OPT | Materials by Design
A New Kind of
Material Foundry
Designed in microns, built by meters.
We engineer material functions through microstructures, turning precise geometry into performance. Our process builds materials with deterministic structures from microns to meters. Since 2020, we have delivered millions of parts to our customers.
Technology
Our platform is a digital photolithography process to build structured materials with full control in geometry at the scale of microns. This allows us to move beyond the limits of molding or assembly. and producing at scale with tight tolerances and repeatability.
Applications
From air-like dielectric to graded capillary forces, our materials enable functions that conventional polymer formulation cannot. We achieve this by engineering the geometry and air fraction of the material, on top of a versatile photochemistry base. The platform tunes behavior spatially within a single part, and spans applications from high-speed interconnects to fluid handling.
Interconnect Dielectrics
Ultra-low Dk and loss, placed where the signal travels. For high-speed connectors, cables, and waveguides.
RF / mmWave Components
Spatially graded dielectrics that shape EM waves passively. For lenses and superstrates solid materials can't form.
Architected Foams
Foams with stiffness, density, and cushioning designed spatially. Soft and firm zones in one part, beyond what molded foam can do.
Fluid Management
Microstructured capillary networks that move and hold liquid by geometry, tuned spatially within a part.
Precision Applicators
High-resolution contact and surface microstructures, produced at consumer volumes and yield.
Customized Materials
Material functions and form factors built to your specification, from prototype to production.
Manufacturable Forms
From continuous fiber to free-form 3D, our process delivers the same engineered material in a variety of forms the application requires. Each form carries the full range of tunable properties.
- Fiber
- Cable
- Ribbon
- Film
- Sheet
- Panel
- 3D Freeform
Work with us
Every program is developed in close collaboration. We typically start with a short technical discussion to understand the constraints, and map them to structures we can produce. From there, we iterate quickly, often moving from concept to functional prototypes in days.
If you’re working on a product where geometry at the micron scale matters, whether for acoustic, fluid, signal, or sensoriality, we can help define and manufacture the structure behind it.