Andover Corporation
Andover Corporation is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality optical filters and coatings for industries requiring absolute precision. With nearly 50 years of experience, our expertise extends from design engineering to final testing, ensuring each product meets the stringent standards demanded by defense, medical, environmental monitoring, and aerospace markets.
Our Products and Services
Andover Corporation offers a wide range of optical solutions including standard and custom bandpass filters, dichroic filters, neutral density (ND) filters, long-wave pass and short-wave pass edge filters, mirrors, and much more.
- Custom and Standard Optical Filter Coatings: Covering wavelengths from 193nm to 14µm, our filters provide high performance across UV, visible, and IR spectrums.
- Optical Accessories and Assemblies: We offer an array of accessories, including filter wheels, prisms, beamsplitters and full optical assemblies tailored to meet project needs.
- Substrate Materials and Coating Services: our coating capabilities and services include substrates such as UV- and IR-grade fused silica, germanium, Borofloat, chalcogenide glass, zinc selenide, fiber optic tips, and more.
Our vertically-integrated production model covers every stage of manufacturing, from initial design to precision cutting, grinding, polishing, coating, metrology, and final inspection, allowing us to meet challenging quality and performance standards while maintaining rapid lead times with no minimum order quantities.
Extensive Testing Capabilities
Quality assurance is a cornerstone of Andover’s operations, supported by our optical metrology lab, which houses a custom-built, computer-controlled tunable interferometer, capable of measuring transmitted wavefronts at a precision beyond traditional methods. Our in-house testing also includes automated spectrophotometers for broadband spectral measurements and ultra-high-resolution spectrophotometers for narrowband accuracy. This rigorous testing ensures every filter meets the precise optical characteristics required for mission-critical applications.
Markets Served
Andover Corporation’s filters and coatings serve a broad range of industries:
- Defense and Aerospace: Our AS9100 certification and robust quality controls make us a reliable supplier of optical components for high-stakes military and civilian systems, including targeting and surveillance platforms.
- Medical and Life Sciences: Our filters enhance diagnostic imaging and medical instrumentation, from fluorescence studies to endoscopy.
- Environmental Monitoring: Used in airborne and satellite systems, our optical filters support hyperspectral imaging, agricultural sensing, and gas analysis applications.
- Astronomy and Space Observation: Andover’s space-qualified optics are trusted in ground and space observatories, withstanding the extreme environments of space exploration.
Why Andover?
Our commitment to excellence is evident in every project we undertake. Andover’s experience in optical engineering extends across a wide spectrum of markets, from terrestrial to space-based applications. We meet our customers’ most exacting needs with optical solutions that are crafted with precision, tested rigorously, and designed to deliver superior performance under demanding conditions.
Our commitment to continuous improvement keeps us at the cutting edge of technology, updating processes to support evolving industry demands. Our products exceed industry standards, meeting AS9100, ISO 9001, and ITAR regulations, positioning us as a trusted partner for high-stakes projects in regulated industries.
Whether you require a standard optical filter or a fully custom solution, Andover Corporation is dedicated to supporting your success with optical expertise and products engineered to the highest standards.
