Our success story: three centuries, thousands of ideas
From a one-man glass grinding shop to a global company with 250 employees: The history of Sill Optics is also a journey through the rapid growth of precision optics, laser technology, and photonic technology. It is an ever exciting field, and Sill Optics is continuously growing.
2021 - today
- Personal extension from 210 (2016) to 250 (2021) employees
- Benjamin Sauter to be introduced as CFO
- DPE acquires majority stake in Sill Optics
![Mitarbeiter-Web](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/5/csm_Mitarbeiter-Web_e8e3724b61.jpg)
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2016 - 2020
- Investment of Pinova
- Anniversary 125 years Sill Optics
2011 - 2015
- New managing director: Christoph Sieber has been appointed to managing director on 2011/06/01
- Start of a production facility for large precision lenses
- Expansion of optical measurement technology for precision lenses and aspheres
- Capacity expansion for aspheres and very large lenses
![Sieber-Web](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/4/csm_Sieber-Web_05e22ed530.jpg)
![Chronik-2001-Web](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/4/csm_Chronik-2001-Web_85d8e8ba1b.jpg)
2001 - 2010
- Construction of an extension for administration, assembly and quality management
- Acquisition of Optolyth Optik
- Start of an own coating department
- Construction of an extension for mechanics production
1991 - 2000
- Purchase of the location in Wendelstein
- Reprivatisation
- Anniversary 100 years Sill Optics
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![Laser-Web](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/d/csm_Laser-Web_dd0bb1cca1.jpg)
1980 - 1990
- Takeover by Melles Griot
- Start of a department for optical design
- First production of lenses for laser optics
Before 1980
- Development of lenses for profil projection
- Production of Correctal eyeglasses and industrial illumination lenses
- Foundation of a glass grinding mill by Julius Enrst Sill (1894)
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