High Precision Devices custom prototypes optics cryogenics electrnics ultra high vacuum test equipment air sampling thermal switch cryoprobe 5 axis lens mount
About HPD

In December of 1993 Bill Hollander established High Precision Devices, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado. The company began with just two employees in a 2000 square foot space. Among the first projects was the design and fabrication of a cryogenic test probe for NIST. Ten years and 1200 projects later, HPD now occupies a 10,000 square foot space with 13 employees and a comprehensive assortment of manufacturing and engineering equipment.

HPD’s client list includes CalTech, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Applied Materials and numerous other small and large businesses, universities and government laboratories. The company’s growth continues and they look forward to serving new and existing customers for many years to come.


"The synergy of our clients, our process, and our expertise guarantees exceptional quality in every device that we design and build."


Our Expertise
"Excellence in collaborative physical-instrument development"

HPD is a full service engineering and manufacturing business specializing in precision mechanical instrumentation integrated with optics, cryogenics, electronics, and vacuum & UHV.
HPD builds one-of-a-kind instruments and prototypes, and provides high-quality small-volume manufacturing. The HPD staff is highly experienced in the field of instrument design and fabrication, with a reputation for high-integrity designs and exceptional quality workmanship.

OPTICS

Optical mounting systems
Integrated assemblies
Lasers
Alignment systems

VACUUM & UHV

Mechanisms
Ion optics
Quadrupoles
Manipulators
Chambers

ELECTRONICS

PLC controllers
Sensors
Servos
Feedback
Actuators

CRYOGENICS

Custom cryostats using all-welded vacuum boundary design
Super insulation design for vessels, cryostats and dewars
Thermal analysis for heat loss and thermal differentials
Low heat loss support systems

MECHANICS

Kinematically optimized designs (greatest precision and stability for least effort or cost)
Precision linear and rotary motion (way systems, flexures, cone bearings)
Stable mounting systems (Invar, compensated expansion, composites)
Controlled motion (servo controlled systems, encoder feedback)
Actuators (motors, PZT's, voice coils)
Materials selection: high/low temperature environments; magnetic sensitivity; low vapor pressure; electrical conductivity/insulation; strength/weight concerns; thermal expansion concerns; mechanical issues (lubricity, wear, stiffness, etc.)
Temperature control, thermoelectric coolers, thermal analysis


Our Process
"Communication driven, supported by technology"

High Precision Devices, Inc. takes your concepts and specifications and turns them into finished precision instruments.
Our collaborative process, combined with our technologies, means we can design and fabricate your device in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible, while maintaining high-quality and integrity in the design.
Our team is comprised of a mechanical engineering group, a full service precision machine shop, assembly technicians, and quality control. Our engineers, instrument makers, technicians and clients communicate throughout the entire process; there is a constant exchange of ideas and information occurring at all levels of the design.
The following is the process we use to complete your project. The process is helical not linear; each step in the development sequence may receive attention numerous times throughout the project. With every successive turn of the helix the project is refined until completion.

Evaluate and Define the Scope of Your Project
Design with SolidWorks ® CAD
Analyze with Cosmos ® FEA
Program  for machining with Gibbs ® CAM
Machine  with HAAS® CNC mills & lathes
Inspect  with Starrett ® CMM and conventional metrology equipment
Clean, Assemble and Test

Our Clients
"Communication driven, supported by technology"

Our staff has gained its expertise through extensive work with government and university laboratories, and private companies. We work within a wide array of industries, from medical to aerospace, for customers who need our expertise in the design and fabrication of precision mechanical instrumentation.

Sample Client List
Precision Instruments
Battelle PNL
NIST

Vacuum & UHV
NIST
University of California
 Santa Barbara

Cryogenics
Hypres
Northrup Grumman
Conductus
NIST
Fermilab
UCSB

Optics
Battelle PNL
LASP
CASA
Zolo Technologies

Research Physics
NIST
LIGO
JILA
Battelle PNL
UC Berkeley
CalTech

Aerospace
LASP
CASA
Starsys

Medical
OrthoNetx

Telecommunications
Zolo Technologies
Spectralink

Semi-Conductor
Applied Materials
Displaytech

Science Education
Auburn University
Hubbard
NREL
ECOS
Denver Museum of
 Nature and Science

Standards & Calibration
NIST
Boeing
Northrop Grumman
SFOM
BIPM
LCIE
SIRIM
IEM
Lockheed Martin
NPL India

Our Standard Products
Air Sampling Systems
SHERPA Models 60 & 70 Portable 2-Flask Air Sampling Units
HERMES Models 80 & 90 Portable Multi-Flask Air Sampling Units
Voltage Standard Measurement Products
Model 98113 Low-Thermal Reversing Switch
Model CP525 Josephson Array Cryoprobe
Model JVS-620DF Cryoprobe
Optical Mounting systems
5-Axis Optic Lens Mount
QC Mini Mount
Other Products
Model 126 Heliodon
Phoenix Model P-50 Fly Reel

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