Innovative Products for the Optical Laboratory

VERE

Our breadboards are designed by optical researchers with experience in both academic and industrial laboratories. The design stresses functionality and performance at the lowest possible cost to the customer. Advanced materials and designs are used to provide increased vibration damping and decreased weights when compared to conventional breadboards and tables.

The skins, core and final coating are manufactured separately and then assembled into the final unit permitting a wide variety of skins, cores and coatings to be used based on specific applications. Computer aided design stations are directly linked with computer controlled manufacturing centers to provide high dimensional accuracy and fast error free production.

Custom products and special designs can be quickly created saving you, our customer both money and lead-time.

Our Cost Saving 2” Grid can save up to 15% of the purchase price.
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Skins: Top & bottom skins are the same material unless noted otherwise*

              300 series  SS Top & Bottom

                 400 series, SS Top, Ferromagnetic Bottom*

Finish: Top / Sides / Bottom

  • Standard: Black anti-refective polyurethane impervious to most chemicals.  Absorbs more than 90% of light incident upon it.  Absorbs more than 95% of the energy in near perpendicular incidence and scatters grazing reflections to less than 5%.
  • Optional: Black anodized or Natural with matte finish

Borders and Corners around grid:

  • 1st row 2" from edge (50mm)
  • Variations can be accomodated
  • Rounded corners are standard with our product

Max static load before failure: 

                     P/n: 12362E1 supported at end  >11,000lbs, >5000N

Max compressive load:>55lbs/in², >3.9N/cm²

Deflection:    VERE Part # 12362E1 (Supported at 24") 32µin/lb, 1.5µ/N

      VERE Part# 48968E1 (Supported on legs) 2µin/lb, 0.1µm/N

Core: High Density Honeycomb Style

  • System Eliminates Resonances
  • Cell size: 3/8 inch cell
  • Vertically bonded
  • Waterproof 
  • Acid resistant

Tapped Holes: Lead screw tapped

  • 1/4-20 (English), most common
  • M6 (Metric) holes
  • 8/32 available
  • 10/32 available
  • System allows full depth of the Breadboard to be used

Top Grid Patterns:

  • Standard: 1”   (Center to Center)
  • Cost Saving: 2”   (Center to Center)
  • Metric Standard: 25mm   (Center to Center)
  • Metric Cost Saving: 50mm  (Center to Center)
  • Optional:   No grid

Dimensional tolerances:

  • Length, width: +0.05 -0.125in (3.2mm)
  • Thickness: 0.1in (2.5mm)
  • Hole positions wrt other holes: 0.004in (0.1mm)
  • Hole wrt edges: 0.1in (2.5mm)
  • Flatness (top surface): 0.01in over 1 ft distance (0.25mm over 30cm)