Founded in Rochester in 1978 by Bruno Glavich, Applied Image manufactures precision-imaged optical components and calibration standards for optics, photonics, and imaging systems. Its custom work ranges from image-analysis test targets to photomasks, with products used even in NASA camera systems for Mars rover missions. Applied Image operates an ISO 9001:2015-certified facility and an ISO/IEC 17025:2017-accredited calibration laboratory, including the world’s only laboratory accredited for barcode measurement.
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NavitarFor more than 50 years, Rochester-based Navitar has designed and manufactured optical imaging systems, lenses and integrated camera solutions for demanding industrial, scientific, defense and immersive-media applications. Its consultative engineering model carries projects from feasibility and custom optical design through precision assembly, testing and production, with Pixelink cameras and Special Optics joining Navitar’s modular lens systems under one integrated group. Navitar became part of AMETEK’s Ultra Precision Technologies Division in 2022 while continuing its established imaging and projection business.ROCHESTER, NY
Rochester Precision Optics, LLCFrom its Greater Rochester, N.Y., headquarters, Rochester Precision Optics manufactures precision optical components, assemblies and electro-optical systems for applications ranging from night vision to medical devices. The vertically integrated U.S. manufacturer is notable for producing glass, polymer and infrared optics—including chalcogenide materials—in-house, with capabilities spanning design through volume production. RPO operates more than 40,000 square feet of climate-controlled Class 10,000 cleanroom space within its 110,000-square-foot facility and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.WEST HENRIETTA, NY
Active SiliconFounded in 1988, Active Silicon designs and manufactures imaging products and embedded vision systems, from autofocus-zoom cameras and frame grabbers to custom systems for image processing and machine control. Its UK R&D team combines hardware, software and FPGA expertise, while the company’s products support demanding applications ranging from space missions and industrial inspection to medical imaging and defense. Active Silicon is part of Solid State plc’s Steatite systems division and is ISO 9001 certified.SEVERNA PARK, MD
Omega Optical, LLCOmega Optical, LLC makes precision optical components and systems, building on a Vermont history that reaches back to 1969 and a wider optical-coatings lineage dating to 1936. Its work has supported applications ranging from fluorescence and flow cytometry to the Hubble Telescope and Mars rovers, while recent development has centered on rapidly produced diffraction gratings, including deep-UV transmission gratings. The company is headquartered in Brattleboro and operates as an ISO 9001:2015-certified, ITAR-registered manufacturer that identifies its products as made in the USA.ITHACA, NY