IRD Glass

We produce basic right-angle prisms, rhomboid prisms, wedge prisms, penta prisms, dove prisms, roof prisms and many other challenging variations and assemblies. For over 39 years, the innovative and groundbreaking team at IRD Glass and IRD Ceramics have done things that virtually no one else has with glass and ceramics. Today, IRD Glass is a local, national, and international leader in precision optical, ceramic and sapphire manufacturing. In 1983 an entrepreneur from Litchfield, MN started a small company that focused on manufacturing custom, precision glass components. Their initial manufacturing efforts centered on Zerodur components for the aerospace industry, and precision optics for a variety of regional customers in the electro-optic sensors arena, including the wafer and circuit board inspection capital equipment industry. That same year another big change was rolled out as the company changed its name from Industrial Research and Development to IRD Glass, better portraying the company’s core competency: precision glass and optical components. Their manufacturing operations are cell-based, meaning there are dedicated employees, dedicated equipment, and dedicated floor space for a specific customer or product line. They saw the potential in precision optical glass, and built IRD to encompass three interlinked disciplines: Technical Glass Components, Optical Glass Components, and Ceramic Components and IR Components.