Both. Vuzix sells finished enterprise smart glasses directly to customers — including the M400 and LX1 — for global warehouse, manufacturing, field service, and healthcare deployments. Separately, Vuzix licenses its waveguide technology and OEM platforms to other companies building branded AI smart glasses products. The same Rochester, New York facility supplies optics to both Vuzix' own products and external OEM customers.

First, Vuzix only produces enterprise smart glasses. Second, Vuzix designs and manufactures its core waveguide optics in-house in the United States, rather than sourcing from third parties. This in-house optical foundation supports tighter system integration, faster development cycles, and a direct path to scaled production. It also enables Vuzix to infuse learnings from its global enterprise deployments into its OEM offerings, and optical breakthroughs on the OEM side into its enterprise smart glasses. Combined with nearly 30 years of continuous AR R&D, more than 500 optical patents, and 20 consecutive years of CES innovation awards, Vuzix operates as both a technology developer and a finished-product manufacturer in a single company.

The vuzix.com homepage offers three starting points based on goal: "Build with Vuzix" for companies developing their own products through OEM, waveguide, or co-development programs; "Deploy with Vuzix" for organizations adopting smart glasses for frontline operations; and the Resources section for visitors still learning about AR, waveguides, or AI smart glasses applications. Each path routes to dedicated content matching that stage of evaluation.