ApplicationWest Jordan, Utah, USAFounded 2016· One of 381 Application companies tracked by AMPulse
Optisys designs and manufactures innovative, 3D printed metal antennas and RF components for aerospace and defense. Their products include phased arrays, horn arrays, omni's, slot arrays, feeds and RF equipment such as wave guide switches.
The use of additive manufacturing allows for the creation of complex geometries that are not possible with traditional manufacturing methods, resulting in significant performance improvements and SWaP reductions.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Optisys's products offer reduced size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP), as well as shorter lead times (6-8 weeks for a functional prototype) and lower costs compared to traditionally manufactured components.
How They Differentiate
Optisys's key differentiator is its ability to design and manufacture highly integrated and compact RF components with superior performance and lower SWaP. Their use of cloud-based simulation and design platforms enhances organizational agility and accelerates development cycles.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace and defense companies, including military and commercial clients.
Industry Verticals
["Aerospace","Defense"]
Competitors
Viasat; Kymeta; Raytheon Technologies
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Information not publicly available.
Major Milestones
["Investment from Nikon","Partnership with LIG Nex1","Expansion to a 35,000 sqft facility"]
Notable Customers
Notable customers information not publicly available; multiple multimillion-dollar aerospace/defense programs delivered.
Optisys occupies a specific niche in additive manufacturing: metal 3D printed radio frequency (RF) components for aerospace and defense. While most metal AM service bureaus focus on general-purpose brackets, housings, and tooling, Optisys designs and prints integrated RF assemblies such as phased arrays, horn arrays, slot arrays, feeds, and waveguide switches. The company's value proposition centers on reducing size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP) while compressing lead times to 6-8 weeks for functional prototypes.
The core technology is laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of metals, applied to RF geometries that cannot be machined or cast. Optisys uses a proprietary design process that consolidates multiple traditionally manufactured parts into a single printed assembly, eliminating joints and interfaces that degrade signal performance. The company also employs cloud-based simulation and design platforms from partners like Ansys and Rescale to accelerate development cycles.
Target customers are military and commercial aerospace primes, as well as defense contractors. Optisys has delivered components for multiple multimillion-dollar aerospace and defense programs, though specific customer names are not publicly disclosed. The company has expanded to a 35,000-square-foot facility in West Jordan, Utah, and counts Nikon and LIG Nex1 as strategic partners. Nikon led a $15.1 million funding round alongside Starburst.
Optisys competes against traditional RF component manufacturers such as Viasat, Kymeta, and Raytheon Technologies, as well as other metal AM firms. Its moat lies in domain-specific RF design expertise combined with metal LPBF capability, which is difficult for generalist AM shops to replicate. The open question is whether the company can scale beyond defense programs into higher-volume commercial satellite and 5G infrastructure markets, where cost pressure is more intense.
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