Precision lens manufacturer for machine vision, medical, and industrial imaging applications.

Precision lens manufacturing line at the Lensmind Hangzhou factory
About Lensmind Optics — Zhongshan HQ, Hangzhou Factory

The People Behind 26 Years of Optical Practice

Lensmind Optics is run by a founding team whose career backgrounds cover both sides of the optics business — 20 years in lens R&D and product management at China Aerospace (CASC) and Hikvision, and 26 years in quality, procurement and sales management at Asia Optical, Foxconn, LG Display and Sunny Optical. We built this company so international buyers could source precision lenses from a team that has personally been accountable for both design and volume delivery.

ISO 9001Certified 2024
In-HouseDesign to Metrology
Project-Confirmed Schedulesto Mass Production
NDABefore Drawings Move
The Founding Team

Team Members’ Career Backgrounds: R&D Depth × Manufacturing Discipline

Datasheets that flatter the lens, and production batches that drift from the approved sample — the two failures every overseas buyer has met. One founder spent a career on the micron that decides the MTF curve; the other on the supply chain where a drifting batch costs a customer. Lensmind is both sides reporting to the same small team.

R&D Co-Founder, Optical R&D & Engineering

Zhejiang University optics · CASC · Hikvision

A Zhejiang University optics graduate with 20 years in the field, including R&D and product management at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Hikvision. At Lensmind he owns lens design, opto-mechanical integration and the technical review of every custom project — including the authority to push back when a specification will not survive production.

MFG Co-Founder, Manufacturing, Quality & Supply Chain

26 years · Asia Optical · Foxconn · Sunny Optical

A 26-year optics industry veteran with quality, procurement and sales management roles at Asia Optical, Foxconn, LG Display and Sunny Optical. At Lensmind he owns production planning, supplier quality and the batch-consistency regime behind our 10K+ unit deliveries — including the batch test reports that ship with every order.

What we deliberately do not claim. These are team members’ career backgrounds — facts about where our founders worked. We do not claim endorsements from any former employer, and we publish a founder’s name and photo only with their approval — Baker Zhao’s profile below is published with his. The only guarantees are the ones written into your contract.

Optical R&D in the aerospace sector (CASC)

Design discipline: tolerance analysis and verification where failure is not an option. “26 years” is accumulated practice, not a company anniversary — registered 2019, ISO 9001 certified 2024.

Machine vision product development (Hikvision)

Sensor-lens system thinking: MTF, distortion and BFL as production realities, not datasheet lines. Every RFQ is reviewed for sensor match, working distance and tolerance budget before we quote.

Optical manufacturing quality management (Asia Optical)

Element-level quality control: centration, surface form and coating acceptance criteria — the same checkpoints that now sit on the Hangzhou factory floor.

Electronics-scale supply chain (Foxconn)

Volume discipline: sampling plans, traceability and escalation paths at consumer-electronics scale. 10K+ batch consistency is a managed process, not a slogan.

Display optics & customer-facing quality (LG Display)

Cross-cultural QA communication: evidence-based reporting for global customers — the habit behind batch test reports that ship by default.

Volume optics sales & supply (Sunny Optical)

Customer-side empathy: what buyers actually audit, and why they walk away. We compete on optical certainty and documentation, not the cheapest quote.

Lensmind Optics — Zhongshan HQ, Hangzhou factory

Design + manufacturing under one accountable team. Your RFQ is reviewed by the same engineers who own the build through production. Two founders, one rule: the standard shipped to CASC-, Hikvision-, Foxconn- and Sunny Optical-tier customers is the standard that ships to yours.

[01]

Your spec gets challenged.

Engineering reviews sensor match, FOV/working distance and the tolerance budget before quoting. Unachievable targets are refused at RFQ — not at mass production.

[02]

10K+ consistency is managed.

Sampling plans, batch test reports and traceable metrology from Foxconn- and Sunny Optical-tier discipline. Details → quality assurance.

[03]

Escalation hits a founder.

Both founders sit on the production side. A tolerance question or schedule conflict reaches someone with authority — fast.

Engineering first.We do not win on being the cheapest quote. Price-only programs we will respectfully lose.
Evidence over adjectives.MTF, distortion, BFL, DOF, IP67, IP68, autoclave — numbers mapped to tests we can run.
Your program, protected.NDA before drawings move; tooling stored free for 5 years; 50% advance + 50% before shipment.
The repeat order is the product.Prototype-to-mass on a schedule confirmed per project — same envelope as the sample you approved.
CNC precision machining of lens barrels at the Lensmind Hangzhou factory
Hangzhou factory · Lin’an, Zhejiang

Manufacturing, Cleanroom Assembly & Metrology

Machining, coating, cementing, cleanroom assembly, 1 μm active alignment and final metrology — all in-house at Building 3, 2F, No. 1197 Tangcheng Street, Qingshanhu, Lin’an District, Hangzhou.

Zhongshan HQ · Guangdong

Sales, Engineering & Program Management

RFQ review and program management at Room 1508, No. 23, Chuangfu Building, Gangyi Road, Torch Development Zone — Greater Bay Area supply corridor, Shenzhen/Guangzhou export ports, one signature back to the Hangzhou factory.

On-site audits and scheduled video factory tours are welcome. See the line → manufacturing

The Founder

Baker Zhao — Founder & Optical Industry Veteran

26 years in optics: precision manufacturing, quality management and global supply chain. He founded Lensmind to make optical sourcing predictable — from development to volume production.

Baker Zhao, founder of Lensmind Optics
Baker Zhao · Founder, Lensmind Optics

Lensmind was founded by Baker Zhao, an optical industry veteran with 26 years of experience spanning precision optics, manufacturing, quality management and global supply chain operations.

Before founding Lensmind, Baker served as Vice President of Sales at Sunny Optical (Zhongshan), leading business development, key customer relationships and market strategy for Fortune 500 customers. His earlier career included roles at Foxconn in global procurement, LG in quality management, and Sintai Optical in optical manufacturing and quality.

This cross-functional experience gives Baker a practical understanding of what global OEMs expect from an optical supplier — not only optical performance, but consistent quality, responsive engineering, reliable supply, and a smooth transition from development to volume production.

Today he leads Lensmind with a clear mission: to help customers across diverse optical applications find reliable, application-specific optical solutions from development to volume production.

  • 26 yearsOptical industry experience
  • VP of SalesSunny Optical (Zhongshan)
  • Foxconn · LG · SintaiProcurement, quality, optical manufacturing
One Team, Nine Product Lines

What We Design and Build In-House

One design and manufacturing team supports nine product lines. Each card opens the catalog — models, drawings and the process capability that line proves.

About Lensmind — Quick Answers

Twelve Questions Buyers Ask About Who We Are

Who founded Lensmind Optics?
Two co-founders with complementary backgrounds: one R&D founder (Zhejiang University optics, 20 years in the field, with R&D and product management roles at CASC and Hikvision) and one manufacturing founder (26 years in optics, with quality, procurement and sales management roles at Asia Optical, Foxconn, LG Display and Sunny Optical). Together they cover both sides of the business your order depends on.
Does “26 Years of Mastery” mean the company is 26 years old?
No. It describes the founding team’s accumulated optical practice — up to 26 years per team member. The company itself was registered in 2019, and we keep the two claims strictly separate: careers and company milestones are never borrowed from each other.
What does the founding team’s background actually cover?
Both sides of the business: lens R&D and product management on one side, and quality, procurement and sales management in volume optics and electronics manufacturing on the other. We describe these as team members’ career backgrounds — verifiable facts, not endorsements from any former employer.
Where are you located? Can we visit?
Manufacturing runs at our factory in Lin’an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang; our office is in the Torch Development Zone, Zhongshan, Guangdong. On-site audits and scheduled video factory tours are both welcome.
Why Zhongshan?
Greater Bay Area supplier radius, a deep optics talent pool, export logistics via Shenzhen/Guangzhou ports, and a cost structure that funds metrology instead of overhead. The Hangzhou factory sits in the Lin’an optics cluster near Zhejiang University; Zhongshan HQ sits in the export corridor.
What certifications do you hold?
ISO 9001, and only ISO 9001. A certification wall we have not earned would be a strange way to start a trust conversation — we display what we hold and nothing else.
What products do you manufacture?
Nine lines: FA machine vision lenses (30 catalog models), M12/S-mount high-precision lenses (H/T series), telecentric lenses (YT & LMJJ, 0.14X–6X), line scan lenses (4K–16K), electrowetting liquid lenses (ZWA), endoscope optics (OD < 2.0 mm), thermal imaging lenses (LMXHG, 41 models), wide angle lenses (144–220°, incl. 20MP flagships), and custom OEM/ODM programs.
Are you a factory or a trading company?
A factory. Design, machining, coating, cementing and centration, cleanroom assembly, active alignment and metrology all run in-house — see the evidence on the Manufacturing page.
How do you protect our drawings and IP?
NDAs are signed before drawings move, custom tooling is stored free of charge for 5 years, and custom design IP belongs to the customer. Your program’s assets remain yours.
What are your payment and lead-time terms?
50% advance and 50% before shipment; prototype-to-mass and repeat schedules are confirmed per project at quotation.
Do you compete on price?
No. We compete on optical certainty, batch consistency and documentation quality. On purely price-driven programs we will respectfully step aside rather than quietly remove the metrology that protects you.
Who replies to my inquiry?
Technical inquiries are routed to engineering staff who own the product line involved. Expect your specification to be challenged where needed — at RFQ stage, not after mass production.