written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message randolph engineering inc. industry eye wear founded 1972 1 key people peter waszkiewicz ceo 2 number of employees 50 2 website http www.randolphusa.com randolph engineering inc. located in randolph massachusetts manufactures and sells made in the usa sunglasses shooting eyewear and prescription frames . randolph engineering inc. is also the prime contractor for aviator sunglasses to the united states military . 1 contents 1 history 2 notable products 3 manufacturing processes 4 references history edit photograph of the randolph engineering inc. manufacturing facility in randolph ma . taken in 2013 jan waszkiewicz and stanley zaleski formed the company in 1972 in randolph ma where the company remains to this day . jan waszkiewicz was born in poland but he and his family fled poland on christmas eve 1939 after the germans overran poland . his long journey took him through czechoslovakia hungary italy and into southern france . he joined the french army but soon was captured and became a prisoner of war for three months . he soon escaped and fled into switzerland and then on to england where he joined the english army and later became a royal air force navigator flying 32 bomber missions . at the end of the war he had heard a lot of stories about america and settled in boston because it was culturally similar to europe . after arriving in boston he continued his education at northeastern university and got a job as a tool and die maker . he later found employment at the american optical company and then marine optical . convinced that he could design and manufacture better eyeglass frame manufacturing equipment he and his partner stanley zaleski formed randolph engineering inc. in 1972 . 3 the company originally focused on designing and manufacturing optical tools and machinery for the production of eyewear . waszkiewicz and zaleski designed and made most of the machinery in their plant but over time the company turned its attention to making its own eyewear using the tools and machinery designed and manufactured by the company itself . 1 4 in 1977 randolph engineering obtained its first government contract . 4 by 1982 they had become the prime contractor for military style aviation flight glasses for the u.s. department of defense . with 68 employees 200 000 pairs of sunglasses were made for the navy air force and army that year . 2 since that time they have provided eyewear for many government agencies ranging from sunglasses for air force pilots to eyewear for submarine personnel . in the early 1990s sales were expanded to offer their products to the consumer marketplace . 1 by august 2008 the company had expanded its eyewear offerings to include other specialty lines of sunglasses for police security personnel outdoor sports enthusiasts and other sight critical occupations and outdoor enthusiasts . 5 presently the company supplies the military with a variety of glasses and frames including contracts with the defense logistics agencyworth 9 million each . the current contract is valued at 38 662 664 and was issued on december 23 2011 . 6 in 2011 the company had approximately 8 million in sales . 2 all glasses are made at the u.s. location in randolph massachusetts using only a handful of international components . sales are handled through their website large retailers and world wide distributors . randolph engineering has positioned itself as a vendor to other air forces around the world including australia belgium israel and jordan . the alliance for the commonwealth and the massachusetts port authority awarded randolph the 1997 massachusetts product export achievement award in recognition for achievements made in international trade . 7 randolph sponsored the world s first transcontinental biofueled flight . pilot ross mccurdy his son aedan and co pilot alex schenck completed their 10 day trip to santa monica ca from smithfield ri with stops made in pennsylvania ohio texas arkansas and arizona . the flight marked the first transcontinental flight and round trip completed in a light aircraft powered by biofuel which is made with a blend of renewable camelina plant seed oil . 8 notable products edit randolph engineering has three categories of products the sunglass series ranger series and rx series . sunglasses aviator milspec hgu4 p military style sunglasses concorde teardrop aviator shape like those worn by u.s. military pilots throughout wwii crew chief typical of the style worn by aircraft mechanics and line personnel intruder larger lens design for more eye socket coverage in the classic aviator style p3 also known as the submariner standard issue for the u.s. navy raptor wrap around design to increase side protection sportsman teardrop shape sunglasses corsair named for the vought f4u corsair shooting glasses ranger falcon one piece shield design lens ranger xlw 8 base wrap frame specifically made for sport shooting ranger edge co designed by the shooting industry s top opticians for professional optical performance ranger classic randolph s first shooing frame ranger sporter designed to accommodate nearly any prescription manufacturing processes edit randolph engineering produces shooting eyewear sunglasses and prescription eyewear . their products come in a variety of lens and frame styles the most popular being the traditional aviator style . each pair of sunglasses is made nearly entirely by hand in a detailed 200 step process . 9 an average of 53 000 pairs of glasses are produced per month . all manufacturing processes take place at the company s 22 000 square foot facility in the united states . 2 randolph engineering also produces their own high strength solder flux and every pair of their glasses comes with a lifetime replacement guarantee for every solder joint . 10 navy pilots and army helicopter pilots both wear randolph s matte chrome 52mm aviators . 9 in 2011 randolph engineering also began production of the michael bastian signature series . today products are sold in over 400 retailers globally and compete with brands like ray ban and oakley . 2 references edit a b c d randolph engineering our authentic american history . retrieved january 23 2012 . a b c d e f made with the shades randolph engineering grows as its sunglasses get noticed . boston business journal . september 16 2011 . retrieved january 23 2012 . randolph engineering an authentic american story . retrieved january 4 2013 . a b the american dream . the patriot ledger boston . june 16 1983 . retrieved january 23 2012 . michael bastian for randolph engineering . retrieved january 23 2012 . randolph engineering defense contract values . retrieved january 23 2012 . randolph sunglasses about randolph . retrieved january 23 2012 . biofueled flight a success . retrieved july 26 2016 . a b step into my factory gq magazine january 23 2012 quality and technology january 23 2012 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title randolph engineering & oldid 740073974 categories american companies established in 1972companies based in plymouth county massachusettseyewear brandsmanufacturing companies based in massachusettsrandolph massachusettssunglasseshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2012all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page 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