Defence
- Thales
- Airbus Helicopters
- Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA)
- ONERA
About us
About Bertin Winlight
Bertin Winlight is a French company that designs and manufactures high-performance optical systems and components. We primarily operate in the space, defence, astronomy and big science sectors. Bertin Winlight’s technical expertise in the design and construction of state-of-the-art optical systems is recognised worldwide, including proprietary polishing technologies (molecular adhesion, high-precision polishing), as well as assembly and testing.
Acquired in 2017 by Bertin Technologies, Bertin Winlight bolsters its portfolio of high-performance optical and mechanical systems. Bertin Winlight’s capabilities are increasingly recognised worldwide, with a growing roster of customers in Asia, Europe and North America. In 2024, Bertin Technologies attained EN9100 certification for its Pertuis facility, affirming commitment to quality in aerospace, space and defence. This recognition reinforces the company’s commitment to quality and dependable delivery for demanding programmes.
Our commitments
Quality
AS/EN9100 certified, Bertin Winlight applies the EN9100 quality framework to support demanding aerospace, space and defence programmes.
Technological excellence
Technological excellence guides everything we do, underpinning our position as a major player in the international market for optical systems.
Customer satisfaction
Our top priorities are obviously customer satisfaction and excellence, to guarantee that we deliver top-flight solutions and exemplary work at all levels.
Our customers
Space
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- French space agency (CNES)
- Thales
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Institut d’Astronomie Spatiale (IAS)
- Laboratoire d’Astronomie de Marseille (LAM)
- European Space Agency (ESA)
Astronomy
- European Southern Observatory (ESO) – Germany
- Laboratoire d’Astronomie de Marseille (LAM) – France
- Observatoire de Lyon (CRAL) – France
- Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées – France
- Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (INSU) – France
- INAF – Italy
- Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) – France
- Max-Planck Institute – Germany
- Heidelberg University – Germany
- NAOJ – Japan
- Caltech – United States
- University of California, Berkeley – United States
- Weizmann Institute – Israel
- UK ATC Edinburgh – Scotland
Big science
- Centre français de rayonnement synchrotron (SOLEIL) – France
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) – France
- ALBA – Spain
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) – China
- High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) – China
- Max-IV Laboratory – Denmark
- Diamond Light Source – United Kingdom
- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste – Italy
- Synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8 – Japan
- Advanced Photon Source (APS) – United States
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) – United States
- NSLS-II – United States
- Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy – Germany
- Synchrotron Bessy – Germany
- Synchrotron radiation source INDUS II – India
- Paul Scherrer Institute – Switzerland
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization KEK – Japan
- Shimadzu – Japan
- Tokyo University – Japan
- RIKEN National Science Institute – Japan
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) – Japan
- Lasti – Japan
- Canadian Light Source (CLS) – Canada
- Toyama University – Japan
- Saga prefecture – Japan
- Saga University – Japan
- Laboratório Nacional de Luz Síncrotron (LNLS) – Brazil
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (SRRC) – Taiwan
Corporate links
Bertin Technologies designs and manufactures scientific instrumentation, measurement, observation and detection systems for critical applications. Its activities cover nuclear, defence, space, big science, life sciences and health.