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Headwall Photonics Fact Sheet

Founded: May, 2003

Headquarters: Fitchburg, Massachusetts

History: Management Buy-Out of Agilent Technologies Holographic Grating Operation, Agilent acquires American Holographic (2000), American Holographic established (1976)

Status: Privately-held, venture-backed

Market Position: High performance spectral instrumentation & components

Market Segment: Test & measurement, process manufacturing, military & defense

Innovation: High Volume Manufacture of Original Holographic Gratings

Product Attributes:

  • Application-Specific Wavelength Solutions
  • High optical performance
  • High efficiency
  • Low stray light
  • Small form factor
  • Environmentally stable
  • Telcordia compliant

Infrastructure: 20,000 Square Foot Manufacturing/Clean Room Facility, ISO 9001:2008 Certified

Investors: Agilent Technologies, Applied Spectral Partners, Private Equity Investors

Web Sites: www.HeadwallPhotonics.com, www.diffract.com

Headwall (def) - noun .
1. Mountaineering - a steep slope or precipice rising at the head of a valley or glacial cirque
2. Engineering - tackling and solving the toughest optical engineering problems in a collaborative manner to provide application-specific wavelength solutions for customers
 
Headwall Photonics, Inc's quality management system is ISO 9001:2008 certified, an internationally recognized standard.

Press Releases
September 2010 -High Performance UV Raman Imager Provides Enhanced Application Capabilities for Defense & Homeland Security

June 2010 - Ground-Based Hyperspectral Point & Stare Sensor Released For US Army Deployment

In The News
SpectroscopyEurope Interview With Headwall Photonics on Hyperspectral Imaging Technology
January 2010

Headwall Photonics, Inc.'s quality management system is ISO 9001:2008 certified, an internationally recognized standard.
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