Timeline

Aspherized Achromats: Edmund Optics introduces Aspherized Achromats, which bridge the gap between color-corrected achromats and spherical aberration corrected aspheres. Aspherized Achromats have been awarded an honorable mention in the 2008 PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards Program.

New Director of Sales - Americas: Edmund Optics announces the appointment of Maria Light as Director of Sales for North, Central and South America. Light will further develop the company's strategic sales plan for both standard and custom optical components and assemblies. She brings a wealth of experience to Edmund Optics from her 25 years in the photonics industry.

Cooperative Agreement: Edmund Optics forges a cooperative agreement with Clemson University and Benét Laboratories at the Watervliet Arsenal in Albany, NY. The 3-year program, entitled Molded Aspheric and Essential System Assembly Technology, is designed to find a cost-effective solution for molding aspheric lenses in the United States. Aspheric lenses are used in a variety of US military items and are critical components in such systems as night vision goggles.

Larger Facility in Germany: In order to accommodate their growing sales, technical and administrative staff and ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction, Edmund Optics GmbH (EOG) has announced their move to larger facilities in Karlsruhe, Germany.

New Website and Online Forum: EO launches a newly re-designed feature packed website and discussion forum. The new website is more user friendly and features dramatically improved navigation as well as new product selection and application tools. The major feature of the site is the online discussion forum, which augments Edmund Optics industry leading technical support.

New Master Source Book: Edmund Optics New 2008 Master Source Book Features Over 15,000 Innovative Optical Products. The new fact-filled volume also offers 41 sections of application guides and technical articles and promises to be a must-have resource for optical researchers, designers and OEM users.

Energy Saver Plant Award: Edmund Optics receives an Energy Saver Plant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). By participating in the Save Energy Now program, Edmund Optics is reducing its energy use and shrinking its carbon footprint in the near term. EO received its award for achieving significant total energy savings, placing it among the top third of US companies in the program.

New Line of Schneider Imaging Lenses: Edmund Optics announces that it will offer seven lines of Schneider Imaging lenses in their catalog and website. These items complement Edmund Optics’ existing line of EO designed and developed imaging optics and components, offering customers a one-stop-shop for building an imaging or machine vision system.

EO/VIP Award: Edmund Optics presents the 1st annual EO/VIP award to EPIC Vision Solutions at the International Robots and Vision show. The mission of the VIP program is to provide complete machine vision system solutions offering customers local integration expertise and quality imaging components.

Online Lens Selector Tool: Edmund Optics announces the availability of an online tool for finding the video lens that best matches a customer's imaging application needs. The tool allows customers to specify their ideal lens’ characteristics, finds suitable matches among EO’s wide inventory of world-class lens systems, and provides customers with a unique five-point rating of each lens to simplify evaluation.

New Manufacturing Partnership: EO partners with Saito manufacturing plant in Akita, Japan; EO acquires 49% ownership.

New VP of Global Sales: EO recruits Allan Kreutzer, VP of Global Sales. This veteran of the imaging industry will join EO in expanding the company's presence worldwide. In addition to his domestic sales management experience, Kreutzer brings a deep understanding of the international market to Edmund Optics. Kreutzer's career spans more than 30 years in the optics industry.

Edge-Blackened Optics: Edmund Optics introduces Edge-Blackened Optics as a standard catalog component. Edge-blackened optics are designed to increase contrast and reduce noise in imaging and electro-optical systems. The blackened edges prevent light from exiting a mounted optic, reflecting off the metal fixturing and being re-imaged through the optical assembly.

First Master Source Book: Edmund Optics releases its first-edition EO Master Sourcebook. More than a catalog, the Master Sourcebook combines product listings, volume pricing, technical articles, and application guides to provide an invaluable reference for optical system designers. The 65th Anniversary EO Master Source Book is available free of charge to qualified potential customers.

New Division in Korea: To better serve its customers in rapidly developing Korean high-technology industries, Edmund Optics opens its newest division in Seoul, Korea and introduces a Korean-language version of the EO catalog.

EO Partners with DoD: DoD Awards EO $2.8 million for advanced optical manufacturing tools critical to producing complex confocal and advanced optical elements such as aspheres.

LED Illumination Breakthrough: EO announces breakthrough LED illumination technology featuring flat top intensity profile, near and far field uniformity correction, and independent RGB channel control.

VIP Program: Vision Integrator Partner (VIP) Program initiated to facilitate on-site integration of EO's imaging products eliminating the need for compromise between optical performance and local integration.

New French Sales Office: EO Launches a French sales office, as well as a translated catalog and website featuring all 7,200 products listed in the print catalog, plus an additional 400 discounted products available only via the web.

Clean Room Facility in China: EO launches a new clean room assembly facility in Shenzhen, China directed by Jeremy Chang Ph.D. This new 2,400 square foot facility will be dedicated to optical design and clean room assembly.

Aspheric Manufacturing: Aspheric manufacturing cell developed at Pennsburg location allows Edmund Optics to offer a line of high-performance aspheric optical components in the sizes most useful to optical system designers.

Research & Development Team: EO launches official research & development team dedicated to discovering advances in optical technology.

New Global VP of Manufacturing: Walter Czajkowski joins EO as Global Vice President of Manufacturing, bringing 28 years of experience.

MRF Manufacturing Capabilities: MRF manufacturing capabilities are added domestically allowing the production of high precision flats, spheres and aspheres exceeding 1/20 wave accuracy.

Operation: Iraqi Freedom: EO optics are integrated into various targeting systems used by US and coalition forces in Operation: Iraqi Freedom. Troops rely on the high quality of our precision components to assist them in their mission.

New Sales Office in Singapore: Edmund opens a sales office in Singapore to facilitate customer service and operations in Asia and the Pacific Rim. The sales office works in conjunction with EO Singapore's manufacturing center.

ISO 9001:2000: EO's Barrington USA headquarters upgrades its ISO certification from the ISO 9001 standard to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. The continuing effort of our dedicated employees and investment in resources allows us to serve our customers even better. The staff in our quality assurance facility at our headquarters in New Jersey ensures that every product we sell meets stringent quality criteria.

New Division in Pennsylvania: Edmund Optics opens a new division in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania. Edmund's Pennsburg Division is equipped with an Optical Coatings Clean Room, providing Edmund with optical coating capabilities. The new division also has metal machining capabilities allowing Edmund to manufacture Opto-Mechanical Assemblies.

Manufacturing Plant in Singapore: As part of the Plummer acquisition, Edmund also obtains Plummer's manufacturing plant in Singapore, considered by many in the Photonics industry to be the leading precision prism manufacturing facility in the world.

"Scientifics" Division Sold: Edmund Optics sells its "Scientifics" Division, which supplied science education materials, to Science Kit & Boreal Labs in Tonawanda, NY. This allows Edmund to focus entirely on its core industrial optics division which serves the needs of the B-to-B photonics market.

Edmund Expands Capabilities: Edmund Optics, Inc. acquires the assets of Plummer Precision Optics, one of the premiere optical manufacturing facilities in the world. This acquisition expands Edmund's capabilities with its wide variety of new resources, including Optical Coating Facilities, Metal Machining Equipment, and additional optical component manufacturing equipment.

E-commerce Website Launched: Launch of the Edmund Optics e-commerce web site, which contains the entire Edmund catalog available for purchasing. In addition, the website contains over 100 technical documents, capabilities and information pages, and interactive programs for its customers. The web site soon became a leader in the industrial optics industry and was one of the first to put a complete catalog online.

New Sales Office in Germany: Edmund opens a sales office in Karlsruhe, Germany, hereby expanding its presence in the European market. Edmund Optics prints a German Edition of its catalog with pricing in Euros.

ISO 9001 Certification: EO's Barrington USA headquarters receives ISO 9001 certification. This achievement represents the culmination of many months of effort on the part of our dedicated employees and a significant investment in resources to effectively meet the needs of our customers, we ensure that every product we sell meets stringent quality criteria.

New Office in United Kingdom: Edmund establishes an office in the United Kingdom. This office supplies the UK and parts of Europe with optical components to meet the specific needs of European customers. In addition, Edmund begins printing a UK Edition of the catalog, complete with prices in pounds sterling.

Electronic Imaging Resource Guide: Edmund launches its acclaimed Electronic Imaging Resource Guide. Designed to be a reference book for the electronic imaging, metrology, and vision systems markets, this 132 page book contains a mixture of in-depth tutorials and off-the-shelf products. The book was so well-received that it has been expanded and reprinted time and time again.

New Design Center in Arizona: Our Tucson Design Center opens in Arizona, focusing on Product Design and Development, offering customers custom design services and consulting in the heart of optics valley.

Expanded Engineering Facilities: Expanded Engineering facilities are unveiled, making extensive optical testing internally available through the use of an Optikos VideoMTF® and Zygo® GPI XP Interferometer.

Upgraded Manufacturing Area: A newly upgraded manufacturing area is built and production begins on multi-element lenses, some of the first products to be created in the new facility.

Headquarters Expanded: Edmund Optics' Corporate Headquarters is expanded, providing dedicated engineering, marketing and sales facilities.

New Sales Office in Japan: Edmund establishes a Japanese sales and procurement office in Tokyo. A special Japanese edition of the Edmund catalog is printed in Japanese with pricing in Yen. The Japanese office serves as a platform for Edmund's plans for global expansion, as well as servicing customers in Southeast Asia.

Operation: Desert Storm: Optics are integrated in targeting systems used by the military forces in Operation: Desert Storm in the Middle East.

Custom Opto-Mechanical Assemblies: In addition to the optical components it has been designing for years, Edmund begins designing custom opto-mechanical assemblies. This new service is completed in-house, utilizing the company's vast engineering resources, its manufacturing, and its large ready-to-use inventory.

TECHSPEC® Optical Components: Edmund Scientific makes a strategic move into the Industrial Optics market, with the introduction of its TECHSPEC® line of optical components, to great success. Within a few years, this new Industrial Optics Division surpasses its Consumer counterpart.

New Accounting and Personnel Manager: Robert M. Edmund joins Edmund Scientific full time in 1970 as Accounting and Personnel Manager, working along side his parents who founded the business in 1942. Upon their retirement in 1975, Robert succeeded his father as President. In this role Robert eventually reorganized the company into two divisions: Consumer Science and Industrial Optics. Robert currently serves as CEO of Edmund Optics and as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

EO Optics Travel to the Moon: Edmund Scientific optics travel to the moon as part of the cameras and other equipment used by the Apollo 11 spacecraft in its historic lunar landing.M

New Headquarters: Edmund Scientific's Corporate Headquarters is moved from Collingswood, NJ and re-established a short distance away in Barrington, NJ.

First Catalog: The first Edmund Catalog, for surplus optics, is mailed.

Surplus Optics Supply Business: Norman W. Edmund, having had a difficult time finding a lens needed for his photography hobby, establishes a small surplus optics supply business, Edmund Salvage, in Collingswood, NJ.