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Nov. 1, 1997
Axial-gradient-index glass manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. (Albuquerque, NM) reported revenues of $673,677 for FY1997 (ended June 30), u𨕴% from the $200,444 reported for FY1996. Net loss for the period reached $3 million, uٴ.9% from the $2.9 million reported for 1996. . . . Tyrolit Company Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) has consolidated optical-component and assembly operations from multiple locations with a combined size of 35,000 sq ft to a single 45,000-sq ft facility in Hauppauge.

Axial-gradient-index glass manufacturer LightPath Technologies Inc. (Albuquerque, NM) reported revenues of $673,677 for FY1997 (ended June 30), u𨕴% from the $200,444 reported for FY1996. Net loss for the period reached $3 million, uٴ.9% from the $2.9 million reported for 1996. . . . Tyrolit Company Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) has consolidated optical-component and assembly operations from multiple locations with a combined size of 35,000 sq ft to a single 45,000-sq ft facility in Hauppauge. . . . To increase capacity, optical-filter and coating manufacturer Barr Associates Inc. (Westford, MA) has expanded its production area by 7500 sq ft, for a total facility size of 43,000 sq ft. . . . In a move to focus its business on optical-components and products, the Optometrics Group (Ayers, MA) has sold its microplate-products business to instrumentation-manufacturer Columbia Biosciences Inc. (Frederick, MD). . . . Optical-component supplier Meadowlark Optics has relocated from its 5000-sq ft Longmont, CO, location to a new 20,000-sq ft facility in Frederick, CO. . . . MicroE (Natick, MA) is subcontracted to Digital Optics Corp. (Charlotte, NC) on a Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop a miniaturized encoder for space applications (see Laser Focus World, Sept. 1997, p. 61). MicroE has developed the encoder technology that will be downscaled by Digital.

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Kristin Lewotsky | Associate Editor (1994-1997)

Kristin Lewotsky was an associate editor for Laser Focus World from December 1994 through November 1997.

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