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'''See [[Internal:Usernames|Usernames]] for a list of logins to some of these vendors.'''
 
'''See [[Internal:Usernames|Usernames]] for a list of logins to some of these vendors.'''
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'''Also check out [http://www.thomasnet.com/ ThomasNet] or [http://www.directindustry.com/ Direct Industry] for a searchable vendor list.'''
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'''Don't forget about the [[Internal:Vendor_Black_List|Black List]]'''
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Thanks to [http://www.physics.harvard.edu/services/machineshop/ Stan Cotreau] and the [http://www.yale.edu/demillegroup/ DeMille group] for helping us to put this together. 
  
 
=== Buyers guides ===
 
=== Buyers guides ===
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*[http://www.aip.org/ptbg/search.jsp Physics Today Buyers Guide]
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*[http://physicstodaybuyersguide.com/ Physics Today Buyers Guide]
 
*[http://cerncourier.com/cws/buyers-guide CERN Courier Buyer's Guide]
 
*[http://cerncourier.com/cws/buyers-guide CERN Courier Buyer's Guide]
 
*[http://www.thomasnet.com/ ThomasNet] - Extensive vendor search engine
 
*[http://www.thomasnet.com/ ThomasNet] - Extensive vendor search engine
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*[https://octopart.com/ Octopart] - Electronic components data sheets and price search
  
 
=== Ablation target preparation and testing===
 
=== Ablation target preparation and testing===
 
*[http://www.atspa.com/ Applied Test Systems] - high-end materials testing and furnaces
 
*[http://www.atspa.com/ Applied Test Systems] - high-end materials testing and furnaces
 
*[http://www.futek.com/ Futek] - Load cells and other sensors
 
*[http://www.futek.com/ Futek] - Load cells and other sensors
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*[http://www.mtixtl.com/ MTI Corporation] - relatively inexpensive materials science research supplies (furnaces, temp. controllers, crucibles, gloveboxes, benchtop presses, diamond blade saws, ball mills, nanopowders...); equipment seems generally reliable, but technical support is of little help.
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*[http://www.mtixtl.com/ MTI Corporation] - relatively inexpensive materials science research supplies (furnaces, temp. controllers, crucibles, gloveboxes, benchtop presses, diamond blade saws, ball mills, nanopowders...); equipment seems generally reliable though cheap. Technical support is of little help.
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*[http://www.rencogloves.com/ Renco Corporation] - sells glovebox gloves
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*[http://www.rencogloves.com/ Renco Corporation] - sells a wide variety of glovebox gloves, but they're a little laggy on responding to quote requests.
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*[http://www.thermo.com/ Thermo Scientific] - general lab supplies, including furnaces
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*[http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/ Sigma-Aldrich] - also sells a lot of glovebox gloves and sleeves, and as a "Harvard Marketplace" company, they're very convenient and relatively cheap to order from on HCOM
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*[http://www.thermo.com/ Thermo Scientific] - general lab supplies, including furnaces (Please see [[Internal:Vendor Black List|this note]] before considering buying from them, though!)
  
 
=== Radiation equipment ===
 
=== Radiation equipment ===
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*[http://www.americanelements.com/ American Elements] -- pretty much the whole periodic table, but don't get too excited - they don't carry a lot of what they list.
 
*[http://www.americanelements.com/ American Elements] -- pretty much the whole periodic table, but don't get too excited - they don't carry a lot of what they list.
 
*[http://www.plasmaterials.com Plasmaterials]
 
*[http://www.plasmaterials.com Plasmaterials]
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*[http://processmaterials.com/targets.html Process Materials]
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*[http://processmaterials.com/ Process Materials]
 
*[http://www.refrac.com/ Refrac systems] - Diffusion bonding, hot-pressing
 
*[http://www.refrac.com/ Refrac systems] - Diffusion bonding, hot-pressing
 
*[http://www.mpbio.com/ MP Biomedicals] - Cheapest thorium metal powder ever, while supplies last...
 
*[http://www.mpbio.com/ MP Biomedicals] - Cheapest thorium metal powder ever, while supplies last...
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* [http://www.vwrsp.com VWR]
 
* [http://www.vwrsp.com VWR]
 
* [http://www.pfaltzandbauer.com Pfaltz and Bauer]
 
* [http://www.pfaltzandbauer.com Pfaltz and Bauer]
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==== Ablation targets ====
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* [http://www.americanelements.com/ American Elements] -- CaF ablation targets
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* [http://www.alloys.com/ Sophisticated Alloys] - Order-made targets. They can handle pretty much everything, but the lead time is long.
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* [http://materion.com/ Materion]
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=== Adhesives and Glues ===
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* [http://www.emiuv.com/ EMI UV] - Fancy UV curing epoxy, low expansion and UHV (Optocast 3410 Gen2)
  
 
=== Ceramics ===
 
=== Ceramics ===
 
See also: [[#Chemicals_and_materials]]
 
See also: [[#Chemicals_and_materials]]
 
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster]
 
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster]
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*[http://www.cercomceramics.com/contact.htm Cercom Ceramics]
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*[http://www.cercomceramics.com Cercom Ceramics]
 
*[http://www.coorstek.com CoorsTek] ceramic tubes etc.
 
*[http://www.coorstek.com CoorsTek] ceramic tubes etc.
 
*[http://global.kyocera.com/prdct/fc/index.html Kyocera] - expensive
 
*[http://global.kyocera.com/prdct/fc/index.html Kyocera] - expensive
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=== Metals ===
 
=== Metals ===
 
See also: [[#Chemicals_and_materials]]
 
See also: [[#Chemicals_and_materials]]
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*[http://www.espi-metals.com/ ESPI] - expensive, but has everything
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*[http://www.espimetals.com/ ESPI] - expensive, but has everything
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*[http://www.goodfellow.com/csp/active/gfHome.csp Goodfellow]
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*[http://www.goodfellow.com/ Goodfellow] - metric, crazy expensive
 
*[http://www.rembar.com/ Rembar]- Good for Tantalum, Tungsten etc
 
*[http://www.rembar.com/ Rembar]- Good for Tantalum, Tungsten etc
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*[http://www.surepure.com/ Surepure Chemetals] - Precious metals and wire in many sizes, cheap
 
*[http://www.hagstoz.com/ Hagstoz] - Gold and precious metals, usually cheap
 
*[http://www.hagstoz.com/ Hagstoz] - Gold and precious metals, usually cheap
 
*[http://www.refiningsystems.com/ Refining Systems] - Gold and precious metals
 
*[http://www.refiningsystems.com/ Refining Systems] - Gold and precious metals
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*[http://www.alloys.com/ Sophisticated alloys]
 
*[http://www.alloys.com/ Sophisticated alloys]
 
*[http://metricmetal.com Parker Steel] -  Metric metals (not just steel).  Tell Gary Bartlett that Stan sent you.
 
*[http://metricmetal.com Parker Steel] -  Metric metals (not just steel).  Tell Gary Bartlett that Stan sent you.
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*[http://www.copper.org/resources/properties/db/SDResultServlet.jsp?Action=search&service=COPPERINTRA&ACtype=Wrought&Alloy=Brasses&term=Copper-Zinc%20Alloys%20(Yellow%20Brasses)&alloyStart=C20000&alloyEnd=C29999 Copper.org] Data on copper alloy compositions
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*[http://www.copper.org/resources/properties/ Copper.org] Data on copper alloy compositions
 
*[http://www.copperandbrass.com/ Copper and brass sales] - THE copper and brass supplier.  Doesn't always sell small quantities.  Ask for Jeremy Jennings, First.last@thyssenkrupp.com
 
*[http://www.copperandbrass.com/ Copper and brass sales] - THE copper and brass supplier.  Doesn't always sell small quantities.  Ask for Jeremy Jennings, First.last@thyssenkrupp.com
 
*[http://www.sequoia-brass-copper.com/ Sequoia Copper and Brass] - Cheap copper and brass.  Sells small quantities at reasonable prices, but might take a while.
 
*[http://www.sequoia-brass-copper.com/ Sequoia Copper and Brass] - Cheap copper and brass.  Sells small quantities at reasonable prices, but might take a while.
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*[http://www.onlinemetals.com/ Online Metals] - Good selection, fast shipping, reasonable prices on most things.  DO NOT BUY COPPER HERE... the price is inflated by a factor of 2-3 compared to Sequoia or Copper and Brass.
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*[http://www.onlinemetals.com/ Online Metals] - Good selection, fast shipping, reasonable prices on most things.  DO NOT BUY COPPER HERE... the price is inflated by a factor of 2-3 compared to Sequoia or Copper and Brass. You can order online with a PO, use account username: jacob@cua.harvard.edu pwd: usual. Just enter PO number when asked for payment information.
 
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster] - Good selection, reasonable prices.  Don't buy if you really need a specific alloy of a metal, since they never provide any sort of material certification.
 
*[http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster] - Good selection, reasonable prices.  Don't buy if you really need a specific alloy of a metal, since they never provide any sort of material certification.
 
*[http://www.brunnerent.com/ Brunner Enterprises] - Good source for anodized aluminum.
 
*[http://www.brunnerent.com/ Brunner Enterprises] - Good source for anodized aluminum.
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*[http://www.tubeservice.com/ Tube Service] - Large diameter tubes
 
*[http://www.tubeservice.com/ Tube Service] - Large diameter tubes
 
*[http://www.twmetals.com/ T.W. Metals] - Tubing, aluminum, stainless, nickel
 
*[http://www.twmetals.com/ T.W. Metals] - Tubing, aluminum, stainless, nickel
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*[http://www.saf.com/ Southern Aluminum Finishing] - Aluminum sales; will do custom anodizing for good prices.
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*[http://www.rebelmetals.com/ Rebel Metals] - Aluminum and stainless. Steve approved.
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*[http://www.evmetals.com/ Everest Metals] - Copper, aluminum, stainless.  Steve approved.
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*[http://www.coonerwire.com/flexible-wire-rope/ Cooner Wire] Flexible heat links - (we use NER7710836B-OFE specifically request Cu10100 with certs)
  
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==== Welding ====
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=== Magnet Wire ===
  
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[http://www.ramsaywelding.com/ Ramsay Welding] - Can do aluminum welding.  Has Stan's seal of approval.
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* [http://www.lww.se/ Liljedahl Winding Wire] - Used by Greiner, Innsbruck groups
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* '''Insist on desired weight to be wound on a single spool for both of these suppliers'''
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** [http://www.smalltubeproducts.com/ Small Tube Products] - raw tubing
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** [http://www.swwireco.com/ S & W Wire Company] - insulator
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=== Machining/Welding/Fabrication/Etc. ===
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* [http://www.newcut.com NewCut] - Photo etch machining, up to 80 mils thick, very tight tolerances, quick turn-around.
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* [http://www.ramsaywelding.com/ Ramsay Welding] - Can do aluminum welding.  Has Stan's seal of approval.
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* [https://www.protolabs.com/ Protolabs] - Lukin Group recommended
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*[https://www.plethora.com/ Plethora] - Also recommended by Lukin group, might give you a credit if you are a new customer.
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*[http://www.seas.harvard.edu/scientific-shops/ Harvard SEAS Shops] - SEAS shops
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*[http://www.tuofamachining.cn/ Shenzhen Tuofa] - Custom CNC parts, dirt cheap, within spec, but long-ish lead time (2-4 weeks).  The Ni lab has used them and they are really shockingly cheap, ~$60 total price (machining + material + shipping) for some reasonably complex three piece DBR housings.
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==== Solder and Braze ====
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* [http://www.lucasmilhaupt.com/ Lucas Milhaupt] - Large selection of braze and solder
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* [http://www.indium.com/low-temperature-alloys/ Indalloy] - Low temperature indium solder
  
 
=== Plastics and Composites ===
 
=== Plastics and Composites ===
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*[http://www.curbellplastics.com Curbell Plastics]
 
*[http://www.curbellplastics.com Curbell Plastics]
 
*[http://www.patriotplastics.com/ Patriot Plastics]
 
*[http://www.patriotplastics.com/ Patriot Plastics]
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*[http://www.cshyde.com/ C.S. Hyde] - Tapes, Films, Fabrics & Silicone.  Kapton film.
  
 
=== Hardware/Machining Supplies/Fasteners ===
 
=== Hardware/Machining Supplies/Fasteners ===
 
*[http://www.mcmaster.com McMaster]
 
*[http://www.mcmaster.com McMaster]
 
*[http://www1.mscdirect.com/ MSC] - When McMaster just won't do
 
*[http://www1.mscdirect.com/ MSC] - When McMaster just won't do
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*[http://www.e-mount.com/page_results.php?type=normalform&field=ram.category=&string=04002001 RAM mounts] - Mounts for scopes and other instruments.
 
 
*[http://www.vlier.com/ Vlier] - Screws with Springs inside and more.
 
*[http://www.vlier.com/ Vlier] - Screws with Springs inside and more.
 
*[http://www.airinc.net/ Air Incorporated] - 80/20 supplier. Phone: 800-341-2800. Best to have the cut numbers and location codes (from an 80/20 catalog) ready for any anchor fastener counterboring, etc., before you call.
 
*[http://www.airinc.net/ Air Incorporated] - 80/20 supplier. Phone: 800-341-2800. Best to have the cut numbers and location codes (from an 80/20 catalog) ready for any anchor fastener counterboring, etc., before you call.
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*[http://www.amazingmagnets.com/index.asp Amazing Magnets] - Permanent magnets
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*[http://www.amazingmagnets.com/ Amazing Magnets] - Permanent magnets
 
*[http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ K&J Magnetics] - Large selection of rare-earth magnets.
 
*[http://www.kjmagnetics.com/ K&J Magnetics] - Large selection of rare-earth magnets.
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*[http://www.olander.com/ Olander] - Helicoils, including phosphor bronze and other specialty materials.
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*[http://www.olander.com/ Olander] - Helicoils, including phosphor bronze and other specialty materials.  Don't bother with the website, just call with a part number and tell them the material.
 
** Before ordering, it helps to have a part number from a helicoil manufacturer, such as [http://www.chrislynninserts.com/helicalpages/AMERbulkQTY.htm Chrislynn Inserts] or [http://emhartamericas.com/pdf/Heli%20Coil/HC2000%20Rev%204.pdf Emhart Teknologies].  If you need non-magnetic helicoils quickly, [http://www1.mscdirect.com/ MSC] sells titanium helicoils in many common sizes.
 
** Before ordering, it helps to have a part number from a helicoil manufacturer, such as [http://www.chrislynninserts.com/helicalpages/AMERbulkQTY.htm Chrislynn Inserts] or [http://emhartamericas.com/pdf/Heli%20Coil/HC2000%20Rev%204.pdf Emhart Teknologies].  If you need non-magnetic helicoils quickly, [http://www1.mscdirect.com/ MSC] sells titanium helicoils in many common sizes.
 
*[http://www.solonmfg.com/ Solon Manufacturing] Belleville spring washers in specialty materials, including phosphor bronze
 
*[http://www.solonmfg.com/ Solon Manufacturing] Belleville spring washers in specialty materials, including phosphor bronze
 
*[http://www.unitedtitanium.com/ United Titanium] Titanium fasteners
 
*[http://www.unitedtitanium.com/ United Titanium] Titanium fasteners
 
*[http://www.mutualscrew.com/ Mutual screw] Brass (C260) and silicon bronze fasteners
 
*[http://www.mutualscrew.com/ Mutual screw] Brass (C260) and silicon bronze fasteners
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*[http://http://www.coldheaders.com/catalog-directory/ Cold Headers Inc.] Brass and Stainless Steel socket cap screws. Cheaper than McMaser (about factor of 2). Responds and ships fast.
 
*[http://www.fastenercomponents.com/ E&T Fasteners] PEEK screws and other exotic plastics. Can even get them vented!
 
*[http://www.fastenercomponents.com/ E&T Fasteners] PEEK screws and other exotic plastics. Can even get them vented!
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*[http://www.actfast.com/ Accurate Fasteners] Local fastener distributor
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*[http://www.centuryspring.com/ Century Spring] All manner of springs, including non-magnetic, unusual materials, and custom
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*[http://www.jimorrisco.com/ J I Morris] - Great selection of small screws and nuts, lots of stock
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*[https://www.seastrom-mfg.com/ Seastrom Manufacturing] - Great selection of washers, many sizes and materials.
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*[https://product-components.com/ Product Components Corporation] - Plastic fasteners. Untested
  
 
===Razor Blades===
 
===Razor Blades===
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==== Essentials ====
 
==== Essentials ====
 
*[http://www.thorlabs.com Thorlabs]
 
*[http://www.thorlabs.com Thorlabs]
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*[http://www.cvilaser.com CVI ]
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*[http://cvilaseroptics.com/ CVI ]
 
*[http://www.newfocus.com New Focus]
 
*[http://www.newfocus.com New Focus]
 
*[http://www.newport.com Newport] - Excellent damage threshold for price
 
*[http://www.newport.com Newport] - Excellent damage threshold for price
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*[http://www.casix.com Casix] - dirt cheap, long lead times?
 
*[http://www.casix.com Casix] - dirt cheap, long lead times?
 
*[http://www.conoptics.com/ conoptics] - Isolators
 
*[http://www.conoptics.com/ conoptics] - Isolators
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*[http://www.edmundoptics.com/ Edmund optics]
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*[http://www.edmundoptics.com/ Edmund optics] sales@edmundoptics.com
 
*[http://www.optosigma.com/ Optosigma] - windows
 
*[http://www.optosigma.com/ Optosigma] - windows
 
*[http://www.escoproducts.com Esco Products]-unusually fast and inexpensive for custom optics jobs, proven reliable.  Also good selection of stock optics, '''especially cheap windows, lenses, etc'''
 
*[http://www.escoproducts.com Esco Products]-unusually fast and inexpensive for custom optics jobs, proven reliable.  Also good selection of stock optics, '''especially cheap windows, lenses, etc'''
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*[http://www.optotune.com/ Optotune] - Electrically tunable lenses
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*[http://www.dorotek.de Dorotek] - Optics company for mirrors, etc ...
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*[http://www.redoptronics.com/ Red Optronics] - Custom/volume optics.  Large orders of standard things like mirrors can be <1/2 the price of standard optics places.  Notoriously hard to get a hold of.  Nick learned about this vendor from a member of the Greiner group who misremembered the name as "Red Optics," which is a pornography website.  Boy was that confusing.
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*[http://www.newriseoptics.com/ New Rise Optics] - Red Optronics' new name.
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*[http://www.foctek.net/ FocTek] - Custom/volume optics.  Potentially dirt cheap, but be sure to check that the optics meet spec when you get them...
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* Laser Mill - Hyde Park, Vermont.  Ni Lab source for used optics breadboards.
  
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==== Specialty ====
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==== Frequency-Doubling Crystals ====
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*[http://www.unitedcrystals.com United Crystals] (Very cheap, but make sure the order confirmation matches exactly your email request)
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*[http://www.newlightphotonics.com Newlight Photonics (Canada)]
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*[http://www.castech.com Castech]
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*[http://www.eksmaoptics.com Eksma Optics]
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*[http://www.hcphotonics.com HC Photonics] (Check with Ni Group, seems to not be as good as covesion)
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*[http://www.opt-oxide.com/en/ Oxide Corp] (Produces High Power Visible/Green compatible crystals, check with Greiner Group)
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*[http://www.doehrer-optics.de Doehrer Optics (Germany)]
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*[http://www.covesion.com/ Covesion] MgO:PPLN crystals, SHG, SFG and OPO crystals (7W+ with no damage, just replace the plastic front cover with a metal one)
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==== Acousto-Optic and Electro-Optic Modulators ====
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*[http://www.neostech.com/ NEOS] - AOMs
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*[http://intraaction.com/ Intraaction] - AOMs
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*[http://www.brimrose.com/home.html Brimrose] AOMs
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*[http://www.eospace.com/phase_modulator.htm EO Space] Fiber phase modulators (electro-optic modulators), with V_pi as low as ~ 5 V !
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*[http://www.advr-inc.com/ Advr Inc.] Electro-optic modulators
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*[http://www.newport.com Newport] Electro-optic modulators
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*[https://gandh.com/ Gooch and Housego] AOMs
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==== Fiber optics====
 
*[http://www.fiberopticsystems.com/ Fiberoptic Systems] - Custom fiber optic bundles, including high vacuum, non-ferrous, high NA.  Great prices.
 
*[http://www.fiberopticsystems.com/ Fiberoptic Systems] - Custom fiber optic bundles, including high vacuum, non-ferrous, high NA.  Great prices.
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*[http://www.ofr.com/ OFR] - fiber optics and isolators
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*[http://www.nsgamerica.com/index.php?lang=english&page=collimators NSG America] all-glass GRIN fiber collimators
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* [http://www.fiberopticsstore.com Fiber Optics Store] - Various fiber optics supplies.  Sells [http://www.fiberopticsstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=85 fiber-coupled laser pointers] for cheap, which are very useful for aligning coupling/collimating lenses.
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==== Specialty ====
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*[http://rmico.com/ Rocky Mountain Instruments] - custom coatings, custom lenses, UV specialists, fast service
 
*[http://rmico.com/ Rocky Mountain Instruments] - custom coatings, custom lenses, UV specialists, fast service
 
*[http://www.reoinc.com/ Research Electro Optics] - High end optics
 
*[http://www.reoinc.com/ Research Electro Optics] - High end optics
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*[http://www.ofr.com/ OFR] - fiber optics and isolators
 
*[http://www.ofr.com/ OFR] - fiber optics and isolators
 
*[http://www.technicalglass.com/ Technical Glass] - Quartz rods, discs, tubes, etc.
 
*[http://www.technicalglass.com/ Technical Glass] - Quartz rods, discs, tubes, etc.
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*[http://www.neostech.com/ NEOS] - AOMs
 
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*[http://intraaction.com/ Intraaction] - AOMs
 
 
*[http://www.bicron.com/ St. Gobain Crystals] - custom crystalline optics
 
*[http://www.bicron.com/ St. Gobain Crystals] - custom crystalline optics
 
*[http:///www.standa.lt/ Standa] - mostly optomechanics
 
*[http:///www.standa.lt/ Standa] - mostly optomechanics
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*[http://www.siskiyou.com/ Siskiyou] - Unusual optomechanics: top-drive flexures & stages, etc.
 
*[http://www.siskiyou.com/ Siskiyou] - Unusual optomechanics: top-drive flexures & stages, etc.
 
*[http://www.controlcable.com/custom.asp?i=70577 Optical fiber fault checker]
 
*[http://www.controlcable.com/custom.asp?i=70577 Optical fiber fault checker]
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*[http://www.lasercomponents.com/us/homepage0.html Laser Components] - Both custom and stocked cavity mirrors
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*[https://www.lasercomponents.com/us/ Laser Components] - Both custom and stocked cavity mirrors
 
*[http://www.photoniccleaning.com/ Photonic Cleaning] Optics cleaning supplies for astronomy, including 'First Contact' goop.
 
*[http://www.photoniccleaning.com/ Photonic Cleaning] Optics cleaning supplies for astronomy, including 'First Contact' goop.
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*[http://www.lasersos-usa.com/ Laser SOS]  Flashlamps, filters, parts for Minilite/Surelite, YAG lasers.
 
*[http://ntkj.co.jp/index_en.html Nihon Tokushu Kogaku Jushi] Fresnel lenses up to f/0.2
 
*[http://ntkj.co.jp/index_en.html Nihon Tokushu Kogaku Jushi] Fresnel lenses up to f/0.2
 
*[http://www.fresneltech.com/ Fresnel Tech] Custom and specialty Fresnel lenses
 
*[http://www.fresneltech.com/ Fresnel Tech] Custom and specialty Fresnel lenses
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*[http://www.thinfilmlabs.com/ Thin Film Labs] Custom AR coating, other kinds of wacky coatings, *extremely fast* turnaround. Yale recommended.
 
*[http://www.thinfilmlabs.com/ Thin Film Labs] Custom AR coating, other kinds of wacky coatings, *extremely fast* turnaround. Yale recommended.
 
*[http://www.layertec.de/ LayerTec] Cheap yet good quality cavity mirrors
 
*[http://www.layertec.de/ LayerTec] Cheap yet good quality cavity mirrors
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*[http://www.eospace.com/phase_modulator.htm EO Space] Fiber phase modulators, with V_pi as low as ~ 5 V !
 
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*[http://www.nsgamerica.com/index.php?lang=english&page=collimators NSG America] all-glass GRIN fiber collimators
 
 
* [http://www.ccd.com Apogee Instruments] Low-noise CCD cameras
 
* [http://www.ccd.com Apogee Instruments] Low-noise CCD cameras
 
* [http://www.electrophysics.com Electrophysics]  Objective lenses for C-mount cameras/imagers
 
* [http://www.electrophysics.com Electrophysics]  Objective lenses for C-mount cameras/imagers
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* [http://www.fiberopticsstore.com Fiber Optics Store] - Various fiber optics supplies. Sells [http://www.fiberopticsstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=85 fiber-coupled laser pointers] for cheap, which are very useful for aligning coupling/collimating lenses.
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* [http://www.radiant-dyes.com/ Radiant Dyes] - They make dye lasers, service old Coherent dye lasers (including 899) and new Sirah dye lasers, build economical opto-mechanics, and have excellent service!
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* [http://www.lasershs.com/ Holo Spectra] - 899 parts
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* [http://www.laserinnovations.com/home_LaserInnovations.htm Laser Innovations] - 899 parts
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* [http://www.mpbc.ca/ MPB Communications Inc.] Yb fiber laser (seed) + Raman fiber amplifier system at 1030-1340 nm; also capable of 515-670 nm with SHG module; ~Watt level power
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* [http://www.dorotek.de Dorotek] Makes good mirrors and has excellent service.
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* [https://www.chroma.com/ Chroma Filters] - Stock and custom filters.
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 +
==== Laser Safety ====
 +
 
 +
* [http://www.lasersafetyindustries.com/ Laser Safety Industries] - great selection of laser goggles.  Call and ask for an academic discount.
 +
* [http://www.lasersafety.com/ Laservision] - great selection of laser goggles.  Call and ask for an academic discount.
 +
* [http://www.kenteklaserstore.com/ Kentek] - lots of laser goggles, IR viewers, IR/UV cards, proportional IR wands, burn paper...
  
 
=== Laser Diodes ===
 
=== Laser Diodes ===
 +
* [http://www.prophotonix.com/ Prophtonix] - '''Re-seller of diodes - go here first!'''  They stock lots of manufacturers and are often deeply discounted.  See [http://www.prophotonix.com/products/laser-diodes/default.aspx here.]
 
*[http://www.sacher-laser.com/ar_diode.php Sacher]
 
*[http://www.sacher-laser.com/ar_diode.php Sacher]
 
*[http://www.eagleyard.com Eagleyard] - AR coated laser diodes
 
*[http://www.eagleyard.com Eagleyard] - AR coated laser diodes
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*[http://www.intenseco.com/ Intenseco] - I think only Multimode / Broad Area
 
*[http://www.intenseco.com/ Intenseco] - I think only Multimode / Broad Area
 
*[http://www.qphotonics.com/ qPhotonics] - Single Mode Laser diodes and more. 895-915 nm and 1050-1080 nm diodes are offered with AR coating (for $300-400)
 
*[http://www.qphotonics.com/ qPhotonics] - Single Mode Laser diodes and more. 895-915 nm and 1050-1080 nm diodes are offered with AR coating (for $300-400)
−
*[http://www.opnext.com/ Opnext] - Make a lot of Non-AR coated diodes
 
 
*[http://www.axcelphotonics.com/ Axcel Photonics] - Common NIR Laser Diodes
 
*[http://www.axcelphotonics.com/ Axcel Photonics] - Common NIR Laser Diodes
−
*[http://lab351.ru/ Lab351] - Russian Laser Diode Company
 
 
*[http://www.teamwavelength.com/products/default.asp?show=laserdiodedrivers Wavelength Electronics] - Cheap and convenient current & temperature controllers.
 
*[http://www.teamwavelength.com/products/default.asp?show=laserdiodedrivers Wavelength Electronics] - Cheap and convenient current & temperature controllers.
 
*[http://www.oclaro.com Oclaro (formerly Bookham)] - High power (>600mW) 980nm pump laser modules, fiber coupled.
 
*[http://www.oclaro.com Oclaro (formerly Bookham)] - High power (>600mW) 980nm pump laser modules, fiber coupled.
 
*[http://www.em4inc.com EM4, Inc.] - High power (600mW) 980nm pump laser modules, fiber coupled.
 
*[http://www.em4inc.com EM4, Inc.] - High power (600mW) 980nm pump laser modules, fiber coupled.
 +
*[http://www.fbh-berlin.com/business-areas/diode-lasers Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH)] - Custom-made high-brightness sources (e.g. RW, DFB, DBR, tapered, tapered with integrated gratings) near 630 nm
 +
*[http://www.innolume.com/index.htm Innolume] - High power IR diodes.
  
 
=== PMT ===
 
=== PMT ===
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=== Electronics ===
 
=== Electronics ===
 +
*[https://octopart.com/ Octopart] - Electronic components data sheets and price search
 
*[http://www.mouser.com Mouser Electronics]
 
*[http://www.mouser.com Mouser Electronics]
 
*[http://www.digikey.com Digikey]
 
*[http://www.digikey.com Digikey]
 
*[http://www.analog.com Analog Devices]
 
*[http://www.analog.com Analog Devices]
−
*[http://www.apexmicrotech.com Apex Microtechnologies] - High Voltage/Power Op-Amps
+
*[https://www.apexanalog.com/ Apex Microtechnologies] - High Voltage/Power Op-Amps
 
*[http://www.lansing-enclosures.com Lansing Instruments] - Really Nice Enclosures
 
*[http://www.lansing-enclosures.com Lansing Instruments] - Really Nice Enclosures
 
*[http://www.emcohighvoltage.com/ Emco High Voltage] - DC-DC Converters
 
*[http://www.emcohighvoltage.com/ Emco High Voltage] - DC-DC Converters
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*[http://www.pasternack.com Pasternack] - Quality BNC cables
 
*[http://www.pasternack.com Pasternack] - Quality BNC cables
 
*[http://www.acopian.com Acopian] - Supreme power supplies
 
*[http://www.acopian.com Acopian] - Supreme power supplies
−
*[http://www.krohn-hite.com/htm/calibrators/model523.htm Krohn-Hite] Ultra-precise DC sources & other precision stuff
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*[http://www.krohn-hite.com Krohn-Hite] Ultra-precise DC sources & other precision stuff
 
*[http://www.phoenixofchicago.com/index.cfm Phoenix of Chicago] Good selection of connectors. Non-magnetic D-sub connectors.
 
*[http://www.phoenixofchicago.com/index.cfm Phoenix of Chicago] Good selection of connectors. Non-magnetic D-sub connectors.
 
*[http://fctgroup.com FCT] Non-magnetic connectors of all sorts.
 
*[http://fctgroup.com FCT] Non-magnetic connectors of all sorts.
 
*[http://www.souriau.com/fileadmin/Souriau/product_pdf/2006/space-grade-sub-d-esa-scc.pdf Souriau] Non-magnetic D-sub connectors with crimp contacts.  
 
*[http://www.souriau.com/fileadmin/Souriau/product_pdf/2006/space-grade-sub-d-esa-scc.pdf Souriau] Non-magnetic D-sub connectors with crimp contacts.  
 +
*[http://www.proto-advantage.com Proto-advantage] SMT to DIP adapters
 +
*[http://www.microconnex.com/services/flex-and-rigid-flex-circuits/ Microconnex] Flexible circuits
 +
*[http://www.airelectro.com/ Air Electro] - Connectors, including Detoronics
 +
*[http://www.iseg-hv.com/ ISEG HV] High-Voltage Modules
 +
*[http://www.4pcb.com Advanced Circuits] Routing PCB boards. $33 dollars for 1 board with two layers (min. quantity 4). 1 week turn around.
 +
*[http://barthelectronics.com/ Barth Electronics]
 +
*[http://www.sesmanf.com/ Systems Engineering Services] - Local company that will assemble electronics boards.  Jim-approved.
 +
 +
==== RF Electronics ====
 +
*[http://www.minicircuits.com Mini-Circuits]
 +
*[http://www.empowerrf.com EM Power RF] RF Amplifiers
 +
*[http://www.werlatone.com Werlatone] RF Electronics
 +
 
==== Sensors ====
 
==== Sensors ====
 
*[http://www.micromagnetics.com/products_mtj_f_s.html Micromagnetics] Magnetoresistance-based B-field sensors
 
*[http://www.micromagnetics.com/products_mtj_f_s.html Micromagnetics] Magnetoresistance-based B-field sensors
−
*[http://www.ssec.honeywell.com/magnetic/products.html Honeywell] Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) magnetic sensors. Noise is < 1 uG/rt-Hz @ 10 Hz. ~20$ each.
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*[http://honeywell.com/Pages/Home.aspx Honeywell] Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) magnetic sensors. Noise is < 1 uG/rt-Hz @ 10 Hz. ~20$ each.
 +
*[http://www.stefan-mayer.com/ Stefan Mayer] Fluxgate Magnetometers, Magnetic Field Sensors, Magnetic Field Compensation Systems and Magnetic Permeability Meters
  
 
=== Vacuum ===
 
=== Vacuum ===
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*[http://vacuumshopper.stores.yahoo.net/index.html LDS Vacuum Shopper] - fast + cheap.  '''This should be your first stop for vacuum stuff!'''
 
*[http://vacuumshopper.stores.yahoo.net/index.html LDS Vacuum Shopper] - fast + cheap.  '''This should be your first stop for vacuum stuff!'''
 +
*[http://accuglassproducts.com/home.php Accu-Glass Products] - Vacuum connectivity products, most UHV: feedthroughs, epoxy, uhv wiring, burst discs.
 
*[http://www.duniway.com/ Duniway stockroom] Cheap, good selection of used vacuum equipment
 
*[http://www.duniway.com/ Duniway stockroom] Cheap, good selection of used vacuum equipment
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*[http://www.huntvac.com/ Huntington]
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*[http://www.huntvac.com/ Huntington] They carry electrically insulating teflon KF clamps and centering rings.
 
*[http://www.lesker.com/ Kurt J. Lesker]
 
*[http://www.lesker.com/ Kurt J. Lesker]
 
*[http://www.mdc-vacuum.com/ MDC]
 
*[http://www.mdc-vacuum.com/ MDC]
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*[http://www.ancorp.com A & N Corp] - Feedthroughs, flanges etc.
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*[http://www.ancorp.com A & N Corp] - Feedthroughs, flanges etc.  These guys have the right Quick-Disconnect (Ultra-Torr) fittings for liquid helium dewars.
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*[http://www.swagelok.com/Cambridge/AboutUs.aspxCambridge Valve & Fitting] - Distributor for [http://www.swagelok.com/ Swagelok].  To get prices from the Swagelok website, see [[Internal:Usernames|Usernames]].
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*[http://www.swagelok.com/Cambridge/AboutUs.aspx Cambridge Valve & Fitting] - Distributor for [http://www.swagelok.com/ Swagelok].  To get prices from the Swagelok website, see [[Internal:Usernames|Usernames]].
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* [http://www.n-c.com Nor-Cal Products] - Now part of [https://www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com/en/products/ Pfeiffer Vacuum]
  
 
==== Specialty ====
 
==== Specialty ====
  
 
* [http://www.instrutechinc.com InstruTech] - Makes compact, digital convectron and ion gauges at good prices.   
 
* [http://www.instrutechinc.com InstruTech] - Makes compact, digital convectron and ion gauges at good prices.   
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*[http://www.avsbuyersguide.org/refguide/through.html AVS Technical Resources] - Useful calculator for conversion factors, pump/gauge ranges
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*[http://www.sccavs.org/VacuumTechnology.htm AVS Technical Resources] - Useful calculator for conversion factors, pump/gauge ranges
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*[http://www.varianinc.com/vacuum/ Varian] High quality dry scroll and turbo pumps at competitive prices. Don't send purchase orders to the sales rep, though.  Instead, email them to vtl.purchaseorders@varianinc.com.
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*[http://www.varianinc.com/vacuum/ Varian (Now part of Agilent)] High quality dry scroll and turbo pumps at competitive prices. Now a division of Agilent.  Contact alan.bird at agilent.com or call 1-800-8VARIAN.
 
*[http://www.precisioncryo.com/ Precision Cryo] Ask for Dick Gummer. They made the EDM beam source chamber.
 
*[http://www.precisioncryo.com/ Precision Cryo] Ask for Dick Gummer. They made the EDM beam source chamber.
 
*[http://www.kimphys.com/ Kimball physics] - special (cool) chambers
 
*[http://www.kimphys.com/ Kimball physics] - special (cool) chambers
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*[http://www.atlasuhv.com/ Atlas UHV] - UHV grade welded aluminum vacuum chambers. Made the EDM interaction chamber.
 
*[http://www.atlasuhv.com/ Atlas UHV] - UHV grade welded aluminum vacuum chambers. Made the EDM interaction chamber.
 
*[http://www.heatingtapes.com/index.html Heating Tapes]
 
*[http://www.heatingtapes.com/index.html Heating Tapes]
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*[http://www.minco.com/heater-configurator/model.aspx?PN=HK5560 Minco heaters] Kapton & copper flat heaters, non-magnetic
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*[http://www.minco.com/Heaters Minco heaters] Foil heaters with kapton & copper, non-magnetic
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*[http://allfoils.thomasnet.com/item/aluminum/uhv-foil/pn-1011?&forward=1 All Foils] UHV clean aluminum foil
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*[http://www.allfoils.com/single-product/uhv-foil/ All Foils] UHV clean aluminum foil
 
*[http://www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com/en/home/index.action Pfeiffer Vacuum]
 
*[http://www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com/en/home/index.action Pfeiffer Vacuum]
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*[http://www.airelectro.com/ Air Electro] - Connectors, including Detoronics (vacuum compatible electrical feedthroughs)
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 +
==== Vacuum Pump repair ====
 +
*Vacuum works- Paul Finestone. HullVac pump repairs 267-252-5572
  
 
=== Cryogenics ===
 
=== Cryogenics ===
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*[http://www.cryofab.com/ Cryofab]
 
*[http://www.cryofab.com/ Cryofab]
 
*[http://www.janis.com/ Janis]
 
*[http://www.janis.com/ Janis]
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*[http://www.lakeshore.com/ Lakeshore Cryotronics]
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*[http://www.lakeshore.com/ Lakeshore Cryotronics] Contact Dave Shain: shaininc AT comcast.net
 
*[http://www.oxford-instruments.com/ Oxford Instruments]
 
*[http://www.oxford-instruments.com/ Oxford Instruments]
 
*[http://www.cryomech.com/ Cryomech] - Pulse tube coolers.
 
*[http://www.cryomech.com/ Cryomech] - Pulse tube coolers.
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*[http://http://www.handjent.com/ H and J  Enterprises] - Helium Flex Lines and Aeroquip fittings and adapters.
 
*[http://www.calgoncarbon.com/ Calgon Carbon] - Activated charcoal for [[Sorbs]]
 
*[http://www.calgoncarbon.com/ Calgon Carbon] - Activated charcoal for [[Sorbs]]
 
*[http://www.discountcryo.com/ discountcryo] - Great selection of cryo accessories, including small hand dewars.
 
*[http://www.discountcryo.com/ discountcryo] - Great selection of cryo accessories, including small hand dewars.
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=== Quasi-Optical, Microwaves ===
 
=== Quasi-Optical, Microwaves ===
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*[http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/%7Epic/Default.htm Photonics Innovation Center]
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*[https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=photonics+innovation+center+st+andrews&gws_rd=ssl Photonics Innovation Center]
 
*[http://www.terahertz.co.uk/ Thomas Keating Ltd]
 
*[http://www.terahertz.co.uk/ Thomas Keating Ltd]
  
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*[http://www.quinstar.com Quinstar] - Large selection of waveguide and coax, ask for Sage Kuno
 
*[http://www.quinstar.com Quinstar] - Large selection of waveguide and coax, ask for Sage Kuno
 
*[http://www.miteq.com Miteq] - Largest supplier (and stock) but more expensive
 
*[http://www.miteq.com Miteq] - Largest supplier (and stock) but more expensive
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*[http://www.pennengineering.com/waveguide.php Penn Engineering] - Raw waveguide stock, flanges
 +
*[http://www.atwall.com/atwall/waveguide.html Atwall] - Raw waveguide stock, flanges
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*[http://uniquesys.com/product-category/by-category/passive-components-by-category/ UBS] - Raw waveguide stock, flanges
  
 
=== Optical detectors, PMTs ===
 
=== Optical detectors, PMTs ===
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*[http://www.dmphotonics.com/MCP_MCPImageIntensifiers/index.htm DelMar Photonics] - MCP
 
*[http://www.dmphotonics.com/MCP_MCPImageIntensifiers/index.htm DelMar Photonics] - MCP
 
*[http://beamimaging.com Beam Imaging] - MCP directly coupled to a camera through a fiberoptic rod.  
 
*[http://beamimaging.com Beam Imaging] - MCP directly coupled to a camera through a fiberoptic rod.  
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*[http://www.photonis.com/upload/industryscience/pdf/MCP/tp214.pdf Primer on MCPs]
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*[https://www.photonis.com/uploads/literature/mcp/MCP-Selection-Guide.pdf Primer on MCPs]
  
 
=== Coatings, deposition ===
 
=== Coatings, deposition ===
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*[http://www.askaimcal.org/ AIMCAL] - Assoc. of Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators FAQ
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*[http://www.aimcal.org/ AIMCAL] - Assoc. of Metallizers, Coaters & Laminators FAQ
 
*[http://www.spectrum-coatings.com/coatings.htm Spectrum coatings]>
 
*[http://www.spectrum-coatings.com/coatings.htm Spectrum coatings]>
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*[http://www.helia-photonics.com/detail-39 Helia Photonics] - Ion-assisted deposition  
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*[http://helia-photonics.com/ Helia Photonics] - Ion-assisted deposition  
 
*[http://www.ionedge.com/contact_us.htm Ionedge] - Ion-assisted deposition
 
*[http://www.ionedge.com/contact_us.htm Ionedge] - Ion-assisted deposition
 
*[http://www.thinfilmsinc.com/ Thin Films Inc.] - Sputtering, Evaporation, Lithography - flexible small shop
 
*[http://www.thinfilmsinc.com/ Thin Films Inc.] - Sputtering, Evaporation, Lithography - flexible small shop
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*[http://www.korallabs.com/ Koral Labs] - thin film deposition + vacuum furnace stuff
 
*[http://www.korallabs.com/ Koral Labs] - thin film deposition + vacuum furnace stuff
 
*[http://www.ijresearch.com/ IJ Research] - ceramics, deposition, lithography - flexible, associated with USCB, IIRC
 
*[http://www.ijresearch.com/ IJ Research] - ceramics, deposition, lithography - flexible, associated with USCB, IIRC
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*[http://www.alloys.com/ Sophisticated alloys]
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*[http://www.alloys.com/ Sophisticated alloys] - deposition targets, but "we don't do coatings"
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*[http://processmaterials.com/targets.html Process Materials]
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*[http://processmaterials.com Process Materials]
 
*[http://metals.about.com/od/sputteringtargets/Sputtering_Target_Suppliers.htm Sputtering target suppliers]
 
*[http://metals.about.com/od/sputteringtargets/Sputtering_Target_Suppliers.htm Sputtering target suppliers]
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*[http://www.sputteringmaterials.com/contact.html Sputtering Materials Inc]
 
  
 
=== Electroplating ===
 
=== Electroplating ===
 
*[http://www.pmf1.com/rack_plating.html Paramount Metal Finishing] - Rack Electroplating - reasonable prices
 
*[http://www.pmf1.com/rack_plating.html Paramount Metal Finishing] - Rack Electroplating - reasonable prices
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*[http://www.amzmfg.com/index.asp AMZ Manufacturing] - High quality electroplating
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*[http://www.amzmfg.com/ AMZ Manufacturing] - High quality electroplating
 
*[http://www.mftech.com/ Metal Finishing Technologies] - Various plating services
 
*[http://www.mftech.com/ Metal Finishing Technologies] - Various plating services
 
*[http://www.epner.com/ Epner Technology] - Fancy gold electroplating - expensive, high-tech
 
*[http://www.epner.com/ Epner Technology] - Fancy gold electroplating - expensive, high-tech
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*[http://www.corningnetoptix.com/ Corning NetOptix] - used to be OFC Diamond Turning
 
*[http://www.corningnetoptix.com/ Corning NetOptix] - used to be OFC Diamond Turning
 
*[http://www.kugler-precision.com/ Kugler] - German precision optics company, ja
 
*[http://www.kugler-precision.com/ Kugler] - German precision optics company, ja
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*[http://www.kaleido-technology.com/Kaleido/new_web.nsf/Index?OpenForm Kaleido Technology] - in Denmark
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*[http://www.kaleido-technology.com/ Kaleido Technology] - in Denmark
  
 
=== Actuators and Motion Control ===
 
=== Actuators and Motion Control ===
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*[http://www.newmarksystems.com/index.html Newmark Systems]
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*[http://www.newmarksystems.com/ Newmark Systems]
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*[http://www.robotics.com/xy.html Arrick Robotics]
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*[http://www.arrickrobotics.com/ Arrick Robotics]
 
*[http://www.parkermotion.com/ Parker Hannfin Motion Control]
 
*[http://www.parkermotion.com/ Parker Hannfin Motion Control]
 
*[http://www.cyberresearch.com/store/motion-control/ Cyber Research Motion Control]
 
*[http://www.cyberresearch.com/store/motion-control/ Cyber Research Motion Control]
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=== Office Supplies ===
 
=== Office Supplies ===
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Office Depot Fax 800-685-5010
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* Office Depot Fax 800-685-5010
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+
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ B&H] - HCOM marketplace vendor with lots of office supplies, including printer cartridges of all descriptions
  
 
===Food, etc===
 
===Food, etc===

Latest revision as of 19:40, 4 February 2021

See Usernames for a list of logins to some of these vendors.

Also check out ThomasNet or Direct Industry for a searchable vendor list.

Don't forget about the Black List

Thanks to Stan Cotreau and the DeMille group for helping us to put this together.

Buyers guides

Ablation target preparation and testing

  • Applied Test Systems - high-end materials testing and furnaces
  • Futek - Load cells and other sensors
  • MTI Corporation - relatively inexpensive materials science research supplies (furnaces, temp. controllers, crucibles, gloveboxes, benchtop presses, diamond blade saws, ball mills, nanopowders...); equipment seems generally reliable though cheap. Technical support is of little help.
  • Renco Corporation - sells a wide variety of glovebox gloves, but they're a little laggy on responding to quote requests.
  • Sigma-Aldrich - also sells a lot of glovebox gloves and sleeves, and as a "Harvard Marketplace" company, they're very convenient and relatively cheap to order from on HCOM
  • Thermo Scientific - general lab supplies, including furnaces (Please see this note before considering buying from them, though!)

Radiation equipment

  • For radiation inspection, non-emergency cleanup, and radiation labels and waste bins, contact Ken Walker at first_last@harvard.edu.
  • Atlantic Nuclear - radiation safety: shielding, radiation meters, dosimetry
  • Ludlum Measurements - exhaustive assortment of survey meters
  • Canberra - radiation measurement and safety supplies, including radioisotope samples

Chemicals and materials

Ablation targets

Adhesives and Glues

  • EMI UV - Fancy UV curing epoxy, low expansion and UHV (Optocast 3410 Gen2)

Ceramics

See also: #Chemicals_and_materials

Metals

See also: #Chemicals_and_materials

  • ESPI - expensive, but has everything
  • Goodfellow - metric, crazy expensive
  • Rembar- Good for Tantalum, Tungsten etc
  • Surepure Chemetals - Precious metals and wire in many sizes, cheap
  • Hagstoz - Gold and precious metals, usually cheap
  • Refining Systems - Gold and precious metals
  • Hauser and Miller - Even cheaper gold and precious metals
  • Allfoils - "UHV Aluminum Foil"
  • Sophisticated alloys
  • Parker Steel - Metric metals (not just steel). Tell Gary Bartlett that Stan sent you.
  • Copper.org Data on copper alloy compositions
  • Copper and brass sales - THE copper and brass supplier. Doesn't always sell small quantities. Ask for Jeremy Jennings, First.last@thyssenkrupp.com
  • Sequoia Copper and Brass - Cheap copper and brass. Sells small quantities at reasonable prices, but might take a while.
  • Online Metals - Good selection, fast shipping, reasonable prices on most things. DO NOT BUY COPPER HERE... the price is inflated by a factor of 2-3 compared to Sequoia or Copper and Brass. You can order online with a PO, use account username: jacob@cua.harvard.edu pwd: usual. Just enter PO number when asked for payment information.
  • McMaster - Good selection, reasonable prices. Don't buy if you really need a specific alloy of a metal, since they never provide any sort of material certification.
  • Brunner Enterprises - Good source for anodized aluminum.
  • Turner Steel - Steel
  • Ed Fagan - Invar, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Tantalum, Nickel
  • Admiral Metals - Aluminum, S.S., brass, beryllium, copper
  • Yarde Metals - Large diameter tubes
  • Tube Service - Large diameter tubes
  • T.W. Metals - Tubing, aluminum, stainless, nickel
  • Southern Aluminum Finishing - Aluminum sales; will do custom anodizing for good prices.
  • Rebel Metals - Aluminum and stainless. Steve approved.
  • Everest Metals - Copper, aluminum, stainless. Steve approved.
  • Cooner Wire Flexible heat links - (we use NER7710836B-OFE specifically request Cu10100 with certs)

Magnet Wire

Machining/Welding/Fabrication/Etc.

  • NewCut - Photo etch machining, up to 80 mils thick, very tight tolerances, quick turn-around.
  • Ramsay Welding - Can do aluminum welding. Has Stan's seal of approval.
  • Protolabs - Lukin Group recommended
  • Plethora - Also recommended by Lukin group, might give you a credit if you are a new customer.
  • Harvard SEAS Shops - SEAS shops
  • Shenzhen Tuofa - Custom CNC parts, dirt cheap, within spec, but long-ish lead time (2-4 weeks). The Ni lab has used them and they are really shockingly cheap, ~$60 total price (machining + material + shipping) for some reasonably complex three piece DBR housings.

Solder and Braze

Plastics and Composites

Hardware/Machining Supplies/Fasteners

  • McMaster
  • MSC - When McMaster just won't do
  • Vlier - Screws with Springs inside and more.
  • Air Incorporated - 80/20 supplier. Phone: 800-341-2800. Best to have the cut numbers and location codes (from an 80/20 catalog) ready for any anchor fastener counterboring, etc., before you call.
  • Amazing Magnets - Permanent magnets
  • K&J Magnetics - Large selection of rare-earth magnets.
  • Olander - Helicoils, including phosphor bronze and other specialty materials. Don't bother with the website, just call with a part number and tell them the material.
    • Before ordering, it helps to have a part number from a helicoil manufacturer, such as Chrislynn Inserts or Emhart Teknologies. If you need non-magnetic helicoils quickly, MSC sells titanium helicoils in many common sizes.
  • Solon Manufacturing Belleville spring washers in specialty materials, including phosphor bronze
  • United Titanium Titanium fasteners
  • Mutual screw Brass (C260) and silicon bronze fasteners
  • Cold Headers Inc. Brass and Stainless Steel socket cap screws. Cheaper than McMaser (about factor of 2). Responds and ships fast.
  • E&T Fasteners PEEK screws and other exotic plastics. Can even get them vented!
  • Accurate Fasteners Local fastener distributor
  • Century Spring All manner of springs, including non-magnetic, unusual materials, and custom
  • J I Morris - Great selection of small screws and nuts, lots of stock
  • Seastrom Manufacturing - Great selection of washers, many sizes and materials.
  • Product Components Corporation - Plastic fasteners. Untested

Razor Blades

  • Cadence Inc., formerly Specialty Blades, has a large selection of razor blades in all shapes and materials.

Optics

Essentials

  • Thorlabs
  • CVI
  • New Focus
  • Newport - Excellent damage threshold for price
  • Alpine Research Optics - Harmonic separators & other optics w/ great specs and low prices. Speak with Mike Ellison.
  • Casix - dirt cheap, long lead times?
  • conoptics - Isolators
  • Edmund optics sales@edmundoptics.com
  • Optosigma - windows
  • Esco Products-unusually fast and inexpensive for custom optics jobs, proven reliable. Also good selection of stock optics, especially cheap windows, lenses, etc
  • Optotune - Electrically tunable lenses
  • Dorotek - Optics company for mirrors, etc ...
  • Red Optronics - Custom/volume optics. Large orders of standard things like mirrors can be <1/2 the price of standard optics places. Notoriously hard to get a hold of. Nick learned about this vendor from a member of the Greiner group who misremembered the name as "Red Optics," which is a pornography website. Boy was that confusing.
  • New Rise Optics - Red Optronics' new name.
  • FocTek - Custom/volume optics. Potentially dirt cheap, but be sure to check that the optics meet spec when you get them...
  • Laser Mill - Hyde Park, Vermont. Ni Lab source for used optics breadboards.

Frequency-Doubling Crystals

Acousto-Optic and Electro-Optic Modulators

Fiber optics

Specialty

Laser Safety

  • Laser Safety Industries - great selection of laser goggles. Call and ask for an academic discount.
  • Laservision - great selection of laser goggles. Call and ask for an academic discount.
  • Kentek - lots of laser goggles, IR viewers, IR/UV cards, proportional IR wands, burn paper...

Laser Diodes

  • Prophtonix - Re-seller of diodes - go here first! They stock lots of manufacturers and are often deeply discounted. See here.
  • Sacher
  • Eagleyard - AR coated laser diodes
  • Roither Lasertechnik - Laser diodes, LEDs, Optics,
  • Toptica - Lasers, AR Coated Diodes
  • Intelite/Meshtel - Non-AR Coated Diodes, Sacher gets some of their diodes here before AR Coating
  • Power Technology - Single Mode Diodes, TAs, DFBs and more
  • m2K - Tapered Amplifiers and More
  • FLT Laser - Huge selection including DFBs from many suppliers in addition to their own line
  • Nanoplus - DFBs
  • RPMCLasers - Single Mode diodes and more, not AR
  • Intenseco - I think only Multimode / Broad Area
  • qPhotonics - Single Mode Laser diodes and more. 895-915 nm and 1050-1080 nm diodes are offered with AR coating (for $300-400)
  • Axcel Photonics - Common NIR Laser Diodes
  • Wavelength Electronics - Cheap and convenient current & temperature controllers.
  • Oclaro (formerly Bookham) - High power (>600mW) 980nm pump laser modules, fiber coupled.
  • EM4, Inc. - High power (600mW) 980nm pump laser modules, fiber coupled.
  • Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) - Custom-made high-brightness sources (e.g. RW, DFB, DBR, tapered, tapered with integrated gratings) near 630 nm
  • Innolume - High power IR diodes.

PMT

Hamamatsu PMT contact Rich at (908) 252-7728 Fax: (732) 537-3678

Electronics

RF Electronics

Sensors

  • Micromagnetics Magnetoresistance-based B-field sensors
  • Honeywell Anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) magnetic sensors. Noise is < 1 uG/rt-Hz @ 10 Hz. ~20$ each.
  • Stefan Mayer Fluxgate Magnetometers, Magnetic Field Sensors, Magnetic Field Compensation Systems and Magnetic Permeability Meters

Vacuum

  • Manuals from lots of companies for lots of old pumps & controllers

Essentials

Specialty

Vacuum Pump repair

  • Vacuum works- Paul Finestone. HullVac pump repairs 267-252-5572

Cryogenics

Gases and Flow Control

  • MKS Instruments - Flow controllers. To get a login to see prices, go to Usernames.
  • Laminar Technologies - Sells used MKS flow controllers. The Harvard cleanroom manager (Noah Clay) claims that used flow controllers are better (since they are screened for infant death), and of course they are cheaper.

Quasi-Optical, Microwaves

mm-wave Microwave Components

  • Quinstar - Large selection of waveguide and coax, ask for Sage Kuno
  • Miteq - Largest supplier (and stock) but more expensive
  • Penn Engineering - Raw waveguide stock, flanges
  • Atwall - Raw waveguide stock, flanges
  • UBS - Raw waveguide stock, flanges

Optical detectors, PMTs

Coatings, deposition

Electroplating

Diamond-Turned Optics

Actuators and Motion Control

Vibration Isolation

Waterjet

Computers and Computer Hardware

  • Dell Go to www.computers.harvard.edu, and select Dell departmental purchase. You will have to register; use your fas.harvard.edu email. Configure your computer (you can get any system, or a "Harvard standard" system). When checking out you will have to select a shipping address - be careful, if you select "17 Oxford St" from the dropdown list it will probably have somebody else's name attached to it. If this is your first time ordering this way, you will have to manually enter the address with your name as the recipient. For future purchases, find the "17 Oxford St" entry with your name as the recipient. Choose "pay with credit terms". The same warning about the drop-down list applies for the payment address; be sure to select the "Jefferson Business Ofc" or something like that; if you select other addresses with "Jefferson" in the name it will go to somebody else (for example a secretary in the HETG).
  • Dell's Harvard Pricing WARNING: they are not necessarily cheaper than dell.com
  • NewEgg Computer accessories. WARNING: they do not accept POs.
  • Lenovo Harvard Pricing Departmental and Personal
  • For CDW order, send PO to Mecca Nnacheta meccnna@cdw.com

Office Supplies

  • Office Depot Fax 800-685-5010
  • B&H - HCOM marketplace vendor with lots of office supplies, including printer cartridges of all descriptions

Food, etc

Black List

Think twice before buying from these vendors.

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