II-VI Incorporated · Saxonburg, PA United States ·(NASDAQ (GS): IIVI)

II-VI maintains a laser-like focus on focusing lasers. The company (pronounced "two-six") makes lenses, mirrors, prisms, and other optical components used to manipulate laser beams. The company's 5,000-plus clients -- drawn from the health care, industrial, military, and telecommunications equipment sectors -- employ these components in lasers for precision manufacturing, fiber-optic transmission and reception, and other applications. Subsidiary VLOC makes laser and sensing system parts and materials. The company gets more than one-third of sales outside the US. To read the full description, subscribe now.