Custom Design

• Intellectual Property
• LDI Engineering and Manufacturing Capabilities
• Quality Assurance
• Qualified Government Contractor
• Regulatory Compliance
• Performance Experience
• Conclusion

Laser Devices, Inc. maintains a full service engineering department staffed with capable electronic, optical and mechanical engineers and designers with the skills and experience needed to efficiently design and develop custom laser and illumination applications for our customers. While many recent projects have been related to military and law enforcement applications, Laser Devices also designs products for use in commercial applications.

A number of unique capabilities make Laser Devices an ideal design and development resource for custom laser and illumination projects. A few of these unique capabilities include:

Intellectual Property

Laser Devices has more than thirty years of experience in the design and development of laser and illumination products. Our expertise in the packaging of small, sensitive electronic components has made it a primary source for design applications involving semi-conductor lasers, sensors and LED illumination. This core area of excellence has led to the development of intellectual property that allows the Laser Devices to efficiently solve design and production related problems that could potentially derail a development project.

Key areas of intellectual property owned by Laser Devices include the following:

• Patent No. 7,726,061 for a Dual Beam Laser Module
• Patent No. 5,581,898 for a Modular Sighting Laser for a Firearm              
• Patent No. 5,229,375 for a Laser Diode Alignment Mechanism            
• Patent No. 5,758,448 for a Universal Laser            
• Patent No. 6,183,106 for a Shock Absorbent Flashlight Bulb and Reflector Assembly            
• Patent No. 6,295,753 for a Laser Precision Bore Sight Assembly
• Patent No. 335,281 for an Improved Thumb Switch for Tactical Weapon Aiming Lights
• 8,393,105 - Quick Release HT Mount

In addition to its Patents, Laser Devices has valuable technical knowledge derived from over thirty years of experience working with high tech lasers and illumination sources. This body of proprietary knowledge is used to protect, assemble, test and qualify laser and illumination designs in order to maximize the durability, reduce the power consumption and minimize the size of the design. This valuable knowledge and skill set has led to a number of successful joint ventures with other manufacturers in developing new products as well as in the supply of laser and illumination components.

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ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

Laser Devices maintains a state-of-the-art engineering department with a full compliment of experienced engineers. Engineering skill sets include mechanical, electrical and optical engineers. These skilled professionals are supported by a number of mechanical designer draftsmen and highly skilled electrical and mechanical technicians.

The engineering department at Laser Devices uses Solid Works^®, a powerful 3D design software suite, to design new products and components on its modern networked workstations. Development projects are managed using sophisticated project management software that allows individual engineers to collaborate during the design and development process. On those occasions where special engineering skills may be required, Laser Devices is able to utilize the vast engineering resources available in the Santa Clara Valley which is less than an hour drive away from its facility in Monterey, California.

Once the initial design process is finished Laser Devices uses in-house advanced rapid 3D printing stations to prototype and perfects the design. Once the design has been prototyped using the rapid printing process, LDI is able access the unusually deep supplier base in Silicon Valley to obtain the custom parts needed to assemble working prototypes on an expedited basis. Using its design process and local vendor base Laser Devices, Inc. has on a number of occasions been able to take a design project from a bare concept to a working, testable, prototype in sixty days.

Once parts and assemblies are received, the design team, supported by skilled electrical and mechanical technicians, is able to assemble and test laser and illumination systems in a state of-the-art engineering optics lab. Key test and assembly capabilities include:

• A Class 100 clean room for the assembly of sensitive optics.
• Shock dampened optical bench
• Sensitive optical power meters and beam characterization cameras with the necessary filters and apertures for characterizing all laser outputs from 500nm to 1.5Microns at output powers from .01mW to 500mJ.
• Specialized alignment jigs and optics used to magnify beam defects and alignment errors for prices parallel alignments of laser diodes and mechanical assemblies.
• Optical comparators used for quick measurement and evaluation of assemblies and parts.
• Microscopes used for visual inspection of circuitry and components
• Laser safety room with controlled access and safety shielding to accommodate high energy lasers to 500mJ
• A machine shop capable of making custom modifications to parts and assemblies
• A full compliment of environmental test equipment   

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Laser Devices, Inc. maintains an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System. The Company has continuously maintained an ISO 9001 QMS certification since 2001. Quality plays a very important role at Laser Devices and starts with the design and development process. During the initial design review, our engineers evaluate their design concept to make sure that it will meet the necessary quality requirements. Key areas of inquiry during the design process include:

• Environmental conditions under which the equipment may be required to operate.
• User profile and ergonomics
• Design consideration needed to minimize the maintenance and maximize durability.
• Serviceable parts and reparability
• Assembly processes that can be standardized with minimal worker error
• Test protocols necessary to validate the quality of the product during the assembly process.

Attention to quality is then applied to the sourcing of the parts and the assembly process. The parts used in Laser Devices products are sourced from a reliable base of proven vendors with approved quality management systems. Many of these vendors have a long track record of supplying quality parts used in our military, law enforcement and commercial products. Laser Devices is able to select from some of the top vendors in the United States who are located in Silicon Valley.

Custom parts are supplied with the vendor’s certificate of conformity promising that the parts meet the requisite specification. All parts are then subjected to a rigorous incoming inspection at the Laser Devices headquarters. Incoming inspector’s measure key dimensions using optical comparators, microscopes and other precision measurement tools. Only after our inspectors have confirmed that the parts meets the required specifications are the parts released for use in production.

The production process utilizes a stage gate procedure to make sure that any worker defects in the assembly process are caught as early in the process as possible. The majority of the assembly stages also have a matching test stage used to confirm that the prior production step was properly performed. By using this type of step-by-step assembly followed by a test procedure reduces production costs associated with re-work and nearly eliminates the need to scrap finished products due to non-conformance.

Once the production process is finished, Laser Devices submits military products to a detailed rigorous testing process that is used to find any latent production defects in the products. Testing is performed using LDI’s portfolio of modern test equipment and may include the following test processes to Mil-Std-810F levels:

• Mechanical Shock used to simulate the weapons on which the devices will be mounted.
• Mechanical vibration including random vibration frequencies used to simulate transport on military and commercial vehicles including rotary wing and fixed win aircraft, ground transport over rough roads and shipboard transport.
• High temperature operation and storage testing where the devices are exposed to the maximum expected operating temperatures and storage temperatures. In a desert environment storage temperatures may exceed 71C.
• Low temperature operation and storage testing where the devices are exposed to the coldest expected operational and storage temperatures
• Temperature shock where the equipment is heated to a high temperature and then within a few seconds transitioned into a very cold temperature. This test procedure in particular is useful for detecting units that might fail prematurely in the field
• Immersion testing both simulated and actual. Laser Devices maintains the equipment needed to test products for immersion to below 66 meters.
• Additional environmental testing may include exposure to salt fog, sand or dust and electro magnetic shock testing.

Following environmental testing, Laser Devices conducts a final inspection of all products including a review all of the key customer performance requirements to ensure that the devices still meet the requisite performance requirements. Specific test protocols include testing the laser output power, laser alignment, switch function and other critical capabilities. Only after the final inspection process is complete is Laser Devices able or willing to certify the products as being suitable for delivery to the customer.

• Laser Devices, Inc.’s focus on quality has contributed to the Company’s excellent reputation as a dependable supplier of military laser and illumination systems. In addition, this attention to detail ultimately reduces the user’s costs for maintenance, replacement and repair making LDI’s products lower in cost than some of the competing products that may offer a lower initial purchase price.

QUALIFIED GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR

Laser Devices has a proven track record as a Government Contractor supplying military lasers and lights to the U.S. Department of Defense as well as to NATO customers. Laser Devices has been assigned a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code 0YR11. In addition, the Company holds many National Stock Numbers (NSN’s) for the laser and illumination systems used by the U.S. military and our international allies. In addition, to supplying products to our military customers, Laser Devices has also been selected to provide design and development services by the U.S. Government and other prime contractors

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Laser Devices complies with all of the laws and regulations impacting its products and business activities. We also expect our vendors, distributors and agents to comply with the relevant laws and regulations relating to the sale of marketing of our devices. We take our compliance obligations seriously and devote significant compliance resources to the laws and regulations that impact our business. A non-exclusive list of these laws and regulations include:

• The Arms Export Control Act and the related International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Each regulating the export and sale of certain export controlled items and technical data.
• The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977 and the Anti-Boycott Laws from the Export Administration Act of 1977 and Tax Reform Act of 1976
• Federal and State Firearms laws including the Gun Control Act of 1968, National Firearms Act of 1986 and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 relating to ownership, sale, possession, storage, export and import of firearms.
• Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Age Discrimination Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and the related Federal State laws and regulations relating to equal opportunities for all persons.
• Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the related Federal Acquisition Regulation Requirements.
• Our production floor meets both Federal and State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and (CAL-OSHA) requirements. There have been no serious production floor injuries, requiring more than one day of missed work, in more than thirty years of operation involving a manufacturing process or product at Laser Devices facilities.
• Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations (40 CFR Part 32) enforcing the Clean Air and Water Acts. Laser Devices, Inc. Laser Devices, Inc. does not use water in its production operations. Moreover, no ozone depleting substances are used in the manufacture of the Company’s products.
• Laser Devices also complies with the rules and regulations imposed upon Federal Contractors by the Federal Acquisition Regulations and other laws including by way of example, but not limited to:
• 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
• 52.222-19 Prohibition on the Use of Child Labor 
• 52.222-26  Equal Opportunity
• 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans
• 52.222-36  Affirmative Action for Worker with Disabilities
• 52.222-54  Employment Eligibility Verification
• 52-203-13  Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
• 252-204-7008  Export Control
• 252-225-7000 et seq. Buy American Act

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PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Custom Design Projects that Laser Devices has worked on with other customers in the past include the following:

• The design, development and manufacture of laser transmitters for a prime contractor for use with an electronic marksmanship training system. Roughly 80,000 systems have been manufactured by Laser Devices 1998. The product designed by Laser Devices in connection with this development project have demonstrated exceptional reliability in the field and have been used to train thousands of U.S. military personnel in basic marksmanship skills.
• Light and illumination components including reflectors, bezels, lamps and LED illuminators. More than 60,000 components currently in service. Designs based on patented design concepts originated by Laser Devices for a shock resistant lamp head
• Laser modules and laser assemblies for use with thermal viewers and cameras

• Custom laser pointers and markers for use in a Friend or Foe Identification System
• Custom laser aiming devices and illumination systems for special military customers that include unique features and laser output powers.
• Miniaturized laser transmitters used with electronic based training systems for purposes of conducting judgment training for law enforcement personnel. Laser Devices, Inc. is the world leader in the manufacture of compact laser transmitters for use with electronic firearms simulators.
• Laser leveling and alignment systems for use in a laser based surveying system
• Laser alignment devices used for aligning vehicles with trailers
• Line generating lasers used for a construction alignment devices

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CONCLUSION

Laser Devices, Inc.’s success is based on its efforts to build quality into each and every product that leaves its facility and its commitment to continuous research and development into new technologies and enhancements to existing technologies. Laser Devices uses its expertise to solve the most difficult design issues and should be a primary source for custom design, development and manufacturing projects.

Customers seeking design and development services should contact Laser Devices at

70 Garden Court
Monterey, California 93940  USA
Email:  rader@laserdevices.com
Phone:   831-373-0701 Ext. 233