Sterling Precision Optics Inc
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Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
🇺🇸 United States
198251-100 peopleManufacturerEstablished brand
OEM manufacturer
ODM manufacturer
Own brand
Shipments
97
Key customer
ECUADMOTORS
Key market
🇨🇱 Chile
Description
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. is a vertically integrated manufacturer of advanced optical imaging systems and components, headquartered in Gardner, Massachusetts. Founded in 1982 and publicly traded on NASDAQ, the company specializes in the design, prototyping, and full-volume production of high-precision micro-optics and medical instrumentation. With a workforce of approximately 50 to 100 employees, the firm operates through specialized divisions including Lighthouse Imaging and Ross Optical to serve the medical device, defense, and aerospace sectors.
The company's extensive product portfolio features proprietary Micro-Precision™ technology, offering micro lenses as small as 0.37 mm and micro prisms down to 0.10 mm. Their medical line includes rigid and flexible endoscopes, CMOS endoscopes, 3D endoscopes, laparoscopes, and a comprehensive range of endocouplers. Beyond medical instruments, they provide specialized solutions for defense and industrial applications, such as jet engine borescopes, augmented reality sub-systems for fighter pilots, and fiber optic assemblies.
As a domestic manufacturing partner and OEM supplier, Precision Optics Corporation maintains a robust quality management system with certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and CE marking, while also adhering to FDA Good Manufacturing Practices and ITAR regulations. Their capabilities encompass optical design, thin-film coatings, opto-mechanical assembly, and the Unity™ Imaging Platform for modular development. The company continues to expand its production capacity to support advanced applications in robotic surgery, night vision, and semiconductor industries.
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OPCO Laboratory, Inc.
🇺🇸 United States
197611-50 peopleManufacturer/Service CompanyEstablished 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.
Beamsplitters
Lenses/Domes
Ruled Diffraction Gratings
Quick Turn Prototypes
Quick Turn Prototypes
Precision Mirrors
