Hoffman was acquired by the Harris Watson group in 2005. The company leads the night vision and photonic test equipment industries as well as the aircraft lighting industry with reliable products designed, proto-typed, qualified, manufactured and supported at its Stamford, CT facility.
Hoffman leads the Aircraft Lighting and Night Vision Device (NVD) Test industries through the design and development of innovative solutions. With more than 50 years of experience and the world’s most complete NIST traceable lighting laboratory, Hoffman has become an unrivaled resource for military and civil operations.
Managed by Andy Sadlon, this profitable company employs 65 people and has grown steadily since acquisition to a turnover of US$16m.
- The NVG-104 Inspection Scope is designed to allow the user to inspect an instrument or an entire cockpit. The NVG-104 has a precisely tuned and calibrated filter that only allows the user to view energy that would decrease night vision goggle acuity. The inspection scope is an easy to use, cost effective way to inspect a crewstation to ensure flight safety.
- The ANV-20/20 is a compact, portable system designed to provide the NVD user with an accurate means of performing infinity focus and mechanical alignment. The ANV-20/20 also incorporates an eight step gray scale for evaluating the dynamic range of an NVD. Each step doubles in density as you progress from 1 (clear) to 8 (opaque). This scale covers a range of 2 1/2 decades and checks the ability of the NVD to perform under a variety of light levels.
- This LED light is designed to operate in up to two feet of water and is intended for applications such as transport helicopters which can hover low above water to discharge cargo or troops. The light has been qualified to virtually every MIL-STD 810 Environmental Test in addition to MIL-STD-461E EMI requirements. The lights are currently in service in extremely harsh environments.
- The LS-65-GF is a 6-inch integrating sphere with a 1.5mm layer of BaSO4 coating pumped by a high-stability quartz lamp, mounted in a housing that shields the lamp to prevent stray light and sinks heat to protect the operator. The housing contains a precision adjuster to control the amount of light entering the sphere. The flux field at the exit port is uniform and independent of the field of view. The exit port is circa 45mm in diameter with a seal to avoid coating-contamination when not in use.
- The LM-33-400 Night Sky Simulation System is the world’s most advanced tool for determining aircraft compatibility with Night Vision Goggles. The computer-controlled lighting system is designed for use in a “light-tight” hangar, generating certified night sky radiance levels & virtually eliminates the constraints of aircraft NVIS compatibility testing while reducing costs associated with NVIS aircraft assessments. The system also provides a level of accuracy critical for NVIS lighting evaluation.