Meadowlark, Vairex win state awards for exporting

DENVER — Meadowlark Optics Inc. in Frederick and Vairex Air Systems in Boulder are among three companies statewide to receive the 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Exporting for their contributions to the Colorado economy through international trade.

Meadowlark Optics designs and manufactures light-based optical products and has an international portfolio that exports to 30 countries. Meadowlark’s exports currently represent about 60 percent of Meadowlark’s sales.

Vairex Air Systems, the trade name for Victori LLC, focuses on  fuel-cell air systems, manufactures advanced air-blower systems based on the company’s patented technology. Vairex’s blowers for fuel cells in…