Rolyn Optics Company History
Rolyn Optics Company pioneered the distribution of quality optics to industry. Our experience in the business goes back to 1925 when we first began marketing optics to the photographic industry. During those years, we represented several of the outstanding names in the world of optics, and we imported lenses from all over the European continent to supply the needs of American industry.
The advent of World War II interrupted our supply of merchandise and was the root cause for our entry into the instrument design and manufacturing business. This was quite a fortunate turn of events. Experience in designing and building B-25 bombsights, flight-level indicators, gun sights, skid indicators, radar control indicators and such devices has been of tremendous value. In the first place, it demonstrated the need for the service which we now supply - immediate delivery of a wide variety of optical materials of top commercial quality. This experience also provided us with technical insight into the problems of design, which has remained an invaluable asset in serving your needs to this day. It enhances our ability to communicate at the technical level. It reduces the time required to place an order. Frequently, it enables us to offer suggestions, alternatives and help that simply would not be available from a less-experienced provider.
With the end of the war, top-grade commercial optics once again became available from Europe. There was also a tremendous surge in technology which convinced us that our pre-war services were needed on an even broader front. This was the beginning of the Rolyn Optics Company as it is known today.
Our staff has experience in the design, fabrication and testing of a diverse range of hardware such as studio motion picture cameras, spectrophotometers, tracking cameras, radiometers, star trackers, satellites and test equipment, as well as expertise in the design, fabrication and use of the broad range of optical components which you will find on this website. We sincerely hope you will feel free to call upon us for recommendations in your applications and assistance with your problems.
In closing, it is appropriate to note that throughout these years, our existence as a quality supplier has been made possible by the fact that you, our customers, recognize the value of this quality. We want to than you for your business and welcome the opportunity to continue to serve you on the same basis.
Rolyn Optics is located in Covina, just 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in Southern California. We are 1 mile south of the 210 freeway; 5 miles north of the 110 freeway; 5 miles east of the 605 freeway; and 3 miles west of the 57 freeway.