For reasons of economy, instrument components procured externally are always bought simultaneously for FORS1 and FORS2. The Göttingen workshop is therefore presently busy with the incoming inspections of the major mechanical components produced by industry. So far, the cylindrical housings for the instruments have been received as well as the focusing units made of cast aluminium and the mechanical components (spindles, linear bearings) for the multi-object spectroscopy units; also, a significant part of the manufacturing is done in Göttingen.
The upper part of the FORS1 collimator section at the manufacturer.