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In this PhotonicsNJ Lightning Talk, Al Cheswick, President of Krell Technologies, shares how his team designs and manufactures precision equipment that supports photonic component processing from R&D to full production. Based in Neptune City, NJ, KrellTech's all-in-one NOVA™ platform shapes, polishes, and inspects everything from fiber connectors to bare fiber, waveguides, and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) — all with micron-level accuracy and real-time inspection. Al walks through the evolving needs of the photonics industry, including: • Connector standards and automation • Custom probe and medical fiber polishing • Challenges of bare fiber shaping • The rise of PICs and waveguide processing Learn how KrellTech helps solve complex photonic challenges with flexible hardware, programmable control, and decades of proven expertise.