Navitar Presentation Products

Company Timeline

1972	D.O. Industries, Inc. founded by David Goldstein.
1972	D.O. Industries, Inc. becomes the exclusive U.S. distributor for Fuji Photo Film of Japan for professional cameras and lenses for sale to camera stores.
1974	D.O. Industries, Inc. becomes the exclusive U.S. distributor for Kowa Company Ltd. of Japan for their industrial optics products.
1978	The first Navitar 35mm slide projection lens is produced for the Audio Visual industry.
1980	Julian Goldstein joins the company.
1983	D.O. Industries, Inc. becomes the exclusive US distributor for Yokagawa brand Xenon slide projectors.
1984	First Zoom 6000 Video Microscope lenses manufactured.
1984	Jeremy Goldstein joins the company.
1987	First VideoMate video slide projector unit is manufactured.
1988	Purchase BrightLight Manufacturing, the manufacturer of brightness boosting lamp modules for Kodak slide projectors.
1989	First LCD projection lenses are introduced for the Kodak LC-500 and subsequent Sharp XV-100 projectors.
1990	Company headquarters move to its current suburban Rochester facility.
1991	The first lens system for the AT&T Picture Phone, for use in videoconferencing, is designed by D.O. Industries and delivered in 1992.
1993	D.O. Industries, Inc. changes name to Navitar, Inc.
1994	Julian and Jeremy Goldstein purchase Navitar, Inc. from founder, David Goldstein.
1996	First TenX Video Microscope lenses produced.
	Founder David Goldstein passes away.
1997	Buhl Optical purchased to produce lenses for the growing LCD video projector market.
1998	First 12X Zoom and 12X Telecentric Zoom video microscope lenses manufactured.
1998	GM Vacuum Coating Laboratory, Inc. purchased to produce sputtered solderable coatings and vacuum deposited coatings for UV, visible and IR applications. Company name later changed to Navitar Coating Labs.
1999	Itrix, Inc. purchased to provide specialized videoconference lighting products for the videoconferencing industry.
2002	Buhl Optical LCD lens manufacturing and sales operations are combined with Navitar's and relocated to Rochester, NY.
2003	First ZFL zoom fluorescent video microscope introduced.
2004	First Raptar large format digital camera lenses introduced.
	First ScreenStar conversion lenses manufactured for use with compact digital video projectors.
2005	NuView projector lenses introduced replacing the Buhl brand name which was retired after 75 years of leadership in the AV industry.
2006	The first online automated optics selection tool, the Optical Wizard, is introduced.
	Optical Wizard receives patent from US Government.
2007	First High Definition ScreenStar wide angle conversion lenses introduced.
2008	Special Optics, Inc. is purchased in order to expand rapid prototyping and lens design capability of custom precision optical systems for defense & security, medical, and industrial and commercial customers.