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14 - 17 October 2019
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Courses at SPIE Optifab

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SPIE Optifab offers 15 courses, including our new two-hour courses crafted for technicians, to help keep you up to date and advance your career.

Course offerings listed below. Click on a course title to read the complete description and register.

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Optifab 2019
Courses for Technicians

Optifab 2019

SC1017: Optics Surface Inspection Workshop
Date: 17 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: David M. Aikens, Savvy Optics (United States)
$415.00 Members  |  $475.00 Non-members
SC1040: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Date: 16 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Walt Prystaj, PEN Associates, LLC (United States)
$580.00 Members  |  $670.00 Non-members
SC1114: The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping
Date: 14 October 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Robert Schalck, Consultant (United States)
$360.00 Members  |  $420.00 Non-members
SC1169: Optical Manufacturing Fundamentals
Date: 17 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Ray Williamson, Ray Williamson Consulting (United States)
$610.00 Members  |  $700.00 Non-members
SC1171: Seeing, Analyzing and Controlling Mid-Spatial Frequency (MSF) and Surface Roughness Errors on Optical Surfaces
Date: 16 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Jessica DeGroote Nelson, Optimax Systems, Inc. (United States)
$315.00 Members  |  $375.00 Non-members
SC1178: Fundamentals of Molded Optics
Date: 15 October 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Alan Symmons, LightPath Technologies, Inc. (United States); Michael Schaub, Facebook Technologies, LLC (United States)
$350.00 Members  |  $410.00 Non-members
SC1179: Optical Glass – Properties and Application-oriented Specification
Date: 14 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mark J. Davis, SCHOTT North America, Inc. (United States)
$625.00 Members  |  $715.00 Non-members
SC1224: Fundamentals of Optical Engineering
Date: 16 October 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Alexis K. S. Vogt, Monroe Community College (United States)
$185.00 Members  |  $210.00 Non-members
SC1278: Introduction to Freeform Optics: Design, Testing, and Applications
Date: 15 October 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Joseph M. Howard, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)
$315.00 Members  |  $375.00 Non-members
SC690: Optical System Design: Layout Principles and Practice
Date: 14 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: John E. Greivenkamp, James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences (United States)
$615.00 Members  |  $705.00 Non-members
SC700: Understanding Scratch and Dig Specifications
Date: 16 October 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: David M. Aikens, Savvy Optics (United States)
$315.00 Members  |  $375.00 Non-members
SC848: Fundamentals of Single Point Diamond Turning
Date: 15 October 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: John P. Schaefer, Raytheon EO Innovations (United States)
$315.00 Members  |  $375.00 Non-members
SC863: Introduction to Modern Optical Drawings – the ISO 10110 Standard
Date: 14 October 2019
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: David M. Aikens, Savvy Optics (United States)
$315.00 Members  |  $375.00 Non-members

Courses for Technicians

SC1279: Introduction to Magnetorheological Finishing
Date: 16 October 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Paul Dumas, QED Technologies, Inc. (United States)
$185.00 Members  |  $210.00 Non-members
SC1280: Measuring Precision Freeform Optics
Date: 17 October 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Course Level: Introductory
Instructor: Scott DeFisher, OptiPro Systems, LLC (United States)
$185.00 Members  |  $210.00 Non-members
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