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OPCO Laboratory, Inc.
🇺🇸 United States
197611-50 peopleManufacturer/Service Company
Established brand
OEM manufacturer
Product customization
Small batch production
Key customer
AMERICAN INJECTION MOLDING AIM INSTITUTE
Key market
Asia
Description
OPCO Laboratory, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer of high-precision optical components and assemblies based in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Founded in 1976, the company has over 40 years of experience in optical design and manufacturing, serving demanding industries such as Aerospace, Defense, Life Sciences, Spectroscopy, and Semiconductor. As an ITAR-registered small business, they operate a 15,000 sq. ft. facility equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing, coating, and quality control capabilities, including a specialized ruling engine for diffraction gratings.
The company provides total optical solutions, supporting clients from quick-turn prototyping through high-volume production. Their extensive product portfolio includes ruled diffraction gratings, precision mirrors (including toroidal and replicated types), lenses, prisms, beamsplitters, optical domes, and filters. OPCO Laboratory is particularly recognized for its expertise in thin-film coatings, offering dielectric, metal reflective, anti-reflection (AR), and dichroic coatings tailored to customer specifications.
By maintaining in-house control over the entire lifecycle—from design and fabrication to coating, assembly, and testing—OPCO Laboratory ensures high quality and reduced lead times. Their technical team of scientists and engineers also provides OEM and ODM services, including the contract manufacturing of complex optical and electro-optical sub-assemblies. The company's precision optics have been utilized in high-profile applications, including NASA's Mars Rover missions.