Quality First and Foremost
Our zero-latency management culture mandates stringent quality processes throughout all operations. Photonics Foundries maintains an unflagging, minute-by-minute focus on quality that continually and consistently exceeds customer expectations.
State-of-the-Art Facilities
The Photonics Foundries campuses deliver state-of-the-art facilities that feature ESD flooring, the latest production, test, and assembly equipment, and ISO Class 7 cleanrooms. Worldwide locations ensure cost-efficient supply chain management and lower-cost manufacturing options.
Customer Focus
Photonics Foundries prides itself on its responsiveness, flexibility, and adaptability. Our long-standing partnerships with the best suppliers of component products and specialty services provide our customers with the convenience of single-point access to a broad range of trusted services.
About Us
Photonics Foundries offers a unique, single team approach to complex opto-electronics design completion and manufacturing, combining hands-on engineering expertise with state-of-the-art facilities worldwide to help companies meet and expand market demand for high caliber, customized and low-volume production.
We are continually seeking established organizations for partnerships or aquisitions that compliment our product and services offerings.
Photonics Foundries acquired Ortel in 2023.
Nat Mani
CEO & Managing Partner
Photonics Foundries
Highly experienced in manufacturing services having served in executive capacities in general management, business development, finance, operations and strategy resulting in highly successful exits for investors
- President & CEO Bestronics
- Sr VP Sales and Marketing Sanmina
- EVP Sales and Mktg Fabrinet (co Founder)
Rich Zoccolillo
President & Managing Partner
Photonics Foundries
Senior level executive with extensive experience in the optical communications market, spanning optical systems, transceivers and components and silicon photonics
- Sr VP Mktg & GM Poet Technologies
- VP Systems Mfg. and NPI Infinera
- President Pluggables Oclaro/Opnext
- GM Metro DWDM Lucent
Jon Thomas
CFO & Managing Partner
Photonics Foundries
Significant experience in investment banking, restructuring, hedge fund portfolio management, capital structure advisory, debt and equity capital raise, M&A, and restructuring
- Partner Quicksilver Capital Managing
- Director Woodside Capital
- Sr Portfolio Manager – Ziegler Lotsoff
- Investment Banker – JP Morgan
Building a Platform of Excellence
The Photonics Foundries platform consists of established organizations that complement each other’s strengths. All entities are grounded in highly focused customer service models based on technical excellence and flexibility, enabling us to provide superior manufacturing services with direct access to engineering expertise for NPI through full-spectrum manufacturing services. We strive to continue expanding our global reach and to provide high-quality, localized electronics manufacturing services and capabilities.