Mar 17, 2026
There’s no question about it: recent investments of millions of dollars by Sydor Optics, John and Barbara Bruning, and SPIE—along with academic, state, and federal government funding—speaks volumes about their commitments to the industry and will make the new Monroe...
Mar 17, 2026
From Regional Hubs to National Readiness: Scaling the Optics Manufacturing Technician Pipeline for Emerging National Defense Priorities The U.S. industrial base requires a rapidly scalable and highly skilled workforce to effectively support mission-critical...
Mar 16, 2026
Two DPOC Members Join Forces, Creating an Optics Powerhouse AmeriCOM’s Defense Precision Optics Consortium (DPOC) members, Sydor Optics and Vertex Optics, have joined forces through Sydor’s acquisition of Vertex. Both companies are leaders in the optics industry, and...
Nov 25, 2025
Downtown Rochester was alive with conversation, the whir of precision machinery, and the buzz of innovation. SPIE Optifab 2025—North America’s largest optical fabrication conference and exhibition—brought together thousands of people from around the world to celebrate...
Nov 25, 2025
Keene State College (KSC) has launched its 1-Year Precision Optics Certificate Program at full capacity, a significant achievement for the AmeriCOM National Workforce Development Initiative. This immediate enrollment success directly confirms the strategic investment...
