Founded in 2005 by three photonics veterans from Burleigh Instruments, Bristol Instruments is a Rochester-area precision-instrument maker with roots in scientific instrumentation dating to the early 1970s. The company develops measurement equipment for researchers and engineers working in photonics, telecommunications, and optical metrology, with customers on all seven continents.
DL Instruments LLCDL Instruments LLC grew out of Ithaco Corporation’s Precision Instrumentation Division, which was sold to David Woolston in 1995. Now owned and managed by George Moschak, the Brooktondale company carries on that Ithaco heritage by building and servicing precision electronic instruments for scientific and research customers worldwide, including users in industrial and military fields.BROOKTONDALE, NY
Gooch & Housego PLC (G&H)Founded in Ilminster, Somerset, in 1948, Gooch & Housego is a photonics engineering group with more than seven decades of experience turning difficult optical designs into durable components and systems. Headquartered in Somerset with operations in the USA and Europe, it works primarily with OEM customers whose equipment must perform reliably in demanding environments. Its Rochester-based G&H | GS Optics business adds a distinct 1916 heritage in precision polymer optics.ROCHESTER, NY
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