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Optisys

ApplicationSalt Lake City, Utah, USAFounded 2016· One of 686 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.

CEO / Founder
Janos Opra
Team Size
11-50
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$15.1M
Latest Round
Series A
Key Investors
Nikon, Starburst

Technology & Products

Key Products

Phased arrays, Horn arrays, Omni's, Slot arrays, Feeds, Wave guide switches, SATCOM antennas, LOS (Line-of-Sight) antennas

Technological Advantage

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.

Patent position

Optisys filed 2 patent families in 2022–2024, down from 7 in 2019–2021, a 71% fall; tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 24%, so Optisys fell faster. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
2 families filed 2022–2024, 7 in 2019–2021 (-71%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -24%
Filed in
US 47%WO 33%EP 20%

15 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

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.

https://www.optisys.com

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
15
Granted
6
Families
15

Leading domains: application (15), process (13), material (6)

Filings by year: 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2

  1. Build orientation for additive manufacturing of complex structures12343928 · US
  2. HOLLOW METAL WAVEGUIDES HAVING IRREGULAR HEXAGONAL CROSS-SECTIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME03881391 · EP
  3. Waveguide filter comprising a waveguide cavity defined by plural sidewalls and plural ridges, where any given ridge is attached to a corresponding sidewall12068517 · US
  4. Mass customization of antenna assemblies using metal additive manufacturing11128034 · US
  5. HOLLOW METAL WAVEGUIDES HAVING IRREGULAR HEXAGONAL CROSS-SECTIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING SAME2020102543 · WO

Funding rounds

  • Series A$15.0M2022-05-11Lead: Nikon
  • Debt - PPP2020-04-10
  • Accelerator/Incubator$120K2018-07-11

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

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.