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| "High-end optics, high-end fighting" |
| January 2008 |
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"...Ophir optics, currently based in Wilmington, is moving to the ground floor of the North Building on the campus of the old Lucent Technologies plant at 1600 Osgood St.
Ozzy Properties President Orit Goldstein said Ophir's arrival sends a positive signal to other companies considering moving to Osgood Landing. 'We're very pleased that such a high-end and well established company such as Ophir Optics would move to our facility', Goldstein said."
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| "Israeli ingenuity powers photonics sector surge " |
| Nov 2007 |
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Israel's government attributes the country's success in photonics to a combination of strong academia carrying out world-class research, a well-developed optoelectronics industry and an active venture-capital community. |
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| "Set for global growth" |
| Electro Optics, June-July 2007 |
John Murphy tracks the recent progress of Ophir, carving out a significant niche in the test and measurement market
It has grown from being a small start-up company in Israel, supplying coating to the military market, to a world-wide brand. Its strategy has been to push the technology to the limit on the one hand and the market to its limit on the other. Its global sales network is now a key driving force in the company’s growth, allowing it to buy in technology through acquisition, which it can then take global. |
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| From the editor - FFJournal |
| Sep. 2006 |
| Thanks to Ophir Optics, in June I had the opportunity to visit Jerusalem where the company's main manufacturing plant is located. Ophir makes the vital lenses and mirrors needed by lasers to focus the light beam and to transit the light. Seeing what it takes to produce a lens was quite fascinating. Ophir starts with a raw piece of zinc selenide, grinds it or turns it to the needed specifications and then coats it with various substances to provide enhanced performance and scratch protection.
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| Press release for the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, 5 June 2006: |
| June 2006 |
Ophir Optronics Ltd.
announces that its US subsidiary, Ophir Optics Inc., which is
part of its Optics Group, has been issued a purchase order of
6.6 million NIS, in addition to the purchase orders of 7.5 million
NIS previously reported in early May. The orders are for the
delivery of optical lens components for uncooled thermal cameras.
These cameras are intended for a new application in the area
of radiometry (non-contact temperature measurement).
The orders are intended for civilian use by US contractors,
and therefore are planned to be produced by the Company's optics
plant in Israel.
These purchase orders attest to the continued process of accelerated
penetration by the Company into the civilian market of thermal
night vision systems, in addition to its penetration into the
defense market.
The purchase orders and their increase within a short time period
attest to the accelerated development of the civilian market
for thermal radiometric uncooled cameras, as result of the significant
growth in the variety of new civilian applications which can
be developed with the use of these cameras.
The delivery of orders is scheduled for completion by the end
of the first quarter of 2007. |
| Ophir Optronics received
from the US a continuation order for optical lenses for 12 million
NIS. |
| June 2006 |
| Ophir Optronics Ltd.
has received a continuation order from the US for 12 million
NIS. The order, for optical lens assemblies which will be integrated
with thermal-imaging night-vision systems produced by a US contractor,
will be delivered in full by the end of 2006. |
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| 11.9 million NIS Continuation
Order for Ophir |
| June 2006 |
| The order delivery is
planned for completion by the end of 2006. This order follows
a previous one by the same customer, for 6.2 million NIS, which
for the most part has already been delivered. |
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Ophir Optronics received a continuation
order of 11.9 million NIS from a US client.
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| June 2006 |
| The order is for optical
lens assemblies which will be integrated with thermal imaging
night-vision systems of an American contractor. |
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| Ophir Optronics’
US Subsidiary Receives a Follow-on Order to Supply Optical Lens
Assemblies, Manufactured in Israel, for NIS 6.6 Million, to
the US Civilian Market. |
| Press release for the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, 4 May 2006: |
| May 2006 |
Ophir Optronics Ltd.
announces that its US subsidiary, Ophir Optics Inc., which is
part of its Optics Group, has been issued purchase orders amounting
to 7.5 million NIS for delivery of optical lens components for
uncooled thermal cameras. These cameras are intended for a new
application in the area of radiometry (non-contact temperature
measurement).
The orders are intended for civilian use by US contractors,
and therefore are planned to be produced by the Company's optics
plant in Israel.
These purchase orders attest to the continued process of accelerated
penetration by the Company into the civilian market of thermal
night vision systems, in addition to its penetration into the
defense market.
The civilian market for thermal radiometric uncooled cameras
is undergoing accelerated development as result of the significant
growth in the variety of new civilian applications which can
be developed with the use of these cameras.
The delivery of orders is scheduled for completion by the end
of 2006. |
| "Ophir snaps up Spiricon" |
| Jan. 2006 |
| Ophir, the Israeli provider
of optical test and measurement equipment, has acquired Spiricon,
the US laser beam diagnostics specialist, for an undisclosed
sum. The deal, which is still having its legal technicalities
finalised, is expected to close before the end of the month,
in time for the Photonics West 2006 show. The acquisition includes
Spiricon's sister companies Spiricon Power Products, which makes
optical power meters, and Spiricon GmbH in Germany. |
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| "Israeli Star Shines Bright" |
| Sep. 2005 |
| When Ophir Optronics
was founded in 1976 its founders forecast a turnover of US$30
million in 25 years. Their strategic vision has been realized
and Ophir has become an international leader in precision IR
optics components and laser measurement instrumentation employing
the most advanced technologies for military and civilian applications.
Ophir's growth over the years has been a slow but steady rise
in fortunes, and further growth is predicted for the future.
"Our strength lies in our human resources" says managing
director Mr. Yoram Shalev. |
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| Ophir Optronics continues on
growth path |
| Israel, May 22, 2005 |
| With subsidiaries established
in the U.S., Germany, Japan and Israel, the company is ready
to made further acquisitions. Ophir co-founder Ya'acov Zerem
told the Jerusalem Post. |
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| 2004 Israel Technolgy Fast 50
- Nov. 2004 |
| Israel, Nov. 2004 |
| The 2004 Israeli Technology
Fast 50 companies were announced, during a special event on
Sunday, 7 November 2004. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards,
are an objective ranking and celebration of Israel's fastest-growing
high-technology companies. The awards identify the trends that
are shaping the technology, media and telecommunications sectors
today. |
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| ISO 9001 : 2000 - Feb. 2004 |
| Israel, Feb 2004 |
ISO 9001;2000 certified,
Ophir has over 25 years of experience in operating according
to military standards (MIL I 45208) across all performance specification
levels.
Ophir's QC department employs an effective combination of the
world's most advanced test and measurement equipment (Interferometers
- for measuring Irregularity of surfaces; Form Talysurf - for
forming aspheric and diffractive surfaces; Metrology Microscopes
- for surfaces quality control; FT-IR- for surfaces transmission
& reflection test), together with unique measuring methods developed
by Ophir [CGH - (Computer Generated Holograms) for aspheric
& diffractive surfaces]. |
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| 2003 Israel Technolgy Fast 50
- Feb. 2004 |
| Israel, Feb 2004 |
| The 2003 Israeli Fast
- 50 program ranks the Israeli technology companies according
to their five-year percentage growth in revenue between 1998
and 2002. The 2003 technology Fast - 50 list represents companies
that have grown over a period of five years. These companies
have proven that they are able to adapt and adjust to the changing
environment and remain relevant in the local and global markets.
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| IQ NET Certificate to Ophir Optronics
Ltd |
| Israel, Feb 2004 |
Ophir Optronics Ltd
has implemented and maintains a Quality Management System which
fulfills the requirements of the standard:
ISO 9001:2000 |
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| THE QUALITY CHECK QUERY |
| February/March, 2004 |
| An article from the
Electro Optics Magazine. |
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| An optics maker with laser-sharp
vision |
| Israel, Oct. 29, 2003 |
| An article from the
Jerusalem Post. |
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