| Company profile | IB/E optics GmbH (Ingenieur Büro Eckerl) is an owner-managed, highly specialized company that specializes in customized optical solutions for film, industry, and research. Founded in 1992 as an engineering office by Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Eckerl, it was converted into a limited liability company (GmbH) in 2001 for in-house production. Since 2012, it has been located at its current site in Freyung (Passauer Str. 13), which has been expanded several times (2019) and features modern office, production, and clean room buildings. IB/E currently employs approximately 50 people, including physicists, engineers, CNC specialists, microscope opticians, etc.
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| Products & Services | Optical development: From the initial idea through development, optical and mechanical design, coating, and manufacturing, including quality assurance and optical measurement systems (e.g., O-Tool for MTF)
Product portfolio:
RAPTOR Macro Cine Lenses (24–300 mm, 1:1–2:1 macro, sensor up to Vista Vision); Manufacturer of Blackwing7 lenses for TRIBE7 and various prime lenses for OEM customers such as Thales Angenieux and ARRI. The latest developments are anamorphic lenses, the Corals for Second Reef, and the Raptor Scope FF, which is unique on the market. Optical tools such as expanders and extenders, as well as optical filters, round out the portfolio.
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| References and export activities | IB/E lenses have already been used in a number of well-known, Oscar-winning films, including All Quiet on the Western Front (James Friend), The Revenant, War for the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: Civil War, Roma, I Care a Lot, and many more. Our products are also used in commercials, such as those for Coca-Cola and McDonald’s. IB/E products are distributed worldwide.
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| Target group | Cinematographers (DoPs)
Film productions & directors
Rental companies
Post-production companies
Advertising agencies & music video producers
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| Competitive advantages | Full-service development – everything from a single source. High optical and mechanical precision. Combination of classic optics manufacturing, CNC technology, and modern measurement technology (e.g., O-Tool/MTF) Advantage: Extremely high image quality – crucial for applications in film, industry, aviation, or research.
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| Ideal Business Partners | Sales- und Rental houses as well as Camera-and lens manufacturers who are open to joint development projects.
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