Pandao

PanDao's primary offering is a web-based optical fabrication design tool that acts as a digital supply chain manager for lens manufacturing.

• Cost & Risk Minimization: The software analyzes optical design files to identify the most cost-effective fabrication path and assesses production risks before manufacturing begins.
• Technology Analysis: It evaluates lens designs against a database of over 360 optical fabrication and testing techniques to determine the optimal production chain.
• Supplier Benchmarking: The tool helps companies identify suitable suppliers equipped with specific required technologies and provides data for negotiating fabrication prices.
• Integration: It features an exporter tool for Zemax OpticStudio, allowing designers to gather manufacturing-relevant data directly from their design environment.

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Why Choose PanDao

• Provides a unique software tool that connects optical design directly to optimal fabrication chains, minimizing production cost and risk.
• Helps optical designers and engineers make better design‑for‑manufacturability decisions early in the product cycle.
• Offers instant insights into fabrication costs and required technologies, reducing development time and uncertainty.
• Supports supplier selection and auditing with data‑driven analysis, improving procurement outcomes.
• Enables cost‑optimized and risk‑optimized manufacturing choices, from prototyping to serial production.
• Developed by industry experts with decades of experience in optics design and fabrication.

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