Ophir Optronics

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Ophir Optronics Solutions is a multinational company that sells optronics solutions. The company develops, manufactures and markets infrared (IR) optics and laser measurement equipment. Founded in 1976, in Jerusalem, Israel, as a developer and manufacturer of precision infrared optics and laser measurement instrumentation. The company initially focused on producing optical components and measurement tools for industrial and defense applications and was traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange from 1991 until it was acquired, and was a constituent of its Tel-tech index. Headquartered in the Har Hotzvim industrial park in Jerusalem, Israel Ophir owns a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) complex that includes the group's main production plant. Ophir has additional production plants in North Andover, Massachusetts and Logan, Utah in the US and sales offices in the US, Japan and Europe. In 2006, Ophir acquired Spiricon Group, a US-based company in the beam-profiling market. Ophir's sales increased sharply from $45 million in 2005 to $74 million in 2007. During 2007, Ophir established a Swiss-based subsidiary (Ophir Optics Europe GmbH) to market lenses and components for surveillance and imaging systems in Europe. In May 2010, Ophir acquired Photon Inc., another US-based beam-profiling company. Newport Corporation, a global supplier in photonics solutions, completed its acquisition of the Ophir company in October 2011. In 2016, metrology firm MKS Instruments bought Newport Corporation, including the Ophir brand, for $980 million. Ophir was publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange from 1991 until 2011, when it was acquired by Newport Corporation, a global supplier of photonics solutions. In 2016, Newport—and by extension, Ophir—was acquired by MKS Instruments, Inc., for $980 million integrating Ophir into MKS's Photonics Solutions Division. As of August 2025, Ophir operates as a division of MKS Inc, with manufacturing and R&D facilities in Israel, the United States, Romania and India. In 2017,...