OEM ENGINEERING
Mount devices for optical, laser-aiming, illumination, night-vision and thermal imaging systems. From concept to development to design completion — Team GDI delivers innovative aiming-device mount solutions for industry and Mil/Gov/LE end-users.
We secure aiming devices to weapon systems.
With over 20 years of experience in the defense space, we intimately understand the criticality of securing aiming devices to weapon systems. Every interface — optic to mount, mount to rail, rail to receiver — is a tolerance chain that the operator's life depends on.
Our OEM design engineering team partners with optic, laser, illumination, NVD and thermal manufacturers — and with end-using units — to develop mount solutions that solve real platform integration problems and survive the operating envelope.
Concept to completion, in-house.
Concept & Ideation
End-user mission analysis, threat-model framing, and rapid concept iteration with the operator in the loop.
CAD & Mechanical Design
Parametric CAD, GD&T tolerance stack-ups, and DFM-aware design for billet aluminum and stainless components.
Prototype & Validation
In-house prototyping with live-fire validation and Mil-Std 810 environmental qualification.
CNC Manufacturing
Precision 5-axis CNC machining of 7075-T6 and 6061-T6 billet, ceramic deburr, MIL-SPEC Type III hardcoat anodize.
Integration Engineering
Direct integration with optic, laser, illuminator, NVD and thermal OEMs — interface, mass and CG-aware.
Mil/Gov/LE Programs
ITAR-registered, NSN-eligible. Procurement and program-of-record support across DoD and federal LE.
Aiming, sensing, illuminating.
Mount engineering across the full spectrum of aiming and sensing devices — from carbine reflex to crew-served thermal.
- 01Day Optics — Variable & Fixed
- 02Reflex / Red Dot Sights
- 03Magnified Combat Optics
- 04Visible & IR Laser Aiming Devices
- 05White-Light Illuminators
- 06Image-Intensified Night Vision
- 07Uncooled & Cooled Thermal Imagers
- 08Crew-Served Weapon Sights
Six steps from brief to fielded hardware.
Discovery
Operator interviews, threat profile, weapon platform, environmental envelope.
Concept
Sketch & block-model. Mass, CG, optical-axis and Picatinny constraints locked.
Design
Full CAD, FEA where required, tolerance stack-up, ALQD™ interface integration.
Prototype
Machined prototypes, fit-check on weapon and optic, lab metrology.
Validation
Mil-Std 810 environmental, 5,000-rd endurance, RTZ characterization.
Production
5-axis CNC, anodize, QC, NSN cataloging, on-going program support.
Let us know how we can help.
Bring us a platform, a device, or a problem. We'll engineer the interface.