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Low Stress

Laser Mirrors

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SOLUTIONS

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Since 1991 Optimax has leveraged our optics manufacturing technology
for programs that benefit mankind and projects that defend our freedom.

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INNOVATION

Designed and manufactured to increase
flexibility, while decreasing weight and elements.

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Pushing Freeform Manufacturing

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ON BOARD

NASA's New Horizons took images
of landscapes never seen before.

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INNOVATION

In our state-of-the-art cleanroom coating facility,
Optimax produces custom optical coatings in
faster time with less risk, sizes up to 500mm.

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MARS ROVER 2020

Optics imaging the surface of Mars, as part
of NASA’s long-term robotic exploration
of the red planet.

IN SPACE

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Designed and manufactured to increase
flexibility, while decreasing weight and elements.

INNOVATION

COVID-19 OPERATIONS UPDATE – WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER

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to Optimax

Prototype Optics in One Week

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:

Small Volume • High-Quality • Quick Delivery

Optics for High Power - Advanced optics complete the system

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

These high precision optics are used in systems for:

• High Power Lasers (HPL)
• Direct Energy (DE)
• Deep Ultraviolet (DUV)

Markets We Serve:

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 success solar technologies panels

What's New?

Alejandro Mendoza Appointed to National Workforce Panel to Advise Biden Administration on Economic Recovery Policies
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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Optimax's Innovative Employee Ownership Trust
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 named to 2021 RBJ's Power 100 List
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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Optimax & NextCorps Latest Grant Partnership
Learn more about our latest partnership with NextCorps to solve challenges in manufacturing some of the world's most difficult optics.
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MCC Roundtable Discussion- Celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Monroe Community College Optics Club hosted a roundtable discussion about Optics and Photonics and how women play a major role in this field. Optimax Team Member JamieRose participated in the MCC roundtable discussion
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