Optoflux

What Optoflux does

Optoflux Precision Solutions GmbH is a German precision-optics manufacturer that designs, industrializes, and series-produces complex plastic and silicone optical components, primarily serving the medical technology, diagnostics, automotive lighting, sensorics, industrial, and general lighting industries. The company's product portfolio spans the full value chain: optical design and simulation, in-house tool making, plastic injection molding (using COP, COC, PMMA, and PC), silicone (LSR) injection molding in a dedicated cleanroom, diamond machining to nanometer accuracy, PVD coating (sputtering and evaporation), UV hard coating, cleanroom assembly, and metrology. Quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 at all locations, with ISO 14001:2015 also held at the Nürnberg site.

The business operates a direct sales-led B2B model, supplying enterprise customers to specification rather than through distribution, with named customers including Eschenbach, SICK, HELLA, Marelli, Valeo, and Bosch across lighting, sensorics, medical, and automotive lighting programs. Production runs through three Nürnberg sites (with diamond machining, PVD, and automotive HUD/LED optics lines), a 6,000 m² Querétaro facility in Mexico for vehicle lighting, and the Cebu-based HPOI micro-lens operation in the Philippines, the latter acquired from Hoya in 2018.

The company originated in 1998 as the Technical Optics division of Eschenbach Optik GmbH, was spun off in 2014, expanded internationally through 2018, entered insolvency in 2025, and on 1 July 2025 was acquired by Precision Plastic Solutions GmbH (PPS) of Darmstadt and rebranded as Optoflux Precision Solutions GmbH. The PPS Group also owns the Krallmann precision tool-making and injection-molding businesses (acquired 2023), positioning Optoflux within a vertically integrated precision plastics platform; approximately three-quarters of the 110 Nürnberg workforce was retained at the time of the acquisition.

Name

Optoflux

Legal name

Optoflux Precision Solutions GmbH

Website

https://optoflux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Optoflux Precision Solutions GmbH is a German manufacturer of precision plastic and silicone optical components, serving medical technology, diagnostics, automotive lighting, sensorics, industrial, and lighting customers with in-house design, tooling, injection molding, coating, and metrology capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Optics Manufacturing

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Injection Molded Optical & Transparent Parts (Lenses, Light Guides) (IMANAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Precision & Micro Injection Molding (IMANAFAH), Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Prototype Jigs, Fixtures & Assembly Aids (Additive) (IMAAAFAE)

Keywords

• Precision optics manufacturing
• Plastic injection molding
• Silicone optical components
• Optical coating services
• Optomechanical design

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Precision Optics Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of precision optics made from silicone and plastic for various industries including lighting technology, medical technology, diagnostics, sensorics, industry, and automotive.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Optoflux develops, industrializes, and manufactures complex precision optics made from plastic (PMMA, PC, COP, COC) and optical silicone (LSR) using injection molding. Its offering covers the entire value chain including optical design, prototyping, in-house tool making, plastic and silicone injection molding, PVD and hard coating, cleanroom assembly, and metrology, serving medical technology, diagnostics, automotive lighting, sensorics, industrial, and lighting technology customers.

Product overview

Optoflux Precision Solutions GmbH develops, industrializes, and manufactures complex plastic optics with comprehensive in-house competence. The product portfolio spans the entire value chain: Optical Design and Prototyping services enable product development from initial concept to functional samples; Tool Making provides in-house design, manufacturing, and maintenance of precision injection molds with nanometer-level accuracy; Plastic and Silicone Injection Molding produce high-precision optical components in various materials (COP, COC, PMMA, PC, LSR); PVD and Hard Coating services add functional surface properties; Assembly and Further Processing complete the offering in cleanroom environments. All products are manufactured Made in Germany, serving industries including lighting, medical technology, diagnostics, sensorics, industry, and automotive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Optics (Präzisionsoptiken) High-precision plastic and silicone optical components manufactured via injection molding, used in lighting, medical technology, diagnostics, sensorics, industrial, and automotive sectors. Made in Germany.
• Optical Design Services Engineering services using optical simulation programs combined with optomechanical design experience to implement plastic or hybrid optics, supporting customers from initial sampling to final design.
• Prototyping Services Functional prototypes from single pieces to small and pre-series production, including complex optics such as lenses, combiners, or mirrors for HUD (Head-Up Displays), using diamond machining or interchangeable inserts for cube and master tools.
• Tool Making Services (Werkzeugbau) In-house design, manufacturing, and maintenance of optical injection molds with diamond-turned or polished optical inserts, capable of free-form surfaces, microstructures, and nanometer-level accuracy.
• Plastic Injection Molding Services Modern, largely automated injection molding for transparent and translucent plastics including COP, COC, PMMA, and PC, with press-gilding and multilayer technology capabilities for lenses exceeding 40mm center thickness in high-volume production. Machine clamping forces from 25t to 650t cover all production requirements.
• Silicone Injection Molding Services (LSR) High-precision optical components from optical silicones (LSR) produced in a dedicated silicone cleanroom separated from all other production areas, enabling complex and flexible geometries with high replication accuracy, transmission, and optical quality.
• PVD Coating Services Thin-film coating via PVD sputtering and evaporation for flat substrates and complex geometries such as mirrors and beam splitters, enabling customized spectral profiles for glass or plastic products.
• Hard Coating Services UV-crosslinking coating systems providing high abrasion and scratch resistance, applied via fully automatic coating systems using dip-coating or spin-coating processes.
• Assembly and Further Processing Services Cleanroom assembly and further processing including milling, cutting, gluing, painting, pad printing, screen printing, and ultrasonic welding, ensuring no contamination reaches the optics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Plastic lenses with more than 40mm center thickness in large-scale production
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Krallmann GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the PPS group since May 2023, comprising Krallmann Precision Moulds GmbH (tooling) and Krallmann Kunststoff Solutions GmbH (injection molding and automation). The combination of Krallmann's precision tooling and Optoflux's optical manufacturing creates synergies in efficiency, precision, and innovation for customers in medical technology, optics, and sensorics.
• Dr. Beck & Partner GbR (Insolvency Administrator)minorOthersInsolvency administrator Joachim Exner facilitated the sale of Optoflux GmbH to PPS, enabling the company to exit insolvency and continue operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LightPath Technologies: LightPath Technologies is a US-listed precision optics manufacturer specializing in molded glass and plastic optics for industrial, laser, and sensing applications—directly comparable to Optoflux's injection-molded precision optics business, with overlapping materials, metrology, and OEM customer profiles.
• Berliner Glas: Berliner Glas is a German precision optics manufacturer serving semiconductor, metrology, and medical-technology OEMs with coated optical components and assemblies—closely comparable to Optoflux in customer mix, German manufacturing base, and custom optical-component orientation.
• Edmund Optics: Edmund Optics is a major US-based manufacturer and distributor of precision optical components, including molded polymer optics—directly comparable to Optoflux in imaging, sensing, and instrumentation customer segments.
• Thorlabs: Thorlabs manufactures precision optical components, lenses, and optomechanical assemblies for photonics and life-science instrumentation, with custom injection-molded and coated optics—closely matching Optoflux's design-to-prototype-to-series offering for B2B customers.
• Gaggione SAS: Gaggione is a French specialist in plastic optical components (light guides, lenses, LED optics) made via injection molding—directly comparable to Optoflux's plastic injection molding and lighting-technology segment.
• Sumita Optical Glass: Sumita Optical Glass manufactures precision glass and polymer optical elements for projection, sensing, and medical imaging—operating in the same custom precision-optics space as Optoflux with comparable end-market exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Hoya Corporation: Hoya is a Japanese optoelectronics group whose Photomask and Optical Glass divisions historically competed with—and previously owned (HPOI)—the micro-lens business now part of Optoflux; it remains a broad incumbent shaping pricing and technology standards in precision optics.
• Jenoptik: Jenoptik is a German photonics group whose Light & Optics division supplies polymer and glass precision optics, laser materials, and optical systems—overlapping with Optoflux on automotive, semiconductor, and medical customers while operating on a much larger industrial scale.
• SCHOTT AG: SCHOTT is a German specialty-materials manufacturer with deep capability in optical glass, thin-film coatings, and lighting/automotive optics; it is a broader incumbent whose coating and precision-optics operations directly overlap Optoflux's PVD and headlight programs.
• II-VI / Coherent (now Coherent Corp): Coherent is a global optoelectronics and laser-components incumbent whose optics and photonics businesses touch sensor, automotive, and medical OEMs that Optoflux also serves—relevant as a downstream-systems customer and broad technology peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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