From its Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania facilities, Base Lab Tools Inc. manufactures optical breadboards and tables along with the opto-mechanical equipment used to build photonics experiments. The company’s distinctive approach is to make its mechanical components in the USA and customize them quickly for research needs, while using customer-driven distribution to ship many stocked products the same day. It serves education, research, industrial, technology and government customers seeking practical lab equipment made close to where it is sold.
Thorlabs, IncFounded in 1989 in Newton, New Jersey, Thorlabs grew from a mission to make photonics laboratory equipment more accessible to graduate students and junior professors. Today, its globally integrated teams design and manufacture equipment for researchers and technology developers, while its in-house engineering and manufacturing support custom work from prototype through production.ROCHESTER, NY
Boekel ScientificSince its founding in Philadelphia in 1868, Boekel Scientific has remained a U.S.-based manufacturer serving medical and research laboratories. Its long history is matched by in-house design and manufacturing, including custom equipment for specialized laboratory needs. Boekel is ISO 13485:2016 certified and holds AABB’s Standards-Compliant Products seal for its blood-bank equipment.FEASTERVILLE, PA
VectorScribe LLCVectorScribe LLC is a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania photonics startup built around making advanced optical microfabrication more accessible. It uses proprietary, maskless laser direct writing to create custom optical microstructures for researchers and companies developing authentication features or testing new optical designs, with prototype turnaround typically about a week.BETHLEHEM, PA