Optimax builds the optics behind the latest breakthrough technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. For small volume, high precision optics, Optimax is set up to manufacture, test, and deliver with the speed and performance your programs require. We’ve invested in the technology and research that will enable your next program, but remain the people who are committed to:
Optimax has developed highly engineered processes as well as superior fabrication and coating capabilities for advanced optics for high power that result in:
• Lower Absorption
• High laser damage threshold
• Long lifetime
While confidentiality prevents us from sharing most of the successes we’ve helped to create, here are a few public examples of our work:
Optimax Team Member, Brian Greenberg, was interview by RMSC's Strasenburgh Planetarium Director Steve on Friday, July 30th, in celebration of the one year anniversary of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch
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We’re pleased to announce that Alejandro Mendoza, Human Resources Director at Optimax, has been appointed by National Skills Coalition and Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships to serve on a national Industry Recovery Panel that will advise the Biden administration and Congress on federal recovery policies in the coming months. Different industries have experienced the pandemic in different ways, we need industry specific solutions to build an inclusive recovery.
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Learn more about Optimax's innovative employee ownership trust plan in Rick's latest interview with The Aspen Institute
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Optimax CEO Rick Plympton named to 2021 Rochester Business Journal Power 100 List. Learn more about the 2021 Rochester leaders playing a large role in our community
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Learn more about our latest partnership with NextCorps to solve challenges in manufacturing some of the world's most difficult optics.
Read moreOptimax achieves operational excellence by investing in cutting-edge technology, advancing its people, and sharing 25% of monthly profits with employees, but don't take just our word
Optimax capabilities incorporate a wide range of manufacturing technologies from which we can choose the best process for your requirements. Fabrication capabilities range from conventional machinery to highly deterministic CNC machining, including:
Want to find out more about the innovation and ideology that is happening here at Optimax Systems. View and download our Technical Papers:
Optimax has developed a robust freeform optical fabrication CNC process that includes generation, high speed VIBE polishing, sub-aperture figure correction, surface smoothing and testing of freeform surfaces
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Optimax achieves operational excellence by investing in cutting-edge technology, advancing its people, and sharing 25% of monthly profits with employees, but don't take just our word
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