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News -- 2004

Janos Technology Unveils New Website with e-Store

October 26, 2004 - Janos Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of precision infrared (IR) optical components, lenses and assemblies for defense, aerospace and OEM commercial markets, has recently unveiled an enhanced, user friendly and informative website. The new site features 250 plus pages of technical information on infrared coatings, materials, optical design data and has an online e-store with hundreds of in-stock items for quick and easy ordering. More...

Janos Unveils New Vision at Defense and Security Symposium

April 6, 2004 - Janos Technology, Inc. a world leader in advanced infrared optical components and assemblies, will unveil the full scope of an enterprise-wide makeover, including its new corporate vision "The Power of Focus" at booth 416 at the Defense and Security Symposium (DSS). More ...

Thermal Imaging Fights Cancer

Janos supplies optics to Computerized Thermal Imaging for their infrared imager used to detect Breast Cancer. As reported in Popular Science magazine, "More than 1 million women are scarred every year enduring biopsies that test for breast cancer, and the majority turn out negative. Now Computerized Thermal Imaging Inc. hopes to eliminate unnecessary procedures by providing a noninvasive second opinion following a mammogram. Its thermal imaging system shows malignant tumors - which are 1 to 2 degrees warmer than benign ones - as hot spots. The FDA could approve the system this year.

News -- 2000

The Monroe Group, Inc. Acquires Janos Technology Inc.

July 25, 2000 - Janos Technology, Inc. announced that it has been acquired by The Monroe Group, Inc. of Northbrook, IL. Janos Technology, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of precision optical assemblies, diamond turned and diffractive optics for the infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) areas of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The acquisition enhances Janos's position as one of the market leaders in IR lenses and assemblies. Bruce Gardner President of Janos Technology, Inc. said, "the synergies of this acquisition are going to enable us to significantly strengthen our position in the precision optics marketplace. We will be enhancing our internal capabilities along with adding new product introductions and expanded services to meet our customers needs."

The acquisition reinforces The Monroe Group's commitment to acquiring world-class platform companies for long-term growth. Philip Haag President of The Monroe Group said "We are very excited about the acquisition. The acquisition will enable Janos to capitalize on its' true growth potential."

Janos Developing U.S. Army Projection Optics Subsystem for MIRSP

Janos Technology is developing the Projection Optics Subsystem (POS) for the U.S. Army's Mobile Infrared Scene Projector (MIRSP). A Preliminary Design Review (PDR) was held a Janos Headquarters in April. For more information on this project and the technology refer to MIRSP Web Page or Sparta, Inc.

Janos Provides Optical Assemblies for Boeing SLIDS

Flight tests are going well for SLIDS (Small Low-cost Interceptor Device) project being developed by Boeing for DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). Janos Technology has designed and manufactured the optical assemblies used in this system.

News -- 1999

Janos Fabricating FLAMINGOS Optics

FLAMINGOS will be the world's first fully cryogenic near-IR spectrometer for astronomy. This multi-object collimator/camera is being developed by the University of Florida.

Janos Optics to Help Restore Star Spangled Banner

The flag that inspired the words that became the National Anthem flew over Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. It was made by Mary Pickersgill of Baltimore and later donated to the Smithsonian where it currently resides in the National Museum of American History. The White House has designated the preservation of the flag to be one of the top priorities of the Millennium Program. The age, fragility, and size of the flag poses the conservators some serious challenges.

The 185 year old flag measures 30 feet by 40 feet. Made of wool bunting with cotton stars, it weighs about 150 pounds. The plan is to lower it to a horizontal position and scan the fabric for areas of degradation. The instrument that will be used to scan the flag is being provided by NASA- Goddard. Janos Technology is designing and building the optical assembly utilizing near-IR technology. This instrument will provide the primary data for directing the flag's restoration.

For more information on the restoration of the "Star Spangled Banner" refer to Saving The Nation's Flag on the Smithsonian Magazine web site.

News -- 1998

June 1998 - Janos Technology has recently been awarded a blanket order from Infrared Solutions, Inc. to supply them with 20mm, F/.8 8µm - 14µm camera lenses to support their full line of uncooled infrared cameras. Infrared Solutions, Inc. was in search of a better performing and more economical lens. Janos was able to take their requirements and produce a state-of-the-art design utilizing diamond turning technology. The design data showed that the Janos lens would perform better than other lenses that were researched and at a lower price.

News -- 1997

To preserve and improve the Earth's environment for future generations, governments around the world need policies based upon the strongest possible scientific understanding. The unique vantage point of space provides information about the Earth's land, atmosphere, ice, oceans, and biota that is obtainable in no other way. In concert with the global research community, the Mission to Planet Earth Enterprise is developing the understanding needed to support the complex environmental policy decisions that lie ahead.

The Earth Observing System (EOS) is comprised of a series of small to intermediate sized spacecraft and is the centerpiece of the Mission to Planet Earth. Planned for launch beginning in 1998, each of the EOS spacecraft will carry a suite of instruments designed to study global climate change. MTPE will use space, aircraft, and ground based measurements to study our environment as integrated system.

Janos Technology is proud to participate in this international effort by providing the imaging optics for several satellites including the GOES imaging subsystem being built by ITT. This effort continues a long tradition at Janos Technology of manufacturing the highest quality precision optics. Utilizing state-of-the-art optical design capabilities, exotic materials, and specially developed vacuum coatings, Janos is able to meet the need for optics built to the most exacting specifications.

August 1997 -During this past year, Janos was selected to produce the imaging objectives for the Very Large Telescope being constructed by ESO, the European Southern Observatory. We are now pleased to have been chosen to manufacture similar objectives for the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo. The Italian Council for Astronomical Researches entrusted the Observatory of Padova with the project in 1988 which has since moved ahead with construction following the optical innovations of the ESO project enhanced with their own modifications.

The site selected for the TNG is on the Canary Island of La Palma, near the top of the Roque de los Muchachos, about five hundred meters west of the Nordic Optical Telescope. This is one of the best sites for optical astronomy in the world.

Janos was chosen because its proven leadership in designing and manufacturing precision optical assemblies.

Janos To Build Imaging Objectives For World's Largest Telescope

April 1997 - ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is a multinational organization of eight European member states. With headquarters in Munich, Germany, it is constructing the Very Large Telescope Observatory on Paranal in the Atacam desert in northern Chile. The ESO VLT consists of an array of four 8-meter telescopes which can work in single or combined mode. In this latter mode, the VLT provides the total light collecting power of a single 16 meter telescope, making it the largest optical telescope in the world. The telescopes may also be used in interferometric mode providing high resolution imaging with a useful wavelength range that extends from the near UV to 25µm in the infrared. The chosen location in Chile for the VLT is considered to be one the the best astronomical sites in the southern hemisphere.

ISAAC ( Infrared Spectrometer And Array Camera ) is a part of the VLT system that analyzes the images from the VLT. Janos Technology will be manufacturing the imaging objectives that ISAAC will use to interpret the signals from the telescope. Janos was chosen for its ability to design and produce the necessary lenses as well as its proven track record in delivering precision optical assemblies.

News -- 1996

Janos to build Mars orbiter components

November 1996 - NASA will be launching the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter in late 1998. An atmosphere analyzing instrument will be on board called the Pressure Modulator Infrared Radiometer developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The PMIRR device will measure the infrared radiation reflected on the planet's horizon. The detection of various atmospheric components will give clues about the possibility of life having existed sometime in the Martian past.

Janos Technology will be building all eight reflective optical components for the PMIRR instrument.