their projects.”
A few percent of the company’s annual
workload comes from NASA-based programs,
through which Optimax made all the camera
lenses for theMars rovers – Spirit, Opportunity
and Curiosity – that have been active on the
surface of the redplanet since 2004.
“It’s only a small part of the business,” Plympton
said, “but it’s wicked fun. It brings us great pride
when we work on programs where we’re
literally helping mankind see something for the
first time, or we’re benefitting mankind by
helping a team get a new medical device to the
market.”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Optimax Systems Inc.
WHAT:
Manufacturer of prototype
optical components for applications
in aerospace, display technologies
and solar power; and maker of OEM
production optics for semi
-conductors, military uses and
medical instruments
WHERE:
Ontario, N.Y.
WEBSITE:
May 2014
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