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Precision Optical is pleased to be exhibiting at the SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing Conference in Baltimore this year. Precision Optical will be exhibiting our 10’ x 10’ booth, Booth 210. We will be showcasing many of our optical component products, and we look forward to meeting with folks to discuss their custom optical system and component requirements within the defense and commercial sensing markets.

At this year’s Photonic West, Precision Optical will be exhibiting our 20’ x 10’ booth, Booth 2040. We will be showcasing many of our optical component products, and we look forward to meeting with folks to discuss their custom optical system and component requirements. Specifically, some services that we would like to promote and discuss include our metrology services, thin film coating services, assembly services, catalog corner cubes, and large flats and reference optics capabilities.

It is with a heavy heart that Precision Optical acknowledges the passing of our dear friend and employee Richard Reid. Rick was a genuine, humble, and great person. His favorite hobbies were repairing/riding motorcycles and working in the field of optical manufacturing. His work ethic, courtesy to peers, and loyalty were unparalleled. We are deeply saddened by his passing. He was more than an employee. He was family.

Precision Optical is extremely honored to host Irvine Valley College’s Photonics Technology Program for the second year in a row. As part of IVC’s course LET225, Quality Assurance of Precision Optics, Precision Optical is hosting three classes (lecture + lab) at our facility.

OptiFab is the largest conference and exhibition dedicated to the manufacturing of precision optics. Organized by SPIE and the American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association (APOMA), OptiFab hosts exhibitors displaying both classical and advanced manufacturing and metrology technologies. It also facilitates a host of workshops and presentations. OptiFab is an ideal setting in which to showcase Precision Optical’s products and services.

On January 16, 2015, Precision Optical was privileged to host Hildreth “Hal” Walker Jr., an early pioneer in the field of laser telemetry. He was one of the key historical figures responsible for the design and operations of the laser-ranging project that took place as part of Apollo 11’s “first man on the moon” mission.

On behalf of Precision Optical, I, Alan M. Lambert Sr. am thrilled to announce that Nicolaus (Nick) Lambert is the new President of the Company. Nick’s promotion to President is a natural progression for his work at Precision Optical, a family-owned company. His expertise in the technical side of the company is unparalleled, and his background in physics, coupled with his good nature, makes him the ideal person to take the helm.

Precision Optical has partnered with Irvine Valley College’s Photonics Technology Program and Dr. Brian Monacelli in hosting classes at Precision Optical’s facility in Costa Mesa California.

On the week of August 18th, 2014, Precision Optical attended and displayed at the annual SPIE© Optics + Photonics© meeting, held at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego California.