Press Release
Nazareth, PA, September 25th, 2009 - Dream Cellular, LLC., a manufacturer of lightweight engineered cellular mirror blanks, is proud to announce the successful casting of a ~16" engineered cellular mirror blank at our facility. This perforated, f2.9 mirror blank is a modified design that meets this and other customer's requirements for Cassegrain optical sets. A 5" cellular secondary mirror blank was also produced for the specific client. The optical sets ROC's and other features were modified, then the blanks were cast and annealed in less than three weeks from the time the customer placed their order. If this 16" engineered cellular blank is compared to a typical, monolithic optic made of Zerodur, our mirror blank has a Thermal Time Constant (TTC) that is 122 times faster.

Dream's blanks have the same face thickness across the entire blank, matching the customer's ROC requirements and making the designs structurally and thermally more efficient. We do not suffer the difficulties associated with pocket milling, where the bottom of the pockets is typically stepped, not smoothly matching the ROC of the optical face.

Press Release
Nazareth, PA, July 30, 2009 - Dream Cellular, LLC., a manufacturer of lightweight engineered cellular mirror blanks, is proud to announce the addition of a 9"x12.75" (1.8" deep) elliptical secondary substrate to its standard line of engineered cellular mirror blanks. Designed and produced in less than six weeks, this 9" minor axis ellipse incorporates multiple iterations of FEA analysis for engineered design features that make this blank 1/3rd the mass of a monolithic of the same dimensions and a little over twice as stiff. Targeted for a 28" astrograph whose 28.5" cellular primary will also be cast by Dream Cellular within the next 30 days, this elliptical secondary is being incorporated into Dream Cellular's standard product line and should be deliverable to customers with very short lead times. At this time one unit is currently in stock. In addition to this new product, Dream Cellular also produces a line of other cast cellular primary and secondary mirror blanks that have extensive engineering behind them. The company prides itself on excellent quality, on-time delivery and has produced a number of 28" and 16" cellular primary blanks within the past 10 weeks alone.

About Dream Cellular, LLC
Dream Cellular, LLC. was formed in 2008 in order to provide its sister company, Dream Telescopes & Accessories Inc., with a more reliable source for cellular mirror blanks. Designed, engineered, and produced in-house, Dream's cellular blanks incorporate design features not found in any other cellular product. Dream Cellular uses extensive engineering in both design, casting and annealing to produce highly efficient cellular optics that are stiffer, lighter, and have a much faster Thermal Time Constant (TTC) than monolithic optics. Extensive structural engineering and FEA analysis has been used to reduce polishing and gravity displacement of each blank. The extensive engineering related to polishing displacements makes Dream's blanks uniquely workable by opticians. Dream Cellular has worked with major glass manufacturers to create the first FEA-based annealing schedules of any commercial company offering cellular optics. Due to their much thinner rib structures and 3-4x greater surface area, these optics equalize (TTC) far faster than standard monolithic optics and their light weight design also makes them easier to support in a rigid fashion. Design features such as insert points for traditional flotation cells, insert points with recessed protrusions for rod flexures, flat profile details in key areas for bipod flexure attachment and a host of other features can all be designed into blanks themselves per customer specification. These features allow for easier mounting of the optics and can help the optic maintain a higher level of figure quality. Because the entire process is done in-house, Dream Cellular can also very accurately control the as-designed vs. as-cast differences and produce optics that can be delivered both on time and within spec. Our extensive engineering and unique designs, coupled with our casting tolerances, means our engineered cellular blanks are the highest quality products. Dream knows firsthand how detrimental unreliable deliveries can be and it prides itself in rapid delivery schedules. Contact Dream Cellular, LLC. to discuss your latest OEM or individual project. You can also visit our website to learn more about the benefits of Dream Cellular's superior technology and expertise.