ENGINEERING & DESIGN SERVICES

Rayotek Sight Windows (RSW) is the progeny of a successful engineering company, Rayotek Scientific, Inc. (Rayotek), known internationally for its innovative research and engineering in glass and sapphire products. Like its parent company, RSW has made a name for itself in innovative engineering and manufacturing of glass and sapphire Sight Window. RSW engineering supports technologies such as high pressure and vacuum systems design, testing and FEA modeling and simulations.

The RSW engineering staff works in concert with Rayotek’s engineering staff to form a team of engineers and scientists that include expertise in the fields of:

  • Ultra High Pressure Systems & Testing
  • Aerospace (vacuum), Deep Sea (high pressure) and Hostile Environment Window Mounting
  • Structural Window Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • FEM/FEA & Simulations
  • High Vacuum Systems
  • Composite Structures Engineering
  • Applied Physics
  • Material Science
  • Electrical Engineering

As the go-to resource for Sight Window technology and science, RSW is here to help you design the most reliable and safe systems, while saving on time and costs.

General Capabilities

Design & Engineering of Glass, Sapphire & Other Clear Products
Engineering Window Mounting Systems to Increase Overall Performance
Proof Pressure Testing
Engineering of Novel Glass Processing Technologies
Massive Workpiece & Optics 5-Axis Diamond Grinding
FEA/FEM & Simulations - for Pressure & Structural Applications
 Controlled Destructive Testing & Analysis
Process Cost Analysis For Overall Customer Product Cost Reduction
Prototyping
Research & Development
Full Scale Manufacturing at Rayotek U.S. Facility

Process Engineering Expertise

Glass Processing, Forming & Shaping
Precision Diamond Grinding
High Pressure & Vacuum Testing Systems
Ultra high Vacuum Aystems
Optical Diffusers Design & Fabrication
Sapphire Growing & Shaping
Optical Material Processing
 Materials Selection & Application
Glass Molding & Slumping
Glass to Metal Sealing
Glass & Sapphire Strengthening
Sight Glass & Window Sealing
Glass Processing Equipment Design

Types of Testing

High Pressure Testing
Aerospace & Space Proof Pressure Testing
Helium Mass Spectroscopy Leak Testing
Vacuum Testing
FEA Modeling & Simulation
Thermal Behavior
 Stress/Strain Measurements
MOR Bar Testing
Taber Testing
Flexural Testing
Destructive Testing Followed by FA

Materials Engineering

Glass
Sapphire
Fused Silica & Fused Quartz
Optical Materials Including Deep UV & IR
 High Tech Ceramics
Sealing Materials
Metals

Technical Staff Onsite Expertise

Physics
Material Science
Mechanical Engineering
Composite Structures Engineering
FEM/FEA & Simulations
Large Optics, Including a Resident Master Optician
 5-Axis Diamond Grinding
Ultra High Pressure Testing
High Vacuum Systems
Electrical Engineering
Resident Labview Master Programmer



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Certifications

ISO 9001:2008

Industry Focus

Aerospace
Oil, Gas, Petroleum
Chemical
Government & Defense
Laser Systems
Measurement & Analysis
Semiconductor
Food Processing		 Sanitary
Marine
Submarine & Deep Sea
Nuclear
Optical
Pulp Processing
Pharmaceutical
R & D

Industry Standards

ANSI - American National Standards Institute
AS - Aerospace Industry Standard
ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
CE - The CE mark (officially CE marking) is a mandatory conformity mark on many products placed on the single market in the European Economic Area (EEA)
CRN - Canadian Registration Number
PED - Pressure Equipment Directive
SPVD - Simple Pressure Vessels Directive
DIN - Deutsche Industrie-Normen, general term relating to the official standards of Germany.
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
Mil-Spec - Military Specifications
NACE - National Association of Corrosion Engineers (older designation)
NADCAP - National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program
RoHS - Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (compliant)
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
IBR - Indian Boiler Regulations
NR13 - Brazilian Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulatory Standard

File Formats

BMP - Bit Mapped Graphics
Catia (CATDrawing,CATPart)
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
IGES - Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format
Inventor (IDW)
JPG or JEPG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET)
PDF - Portable Document Format
Pro-E or Pro/Engineer (DRW,PRT, XPR)
SAT - 3D ACIS Model File
SolidEdge (DFT)
SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT)
STEP - Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format 3D XML
3DS
3MF
ACIS
Adobe® Illustrator®
Adobe Photoshop®
AMF
Autodesk Inventor®
Autodsk Mechanical Desktop®
 CADKEY®
CATIA® Graphics
CGR (CATIA graphics)
Cimatron
DWG™
DXF™ Elite
HCG
I-DEAS
HSF (Hoops)
PRC
PSD (Adobe Photoshop)
Rhino
SAT (ACIS®)
Solid Edge®
STEP
STL
TIFF
TopSolid
Unigraphics®
VDA-FS
VRML