Designer
American Center for
Optics Manufacturing

Building and sustaining our nation’s precision optics manufacturing base.

Research l Manufacturing Technologies l Workforce Development

Designer
American Center for
Optics Manufacturing

Building and sustaining our nation’s precision optics manufacturing base.

Research l Manufacturing Technologies l Workforce Development

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Working in tandem with industrial, academic, nonprofit, and government partners, AmeriCOM is leveraging American ingenuity to forge new paths of prosperity for our nation’s workforce while securing our advanced manufacturing industrial base. Learn more about our team of scientists, engineers, educators, and workforce development specialists, all dedicated to building up the American precision optics manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing Technologies

In our research lab and together with partners, we are developing advanced optic manufacturing technologies from research into sustainable manufacturing operations.

Workforce Development

Across the nation, AmeriCOM is establishing training centers to increase the pipeline of skilled optics technicians entering the workforce.

The Future Is Optics

We are lighting up people’s futures with careers in optics. A national outreach program anchored by a dynamic website is raising awareness about the important role of Optics Technicians.

In the News

Our Optics Insider newsletter tracks the latest events and developments in the growing field of precision optics manufacturing.