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Ricor

Miniature cryocoolers for infrared detectors and military optics

Israel
201-500

Vitality Radar

65
Current
6M History
Industry
Updated 9 days ago

Pillar Analysis

Presence
Digital footprint, brand visibility, and online reach across channels
63
Business
Revenue signals, funding status, partnerships, and market traction
68
Innovation
R&D activity, patents, product launches, and technology adoption
74
Pulse
Recent momentum — hiring trends, news mentions, and social engagement
52
Capacity
Team strength, leadership depth, and organizational scale
71

Strategic Assessment

Strategic Vector

Ricor positions itself as a global, defense-oriented market leader in miniature cryocoolers and cryogenic/vacuum systems serving space, military/defense, homeland security, and industrial/scientific markets.

Efficiency Ratio

Revenue and installed base (~250,000 applications) relative to a few hundred employees and a single large Israeli production facility indicate a relatively efficient, specialized manufacturing operation.

Evidence Signals

Product Launch HIGH Israel

Ricor markets a wide range of advanced miniature cryocoolers for IR detectors across SWIR, MWIR, LWIR, and VLWIR, integrated with materials like InSb, MCT, QWIP, T2SL, and nBn/xBn, indicating a broad and sophisticated product portfolio.

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Other HIGH Israel

Ricor publicly states that its cryocoolers are used in military and defense, homeland security, industrial, commercial, and space applications, signaling diversified defense and dual-use market engagement.

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Expansion HIGH Ein Harod Ihud, Israel

Ricor operates from a large 108,000 sq ft facility in Ein Harod Ihud, Israel, supporting significant in-house development and manufacturing capacity for cryogenic and vacuum systems.

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Expansion HIGH Salem, New Hampshire, United States

Ricor maintains a U.S. presence via RICOR USA Inc. at 200 Main Street, Salem, New Hampshire, indicating an international commercial and support footprint in a key defense market.

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Other MEDIUM

The company claims to empower over 250,000 critical applications worldwide with its cryogenic technology, evidencing large installed base and sustained market penetration.

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Other MEDIUM Israel

Prospeo and industry listings classify Ricor under NAICS 336414 (Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing-related category) within Defense and Space Manufacturing, reinforcing its positioning in defense and space supply chains.

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Other HIGH Israel

Ricor’s technology is based on Stirling cryogenic coolers covering cooling powers from fractions of a watt up to 15W and temperatures from 55K to 180K with input power as low as 1W, reflecting significant in-house R&D and engineering depth.

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Other MEDIUM Israel

The firm highlights advanced acoustic noise and vibration control features in its cryocoolers, indicating specialized engineering to meet stringent defense, space, and semiconductor system integration requirements.

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About
Ricor develops and manufactures compact, highly reliable cryogenic vacuum systems and miniature cryocoolers. These systems cool advanced infrared detectors for military night vision, airborne targeting pods, and homeland security electro-optical payloads.
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