No two OEM applications, or partnership requirements, are the same. Wasatch offers flexible OEM solutions and partnership models, allowing customers to focus on their core competencies while we provide the right level of support and integration. Our experience spans transmission gratings, optical benches, complete spectrometers, and spectroscopy subsystems.
Academic partnerships will always be central to who we are at Wasatch. These close scientific collaborations fuel our curiosity, keep us connected to emerging application trends, and help shape our technology and product roadmaps. They also provide an important source of future talent to support the customers we serve.
Commercially, however, Wasatch is an OEM business. OEM represents the majority of what we do, how we structure our organization, the roles we hire for, and the career development we provide. It is central to who we are, and we are energized by that focus.
We believe breakthrough ideas can come from anywhere. That’s why we partner with OEMs of every size, from early-stage start-ups to global companies, helping bring innovative technologies to market.
By combining scientific curiosity, collaborative problem-solving, market-leading hardware, commercial expertise, and disciplined OEM stage-gate processes, we evaluate every opportunity on its merits and provide a consistent path from concept to commercialization.
Many of today’s leading OCT and Raman applications originated from unexpected sources, and we expect tomorrow’s innovations will as well. By embracing new ideas wherever they emerge, we are uniquely positioned to support OEM partners throughout their development journey.
It may sound simple, but the most important principles often are. Beyond the hardware itself, we believe open communication is one of the strongest drivers of OEM product success. At Wasatch, our culture reflects the qualities of our transmission gratings: clarity, transparency, and efficient action. We bring those same principles to our OEM partnerships, recognizing that we have the privilege of working on our customers’ products and acting as an extension of their teams to deliver the right solution, on time and on budget.
Close collaboration starts with the sales engineers initial interactions and extends to each and every person and function throughout the business.
Just as every application is unique, every go-to-market strategy is different. At Wasatch, we recognize this and take an open, transparent approach to commercial arrangements, creating mutually beneficial outcomes for our customers and for Wasatch.
This approach reflects our commitment to open communication. We aim to align on commercial arrangements during the budgetary phase of the OEM stage-gate process. As part of a family-owned business with autonomy in decision-making, Wasatch is able to operate with this level of flexibility.
Successful OEM product development requires the right combination of hardware, software, expertise, and processes. Our structured approach creates transparency, consistency, and alignment throughout the development journey.
At Wasatch, we follow an ISO-approved stage-gate process where both Wasatch and our OEM partners review and approve each phase before advancing, ensuring quality, accountability, and successful outcome.
At Wasatch Photonics, performance goes beyond the product – it’s built into our engineering partnership, quality systems, and commitment to your success.
Misty Johnson is responsible for taking care of our grating customers at the Logan, Utah, facility. She has been a member of the Wasatch Photonics team since 2009. By understanding her customers’ needs and goals, as well as the current grating market, Misty is able to provide a superior level of customer support. As Account Manager, she acts as a liaison between customers and Wasatch Photonics’ manufacturing department making sure that the lines of communication are always open.
Customer support is an integral part of Wasatch Photonics commitment to customers. Whether you are in the market to purchase a single grating, inquiring as a distributor, or purchasing large volume, Misty will guide you seamlessly through the custom design process. Misty strives to build trust and strong long term relationships with Wasatch Photonics customers. She brings 20 years’ experience as customer support manager from a number of manufacturing and service companies.
