MET Engineering Company Information

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Who We Are:

MET Engineering is a consulting company specializing in electro-optic prototype development, research, and manufacturing.

Focus:

December 1983: Milfred E. Thomas, a manufacturing engineer, founded MET Engineering in Santa Barbara, CA. to bridge the gap between R&D and commercialization. MET Engineering's goal is to help companies shorten the product development cycle and minimize the cycle's cost. Companies can then bring profit-making products to the market quicker than the typical 6 to 8 month product development cycle. In addition, the hassle of hiring additional personnel or reassigning current staff for product development can be avoided. In August of 1992 MET Engineering was relocated to Hampton Virginia, a city with more hightechnology opportunities, better air quality and a general improvement in the quality of life.

Customer List:

MET Engineering's experience extends over a wide range of electro-optical instrumentation. In-house expertise includes laser applications, optomechanics, fiber optic sensor (Bragg) fabrication, biomedical applications, and optical inspection systems. Emphasis is placed on developing products, tooling, and processes that lend themselves to efficient mass production. Customers have ranged from small independent companies to large government labs in the United States, Mexico, Europe, and India:

A.G. Heinze(a Nikon Distributor)

Collins Machinery

3M (IOL division)

General Ribbon Corp.

IMD (New Delhi)

Intermedics Corp.

Johnson & Johnson

Lawrence Livermore National Labs (LLNL)

ITT

Lockheed Martin Engineering Services

Magretech, Inc.

NASA Langley Research Center

Newport Corp.

Hampton University , Research Center for Optical Physics (RCOP)

Science and Technology Corp. , (Hampton, VA)

Surgidev Corp.

Teletrac Corp.

STORZ Opthalmics, Inc.

Successful Highlights:

	September 1984: MET Engineering invented and marketed the first inspection system for intra-ocular lenses (IOL's). In addition, the first program was developed by MET Engineering to allow feasibility studies of CO₂ laser manufacturing of IOL's.
	December 1984: Working with a Nikon distributor, A.G. Heinze, MET Engineering developed remote control microscopy instrumentation to inspect diamond turned mirrors for LLNL's Strategic Defense Initiative Program.
	May 1995: MET Engineering introduced Ceramount^TM the first all-ceramic kinematic mounts for use in laser resonators. This ceramic material was made by a net-shape casting process developed in a cooperative effort with NASA Langley Research Center and Precision Ceramics of Richmond, VA.
	June 1994: MET Engineering created the Polymount^TM product line, polyurethane optical mounting components that are one third the cost of conventional aluminum components.
	The photograph is a double exposure of the platform portion of the Bragg fiber fixture producing and calibrating precisely spaced multiple transverse holographic gratings in optical fibers. United States Patent #5,552,882/Sept. 3, 1996.
	Hampton University Research Center of Optical Physics (RCOP) Atmospheric research professor Dr. Thomas Chyba contracted MET Engineering to design and manage fabrication of a portable optical receiver for measurements of gases such as methane and or water vapor. This portable receiver utilized a 17" diameter Cassagrain telescope mounted on a channel. MET Engineering designed the frame, wormdrive system, optical receiver breadboard and various custom mounting hardware to achieve the desired results. To view the PowerPoint slide presentation click on the left image.

Terms:

MET Engineering will investigate your requirements at no cost and develop a proposal on a project-by-project basis. We will provide full engineering documentation, procure components, fabricate and assemble, integrate, deliver and install systems for a fixed cost. Low overhead allows us to offer very competitive rates. For a detailed discussion, contact us at 38 Westview Dr., Hampton Va. 23666-5541 (757) 865-8073, Fax: (757) 865-4447, Toll Free(800) 411-6740 or via e-mail at met@meteng.com or lai@mindspring.com