on your research topic, and then... i guess you know that there are much more companies.
There are several benefits for your research why to search once for other companies as to stay always at the same one:
- finding same product but cheaper (e.g. crystals, mechanical components, daily used things)
- better quality or performance (measurement devices)
- better support/ shorter delivering time (that is an important aspect)
- new products/ ideas for your research
But how to find them? A simple search with google or another search engine will often lead you to a useable result. Asking your working colleagues is good invested time too. Advertisement of new released products you can find in the different optic magazines (like
Photonics Spectra and many others) or in the newsletters of the companies (wanted or unwanted you receive them ;) ). But in this post i want to draw your attention to something what many people know but also many doesnt. There are guides of companies where you can browse by subject to find different companies concerning your search. I want to introduce the one of Photonics Spectra:
You can browse by product/ service/ company name and region. The guide contains profiles and contact information for more than 4000 manufacturers and suppliers of photonics products and services worldwide. The page is clearly laid out and information are updated. Try it!
One more motivation why to know such a guide... if you are searching a job in the optics industry, you can find with the guide easily all the companies in your country ;).
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