IOR S.A.
Bucovina Street, number 4, sect.3
030393 Bucuresti
Romania
Phone: +40.21.3244261
Fax: +40.21.3244512
The company IOR SA celebrates this year its 85th anniversary since its establishment as a joint-stock company, under the name "Romanian Optical Industry" - IOR.
The name of the company, IOR, also has another less known meaning, deriving from the initials of the first owners, Iepure, Onicescu, Rancan.
1936
IOR works in the first years after licenses in France and Germany
In the first years, he worked after licenses especially from France and Germany, countries from which specialists were brought to train the staff and put the factory into operation. During the Second World War, IOR was militarized, producing optical devices for the Romanian Army.
1948
IOR becomes one of the most important factories of optical products in South-Eastern Europe
After the nationalization in 1948, IOR developed, becoming one of the most efficient production units in Romania and one of the most important factories of optical products in South-Eastern Europe, renowned for the degree of technology and the skills of its employees.
1949-1951
The first eyeglass lenses and the first camera
In the following years the production was diverse. Starting with 1949, the first eyeglass lenses were produced, in 1951 the first teaching microscope was made, and in 1954 the first camera was made.
1959
IOR develops in the medical field and produces cinematographic equipment
After 1959, attention was paid to the development of the medical field and the first ophthalmological and dental products were made. The production of cinematographic projection equipment was also started.
1960
The first IOR microscope
Since 1960, IOR has started designing and manufacturing research microscopes and stereomicroscopes.
1960
The first IOR microscope
IOR experienced a very good period after 1967, when it started to produce photographic lenses, in collaboration with famous companies such as FOG or PENTACON, and later with LEITZ, ZEISS and SCHNEIDER. The sector intended for the production of military optical devices was very well represented, IOR being one of the suppliers of optical equipment for the member countries of the Warsaw Treaty.