Optimax Systems: Prepared for the Challenges of HEL Optics

Optimax Systems: Prepared for the Challenges of HEL Optics

Optimax Systems is solely focused on making the finest optics in the world. Founded in 1991, the 500 employees of Optimax continue to redefine what is possible, enabling key aerospace & defense, energy, semiconductor, and space exploration programs previously...
LaCroix honors tradition, supports defense

LaCroix honors tradition, supports defense

LaCroix Precision Optics has long been where heritage and high precision meet. For more than 75 years, the Batesville, Arkansas, company has blended generational leadership with cutting-edge capability. Today, LaCroix is a key player in the defense precision optics...
Polishing innovation will reshape U.S. optics

Polishing innovation will reshape U.S. optics

A breakthrough in optical manufacturing could soon shift the global balance in high-precision optics, a field critical to both national defense and cutting-edge industries. At the heart of this transformation is deterministic polishing, a process designed to make the...
A busy season for AmeriCOM’s inspiring liaisons

A busy season for AmeriCOM’s inspiring liaisons

To strengthen professional connections, expand awareness of optics and photonics, and encourage interest in both fields, two staffers at AmeriCOM have been working the crowds lately both in the Rochester area and across the country. Magda Hernandez Otero, AmeriCOM’s...
World-class optics makes its home in New Hampshire

World-class optics makes its home in New Hampshire

Within the scenic Monadnock Region of southern New Hampshire, 603 OPTX is transforming the world of high-precision optics, while investing deeply in the community it calls home.  Founded in 2018 by a team of industry veterans, 603 OPTX was built on a vision: deliver...