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Epner Technology

Epner Technology, Inc.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

OptronicsMissiles & MunitionsDual-use
Founded 191011-50 employeesComponent Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 30, 2026

About

Founded in 1910, Epner Technology is a defense component supplier based in Brooklyn, United States working in optronics, missiles & munitions.

Epner Technology is a high-tech engineering and specification electroplating company based in Brooklyn, New York. It traces its origins to a jewelry plating business founded in 1910 and was reorganized in the mid-1970s to focus on high-technology plating. The company plates difficult substrates such as molybdenum, titanium and beryllium, as well as engineering plastics, and produces proprietary products including the Laser Gold infrared reflective coating, which is used on NASA spacecraft and instruments. Its defense and military work includes infrared guidance reflectors for the TOW missile program and plating for prime contractors in the aerospace and defense sector. The company works to ASTM, AMS, MIL and prime contractor specifications and holds ITAR/EAR registration. It remains under family management and also serves medical, semiconductor, telecom and art markets.

Location

Brooklyn, United States

Founded

1910

Employees

11-50

Legal name

Epner Technology, Inc.

Focus areas

electroplatingLaser Goldinfrared reflective coatingelectroformingprecious metals platingplating on plasticsthermal control coatings

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

OptronicsMissiles & Munitions

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

Manufacturing ServicesComponents

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Laser Gold

Infrared reflective coating

Proprietary 24 karat electroplated gold coating with IR reflectivity and ultra-low emissivity, used for thermal control of instruments and infrared reflectors.

Laser Black

Inorganic optical coating

Velvet-like metallic oxide coating that does not out-gas, used for high-emissivity surfaces.

Infrared light pipes and hollow waveguides

Optical component

Custom electroformed light guides lined with Laser Gold, also called homogenizers, used in gas sensors and optical test fixtures.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

MIL-G-45204ITAR registered

Platforms & programmes

TOW Missile ProgramAlpha Laser

Named customers

Lockheed MartinRaytheonBoeingNorthrop GrummanITT DefenseBAE SystemsRockwell CollinsL3 CommunicationsNASA

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

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