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Optics Makers Help Each Other Recover After Disasters

By James F. Lowe, Web managing editor, [email protected]

It's one light source this industry would rather not deal with. Fire has affected at least four Northeast optics manufacturers in recent years, destroying inventory, machines and even entire buildings. No employees or firefighters were injured in any of the fires, though an electrician suffered severe burns while working on damaged equipment at one fire site several days after the fact. None of the fires was deemed suspicious. Remarkably, each of the businesses was able to bounce back after the fires, resuming production and shipments within weeks or even days. Solid...Read full article

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