Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company located in
Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
,
Jiangsu, China, the primary manufacturing subsidiary of
Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan. It produces
telescopes and astronomical equipment like
mounts and
eyepieces for the
amateur astronomical market.
Company history
The company was founded in 1988 as Synta Optics, at first producing only eyepieces. In 1992, the manufacturing was moved to
Suzhou (Jiangsu) in China. Their first telescopes (4.5“ (114 mm) -
Newtonians) were distributed by
Celestron and
Tasco. In 1993, the first
refracting telescopes were produced.
In 1999, the brand
Sky-Watcher was established by Synta Taiwan to sell optics produced by Suzhou Synta. The head office was in
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The brand is distributed in Canada and Europe and, in the late 2000s, extended to the U.S. market.
Reuters - press release, Synta Optical Technology and Celestron Announce a New Telescope Supplier in the US. Thu May 22, 2008 7:18pm EDT
Products produced by Suzhou Synta are also distributed under the Acuter name and via the Synta Taiwan owned subsidiary company Celestron. Suzhou Synta also manufactures products for Orion Telescopes & Binoculars.
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External links
Suzhou Synta Optical Technology Co., Ltd. english website
Telescope manufacturers
Manufacturing companies based in Suzhou
Manufacturing companies established in 1992
Chinese companies established in 1992