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Nikon Spent a Century Perfecting Light. Now It Is Betting the Company on Everything Except Cameras.
The camera brand your grandparents trusted now etches microchips, prints jet parts in metal, and photographs living cells. In 2026 that pivot is running at a loss - and Nikon says that is the point.
BrightView Technologies
BrightView Technologies is a Durham, North Carolina optical-film company that designs and manufactures micro lens array (MLA) films using a discipline it calls computational optics. By engineering microscopic structures into rolls of film, BrightView gives engineers precise control over how light spreads, hides, brightens, and bends - powering automotive displays, consumer electronics, AR/VR headsets, LiDAR sensors, and LED lighting. The company pairs in-house optical design software with high-volume roll-to-roll production, supplying global manufacturers from a single Research Triangle Park facility.