Jenoptik, an industry leader in high-performance optical and photonic systems, has announced the newest expansion of its manufacturing operations in Florida.
The additional 7,110 sqft expansion will be home to both open and modular cleanroom manufacturing operations, bringing the total production, engineering and administrative footprint of the facility to 77,985 sqft.
Construction on the new assembly building will be completed in January 2023. The flexible manufacturing space offers a contamination-controlled environment and can be configured as required for future projects.
Jay Kumler, President of Jenoptik Optical Systems in North America, said: "We are investing in differentiating technologies, advanced equipment and employees, and we are committed to meeting our customers’ expectations for higher levels of cleanliness and contamination control.”
It is equipped with dedicated test stands and modular ISO class 7 cleanrooms along with raised ceilings that can accommodate an overhead lift to move product
This new addition aptly named “Perseverance” to honour the group’s work on NASA’s 2020 Mars Mission, nearly doubles the existing flexible manufacturing area. It is equipped with dedicated test stands and modular ISO class 7 cleanrooms along with raised ceilings that can accommodate an overhead lift to move product, allowing for more production efficiency in a contamination-controlled environment that can be configured as required for future projects.
Leading equipment manufacturers around the globe rely on Jenoptik’s products to build semiconductor devices, telecommunications equipment, digital projection, mobile devices, augmented reality, industrial automation as well as imaging and illumination solutions.
Jenoptik’s ongoing expansion in Jupiter, Florida is the direct result of tremendous growth realized in support of increasing customer production requirements for the company’s products. The Jupiter facility designs, manufactures, and services optical systems that enable cutting-edge technologies for OEMs around the world.
About the Advanced Photonic Solutions division
Optical technologies are the core Jenoptik's business. The Advanced Photonic Solutions division of Jenoptik is a global OEM and machine supplier of solutions powered by photonics.
The company's engineering expertise excels across a broad portfolio of technologies in the fields of optics, laser technology, digital imaging, optoelectronics, sensors, and optical test & measurement equipment. This allows the company to enable leading machine and equipment manufacturers in the semiconductor, laser material processing, healthcare & life science, industrial automation, automotive and security industries.
