Novanta, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells laser based solutions, laser scanning devices and precision motion and optical control technologies. The company operates through the following segments: Photonics, Vision and Precision Motion. The Photonics segment designs, manufactures, and markets photonics-based solutions to customers worldwide. The Vision segment designs, manufactures and markets a range of medical grade technologies, including visualization solutions, imaging informatics products, optical data collection and machine vision technologies, thermal printers, and light and color measurement instrumentation to customers worldwide. The Precision Motion segment designs, manufactures and markets optical encoders and air bearing spindles and precision machined components to customers worldwide. Novanta was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.