What Reynard Corporation does

Reynard Corporation is a privately held, family-owned precision optics and thin-film coatings manufacturer founded in 1984 by Forrest Reynard and headquartered at a single 1020 Calle Sombra facility in San Clemente, California. The company designs and manufactures custom optical components and coatings across the UV-VIS-IR spectrum (0.2µm to 15µm) using in-house capabilities spanning anti-reflection, bandpass, edge, gradient, metallic, and conductive coating deposition; CNC shaping and grinding; diamond point turning; magnetorheological finishing (MRF) on QED Q-Flex 100 and Precitech Nanoforms equipment; and photolithography patterned optics achieving 5µm geometry resolution on substrates up to 18 inches. It also conducts MIL-SPEC optical testing and environmental qualification in-house. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR registered, and CMMC compliant, and operates within MIL-PRF-13830B, MIL-C-48497A, MIL-STD-810B, and other federal defense specifications.

Reynard serves three primary verticals: aerospace & defense (missile systems, UAVs, surveillance, night vision, space-qualified optics with low-outgassing per NASA Publication 1124), commercial & industrial (thermal imaging, machine vision, laser processing, semiconductor inspection), and medical (endoscopes, OCT, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence imaging, medical lasers). Demonstrated capabilities include dual-band IR filters with >90% transmission simultaneously in MWIR (3-5µm) and LWIR (7.5-13.5µm), AR coatings up to 50 inches (1270mm), and sub-nanometer surface finishes; the company delivered a Navy Phase II SBIR multi-functional optical filter in 2019 and holds the registered Bullseye® apodizing filter trademark.

The business model is custom-project B2B manufacturing with quote-based pricing, Net 30 standard terms, NRE charges billed at order placement, and multi-year program contracts. Revenue is generated from one-time custom orders and professional services — no subscription or volume licensing model is disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through an internal worldwide sales team, a domestic government sales team, and three international channel reps (Laser Components GmbH in Germany, Lahat Technologies in Israel, Alquze in Japan), supplemented by an event-driven SPIE tradeshow presence. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Reynard Corporation

Legal name

Reynard Corporation

Website

https://reynardcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reynard Corporation is a family-owned precision optics and thin-film coatings manufacturer, founded 1984 in San Clemente, CA, serving aerospace/defense, medical, and commercial/industrial customers with custom UV-VIS-IR optical components, diamond-turned parts, and MIL-SPEC-qualified coatings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Optical Components and Thin-Film Coatings

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861)

akta.pro primary industry

Optics & Laser/Light Engine Components (Lenses, Galvos, Laser Modules, UV Engines) (IMAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Precision optics manufacturing
• Thin-film coatings
• Custom optical components
• Infrared optics
• Diamond turning optics

Headquarters

HQ city

San Clemente

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Optics Manufacturing: B2B custom precision optics manufacturing from prototype to production volumes, serving aerospace/defense, commercial/industrial, and medical markets with thin-film coatings and optical fabrication services
2. Thin-Film Coating Services: Custom thin-film optical coating design and manufacturing services including anti-reflection, bandpass, edge filters, gradient coatings, metallic coatings, and conductive coatings
3. Optical Fabrication: CNC shaping, grinding, diamond turning, MRF finishing, and wafer dicing services for precision optical components
4. Patterned Optics: Photolithography-based custom patterned optics manufacturing with geometric precision down to 5µm

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Reynard Corporation designs and manufactures custom precision optical components and thin-film coatings, covering the UV-VIS-IR spectral range from 0.2µm to 50µm. In-house capabilities include custom thin-film coatings, CNC optical fabrication, diamond point turning (DPT), magnetorheological finishing (MRF), and photolithography patterned optics, supporting prototype through high-volume production runs for aerospace/defense, commercial/industrial, and medical customers.

Product overview

Reynard Corporation is a precision optics and thin-film coatings manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of custom optical products and manufacturing services. The core offering includes Custom Thin-Film Optics (beamsplitters, filters, mirrors, windows, prisms) and Custom Coating Types (anti-reflection, bandpass, conductive, edge, gradient, metallic coatings), supported by in-house Optical Fabrication, Diamond Turning/MRF, and Photolithography Patterned Optics capabilities. Additional services include Optical Testing & Inspection. Products span the UV-VIS-IR spectrum (0.2µm to 15µm) for aerospace/defense, commercial/industrial, and medical applications, with manufacturing ranging from prototype to high-volume production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bullseye® Apodizing Filters: Customizable optical gradient filters that eliminate undesirable intensity variations in optical systems, featuring radially varying density from center to edge. Available in dark-center and clear-center configurations.
• Bullseye®

Products and services

• Custom Thin-Film Optics Custom-designed thin-film optical components including optical beamsplitters, gradient filters, infrared lenses, optical filters, mirrors, wedge prisms, and windows manufactured in-house across the UV-VIS-IR spectrum from 0.2µm to 15µm for aerospace/defense, commercial/industrial, and medical applications.
• Diamond Turning & MRF Services Diamond Point Turning (DPT) and Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF) manufacturing services for high-precision optical components from 6mm to 800mm in diameter, achieving sub-nanometer surface finishes using QED Q-Flex 100 and Precitech Nanoforms Ultra Precision Machining Systems.
• Photolithography Patterned Optics Custom photolithography patterned thin-film optical coatings with geometries down to 5µm on substrates up to 18 inches in diameter, supporting dielectric and metallic materials for specialized applications.
• Optical Fabrication In-house CNC shaping, edging, grinding, wafer dicing, polishing, and magnetorheological finishing (MRF) for precision optical components from miniature to over 30 inches in diameter.
• Dual-Band Infrared Bandpass Filters Infrared filters providing simultaneous high in-band transmission in MWIR (3-5µm) and LWIR (7.5-13.5µm) ranges with greater than 90% transmission demonstrated for defense and infrared imaging applications.
• Anti-Reflection (AR) Coatings Custom anti-reflection optical coatings from single-layer to complex multi-layer designs for UV, visible, and far-infrared ranges, with sizes up to 50 inches (1270mm), covering BBAR, V-Coat, and specialty configurations.
• Metallic Mirror Coatings Metallic mirror coatings including aluminum (bare, protected, enhanced, UV variants), gold, silver, and other metals with broad spectral reflection bandwidth across visible and infrared ranges.
• Edge Filter Coatings Shortwave Pass (SWP) and Longwave Pass (LWP) edge filters for splitting incident light into transmitted and reflected spectral bands across various wavelength ranges.
• Gradient/Variable Coatings Variable density coatings including Bullseye Apodizing, Linear Apodizing, Circular Variable Neutral Density (CVND), and Linear Variable Neutral Density filters for spectrometers and beam-shaping applications.
• Conductive Coatings Transparent conductive coatings including Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Protected Gold for EMI/RFI shielding applications requiring high transmission and low resistance.
• Bullseye Apodizing Filters Registered trademark product line of customizable apodizing neutral density optical filters with radially varying density from center to edge, available in dark-center and clear-center configurations to eliminate undesirable intensity variations in optical systems.
• Optical Windows Flat transparent optical components available in circular, square, rectangular, elliptical and custom shapes, with optional AR coatings for maximum transmission across various spectral bands.
• Optical Testing & Inspection Services Comprehensive optical testing services including environmental testing, spectral testing, surface roughness testing, and inspection per MIL-PRF-13830B and MIL-C-48497A military standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dual-band IR filters with >90% in-band transmission demonstrated on multiple substrate materials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• APOMA (American Precision Optics Manufacturing Association)minorOthersIndustry association membership for precision optics manufacturing industry connection and advancement
• AVS (American Vacuum Society)minorOthersIndustry association membership for vacuum science and technology connection and advancement
• OPTICA (formerly OSA - The Optical Society)minorOthersIndustry association membership for optical sciences and photonics professional development
• OSSC (Optical Society of Southern California)minorOthersRegional industry association membership for optical professionals in Southern California
• SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics)minorOthersInternational professional society membership for optics and photonics community engagement and advancement
• Laser Components GmbH (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational representative for Germany, located at Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 15, 82140 Olching, Germany. Phone: (49)-8142-2864-0. Assists with custom optics needs for customers in Germany.
• Lahat Technologies LTD (Israel)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational representative for Israel (part of Agentek), located at Greenwork Yakum, Bldg A, P.O. Box 21, Yakum 6097200, Israel. Phone: (972) 9-764-6200. Assists with custom optics needs for customers in Israel.
• Alquze, Inc. (Japan)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational representative for Japan, located at Level 27 Shiroyoma Trust Tower, 4-3-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, 105-6027, Tokyo, Japan. Phone: (81) 03-5403-3409. Assists with custom optics needs for customers in Japan.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Thorlabs: Thorlabs manufactures and distributes a broad catalog of photonics products including custom optics, lenses, filters, mirrors, and thin-film coatings. It is the most directly comparable catalog-plus-custom optics manufacturer to Reynard's custom thin-film and precision optics business.
• Edmund Optics: Edmund Optics is a global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, including precision lenses, mirrors, filters, and thin-film coatings serving industrial, medical, and defense markets. Its custom and catalog optics offering directly overlaps Reynard's core business.
• Newport (MKS Instruments): Newport, part of MKS Instruments, manufactures precision optics, laser components, and optical subsystems used in research, semiconductor, and defense applications. Its custom thin-film coatings and precision optical assemblies compete for the same defense and laser-processing customers as Reynard.
• Materion Precision Optics (formerly Optics Balzers): Materion's Precision Optics group, including the former Optics Balzers, specializes in thin-film optical coatings and precision coated components for aerospace, defense, medical, and laser applications — a very close functional analog to Reynard's coating-first business.
• Jenoptik: Jenoptik is a German photonics company producing precision optics, optical systems, and laser materials processing components for semiconductor, medical, and defense end markets. Comparable in product scope (custom optics, coatings, IR optics) and in defense/industrial customer mix.
• CVI Laser Optics (IDEX): CVI Laser Optics manufactures precision laser optics, thin-film coatings, and mounted optics for laser, defense, and instrumentation markets. Highly comparable as a custom thin-film and precision optics manufacturer serving similar defense and laser OEM customers.
• Alpine Research Optics: Alpine Research Optics manufactures custom optical components including laser-grade optics, mirrors, and thin-film coatings for laser, semiconductor, and research customers. Comparable in scale, custom focus, and coating capability to Reynard.
• Omega Optical: Omega Optical designs and manufactures custom optical filters and coatings for fluorescence microscopy, spectroscopy, and defense imaging. Directly comparable as a custom thin-film filter house serving biomedical and defense markets with bandpass and multi-band filter expertise.
• Cascade Optical Corporation: Cascade Optical manufactures precision thin-film coated optical components and custom filters for laser, medical, and aerospace applications. Comparable in size and product scope to Reynard, especially in custom AR, mirror, and bandpass coatings.

Broad incumbents

• Coherent (formerly II-VI): Coherent, formed from the II-VI and Coherent merger, is a large diversified photonics company producing materials, laser optics, and IR components for aerospace/defense, semiconductor, and industrial customers. Overlaps with Reynard in IR optics and laser thin-film coatings but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ReynardCorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReynardCorporation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reynard-corporation

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Reynard Corporation