Established in 1994, Manasota Optics, Inc. was founded by David Lowery, a Navy Veteran, after acquiring assets from Applied Optics Center which was closed by IMO Industries (AOC's parent company in 1993). MOI is comprised of personnel with 30 - 35 years’ experience in diamond turning, polishing, and coating of flat "plano" and spherical metal optical components.  In 2014, MOI became a majority woman owned business and continue to operate at ISO 9001:2015 certified standards.

Programs

We are proud to have been involved with the following programs:

  • Laser Rangefinders
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Military Tanks (M1A1, M1A2, M60)
  • Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR)
  • Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)

Clients

Logos of Clients of Manasota OpticsManasota Optics has produced optical components directly through the United States Government, several universities as well as some of the companies listed below:

  • BAE Systems
  • Chemring Detection 
  • FLIR
  • Gatan
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Luminar
  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory 
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research
  • Northrop Grumman 

 

Production Facility

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Programs Participated

M1A1 Abrams Tank
LLDR Lightweight Laser Rangefinder
Mark VII Handheld Laser Rangefinder