Nortel had been transformed into a large optical company to supply a market that never existed.

In 1846, Carl Zeiss found a precision engineering and optical company that quickly developed into a world leader.

Another optical company, Carl Zeiss, thought it could design a better 35-millimeter camera and in 1932 entered the market with the Contax.

The proximity of Rochester to many optical companies has provided an excellent environment for collaboration with industry, as well as funding for research.

Wilkinson's fourth case was that of an optical company, making spectacle lenses.

He argues that in the case of the optical company the return of control to the workers ensured a more effective productive unit.

Finally, in 1992, Meopta became a fully independent, private company and started supplying optical components to optical companies across the globe.

Seiler began his own optical company at 922 Pine Street which specialized in repairing existing survey instruments.

The scratch-proof lens of the Surveyor camera went to an optical company, to manufacture better safety goggles and other gear.

The modern company developed from the Swarovski binocular production factory, and was established as a separate optical company in 1949.