Vision Engineering, Inc

Founded in 1952, Unitron designs and manufactures microscopes and telescopes. It offers metallographs and metallurgical microscopes to industrial, educational and research facilities worldwide. The company provides a range of products, such as industrial measurement instrumentation, stereo microscopes and accessories, and digital and analog video-imaging systems and components. Additionally, it offers biological microscopes in monocular, binocular and trinocular models for medical applications. Unitron also offers forensic projectors for measuring and comparing of forensic materials, such as bullets, cartridges, fibers and paints. In addition, the company provides various other products, including auxiliary lenses, illuminators, optical bodies, fiber-optic ring lights, and pillar, plain and transmitted stands. Unitron is located in Bohemia, N.Y.

Dr. William Feinbloom founded Designs for Vision in Buffalo, N.Y. The company supplies surgeons and dentists with thousands of optical products. Designs for Vision is a privately owned optical research and design and manufacturing company. It has more than 50 locations worldwide and is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Designs for Vision manufactures custom telescope and fiber optic headlight systems with precision optics. It also makes ergonomically correct telescope and fiber optic headlight systems for dentists and dental hygienists. Designs for Vision has sales representatives throughout the United States and more than 20 countries worldwide.

Established in 1924, Cargille-Sacher Laboratories provides specialized services to a broad range of laboratory sciences. It develops and manufactures optical liquids calibrated for refractive indices. It also serves as a member of the United States delegation and helps in writing the ISO specifications for immersion oils in conjunction with microscope manufacturers, experts and users worldwide. The laboratory s other major products include laser liquids, mounting medias, optical gels, fused silica matching liquids, comminuted optical glass, viscosity tubes and beakers. Located in Cedra Grove, N.J., Cargille-Sacher Laboratories maintains a Web site that features a catalogue request form and product order sheet. It also offers links to other industry resources.