The “Technology Hub”, which PI opened in Karlsruhe in mid-July, is intended to link the company more closely with science. This is why it is located near the KIT in Karlsruhe, among others.
Improving speed by an order of magnitude – Physik Instrumente introduced an AI-based real-time first light search method at this year’s Photonics West.
Physik Instrumente has taken over a total of 53 employees and the existing business of the engineering company IBS in a new company as of January 1, 2023.
Physik Instrumente has acquired an additional building in the immediate vicinity of its headquarters, into which various global corporate functions are moving. This will free up around 1,000 m² of space for production at the main plant.
Physik Instrumente achieved a 27 percent increase in sales in fiscal year 2021. The Karlsruhe-based company also started 2022 with the highest order intake in the company's history.
Physik Instrumente (PI) has acquired all shares in the Japanese company Precision Granite W Co. Ltd. (PGW). The acquisition was completed on February 25, 2021.