News & Events
2015 Archive
Rochester is the nation’s newest manufacturing innovation hub. And the home to SPIE Optifab
October 15, 2015
Register today for SPIE Optifab the largest optical manufacturing conference and exhibition held in North America. Organized jointly by SPIE and APOMA, this event has a unique technical focus on classical and advanced optical manufacturing technologies. Come see and learn about optical fabrication, testing, and more.
AIM Photonics chief to discuss goals, opportunities in the field
October 14, 2015
The head of the Rochester-based American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics consortium...
RIT to be home of a new state Center for Advanced Technology in additive manufacturing
August 31, 2015
RIT to be home of a new state Center for Advanced Technology in additive manufacturing. University leads a public-private consortium chosen to establish R&D center in this growing field
Rochester wins federal photonics center
July 22, 2015
The Rochester region has won a nationwide competition as the site...
Harris Communication Systems segment to be based here
July 10, 2015
Harris Corp. on Friday said it will base...
Harris reorganizes segments; Mehnert gets new role
July 1, 2015
Harris Corp annouced Wendesday it will reorganize...
Working here: Opportunities exist in optics field
June 29, 2015
When J.J. Bausch founded his spectacle company in Rochester around 1850...
Working Here: Middle-Skills Gap Widens
June 26, 2015
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global company with a manufacturing facility...
Vuzix launches retail prescription lenses for its smart glasses
June 23, 2015
Vuzix Corp. has launched its first retail collection.....
Innovation drives Rochester
May 29, 2015
The golden age is over....
Harris set to close on acquisition of Exelis
May 24, 2015
Harris Corp.'s Jefferson Road Operations Center in Henrietta has cut the...
LighTopTech co-founder talks challenges and successes
March 13, 2015
While hard at work on her doctorate in optics...