Esco Optics celebrates 70 years

Esco Optics began as a mail-order telescope kit for astronomy enthusiasts. Business grew with the demand for optical components beyond telescope kits. The Esco catalog became a trusted source for off-the-shelf optics with fast fulfillment. 

Over the next 70 years, Esco Optics experienced transitions, expansions, and even a rebirth. Along the journey, the focus remained the same: providing customers with quality optics in a timely manner. Today, Esco provides precision windows, spherical, aspherical, acylindrical lenses, prisms, beamsplitters, filters, mirrors, witness samples, lab supplies and more, all from a U.S. manufacturer. We have grown from that mail-order catalog company to a custom and catalog provider across multiple market segments including aerospace, automotive, industrial, medical, military, semiconductor, and telecom, just to name a few. Search our website or contact our Esco representative to learn more of what we can offer today and into our future years. 

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