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OUR HISTORY
1968
Wamco is established
and begins selling
Oshino Sub-Miniature
lamps under an
exclusive partnership
1980
Wamco becomes the
largest supplier of cockpit
lighting for both military
and commercial aircraft
in the United States
1981
Wamco moves
to its new
location in
Fountain Valley,
California
1984
Wamco introduces
the first Night Vision
compatible filter for
incandescent
lighting
1985
Wamco
introduces
Oshino Lamps to
the automotive
market
1972
Wamco introduces a new
product line of Sun Light
Readable direct view
filament incandescent
displays (KW)
Initially established in 1968 as the North American supplier of Oshino subminiature
lamps, Wamco has grown over the past several decades into a trusted and leading
provider of lighting solutions to the aerospace, automotive and medical markets
worldwide.
Wamco’s ingenuity and vision steadily brought the company much deserved growth
and success, and by 1980, became the leader in the development of high-contrast
night vision compatible filters. Wamco continued to excel in this realm, constantly
engineering new products in offering a wide assortment of high-quality standard and
custom filters designed specifically to maximize the performance of light sources,
while minimizing interference with night vision goggles.
Today, Wamco serves its customers through two distinct business units: Wamco
Optical Products and Wamco Lighting. Wamco Optical Products offers cutting-edge
technologies and solutions in NVIS materials and optical components, while Wamco
Lighting continues to supply Oshino Lamps (OL), Direct Filament Displays (KW), and
Wamco Lamps (WL) worldwide. At present, we are extremely proud to have our filters
on every friendly military aircraft around the globe, and our lights illuminating every
Boeing aircraft and GM vehicle.
Our vast talent-pool of experienced and innovative engineers makes Wamco a highly
valuable resource in solving difficult lighting challenges. Our engineers have the
knowledge and know-how to solve even the most demanding problems in lighting,
optics, NVIS filtering, optoelectronics, material construction, polymeric and glass
chemistry formulation, dye synthesis and manufacturing processes. This expertise,
combined with our state-of-the-art facilities provide rapid prototyping, optical testing
and environmental testing, making Wamco’s “full cycle” support of products - from
design to production - unmatched in the industry.
ABOUT US
SERVING THE AEROSPACE
INDUSTRY SINCE 1968