Defense Precision Optics Consortium (DPOC) Awards New Projects
AmeriCOM is leading a nationwide effort to address critical challenges in the precision optics manufacturing sector with a focus on supporting the U.S. Department of Defense through workforce training, advanced manufacturing technologies, and collaborative public-private partnerships. AmeriCOM’s Defense Precision Optics Consortium (DPOC) and workforce training initiatives are aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the defense industrial base. To that end, AmeriCOM has recently awarded the following projects to develop curriculum for optical standards courses and develop a strategy for integrated optics assembly manufacturing.
Project Highlights:
OEOSC Curriculum Development for Optical Standards Courses
AmeriCOM has awarded a project to develop curriculum for optical standards courses to the Optics and Electro-Optics Standards Council (OEOSC). OEOSC is a leading institution with extensive history and expertise in ANSI and ISO standards development and monitoring specifically in optics, optical instruments, and related technologies. The project aims to expand standards training by developing curriculum and OEOSC accredited courses. The project will create up to four courses based on the needs of the optics industry. The project will train new instructors on existing courses, modify short courses to fit the needs of colleges, and bolster the quality of existing courses using new technologies and by expanding reach. These efforts are aligned with AmeriCOM’s commitment to training the next generation of skilled technicians and engineers.

Integrated Optics Assembly Manufacturing
AmeriCOM has awarded a project to Transformative Optics Corporation (TOC) to develop a manufacturing strategy for integrated image processing modules (IPMs). TOC is pioneering the next generation of imaging systems, integrated advanced optics, AI-driven algorithms, and modular camera technology to solve industry challenges where digital camera performance has stagnated. The partnership will survey existing manufacturing and assembly capabilities to identify solutions to gaps in US-based integrated imaging module manufacturing. A manufacturing and assembly implementation plan is being developed that will utilize active alignment of optics and focus mechanisms to wafer scale camera modules. The program is expected to verify developed manufacturing processes through the assembly of prototype IPMs with integrated optics, enabling scalable multi-lens systems with high resolution and wide field of view. This effort aligns with AmeriCOM’s goal to advance precision optical manufacturing technologies that enhance the capabilities of the defense industrial base.
