Prism Awards presented for new products in the photonics industry
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Natascha Sander becomes Technotrans CFO
The supervisory board has appointed the head of group controlling and acting CFO as chief financial officer effective February 1, 2025.
Thin optical lenses for mass production
Fresnel zone plates have a high potential for astronomy, health care and consumer electronics.
Keysight partners with KD
Collaboration delivers TDFOM measurement and signal metric analysis for next-generation automotive networks, driving industry-wide standardization and interoperability.
The future of the German electrical and digital industry in 2025
Despite economic setbacks and high levels of bureaucracy, the ZVEI sees potential in electrification, digitalization and automation for a sustainable recovery of the industry.
The quantum year 2025 has started in Germany
The public event at Humboldt University Berlin kicked off on January 14 with 450 participants on site and a further 400 via livestream.
Campus for young professionals
LogiMAT Campus 2025 is to become a springboard for the future of intralogistics
Quantum entanglement at the nanoscale
A new, smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs.
2025 Optica Ambassadors – 50 % from industry
Coherent – Edmund Optics – Jenoptik – Lightfinder – Zeiss: ambassadors provide mentorship and support student and early-career professional engagement worldwide.
AMA Association reports stagnating industry figures in the 3rd quarter of 2024
AMA Association reports stagnating industry figures in the 3rd quarter of 2024
New head appointed at Fraunhofer CAP in Glasgow
Loyd McKnight has been appointed scientific director at Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, hosted at the University of Strathclyde.
Sick acquires tech startup Accerion
The aim of the acquisition is to expand the portfolio for autonomous mobile robots
Singular Photonics steps into the spotlight at Photonics West
Startup introduces range of sensors with layers of advanced computation to extract valuable information from images.
First node for the quantum internet of the future
Just in time for the start of Unesco’s International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia is setting up its first node.
Edmund Optics opens new logistics center in the Netherlands
The goal is to optimize customer service in the European Union.
New CEO for Exail’s photonics business line
High-tech company specializing in the design and manufacturing of cutting-edge photonics components promotes Bruno Desruelle effective 14 January 2025.
Baumer opens new branch in Mexico
Expansion of global presence for closer customer relationships
Lapp supports female doctoral students at Heilbronn University
Doctoral scholarship for women in STEM fields
Automatica 2025 with highlights
Preparations for Automatica 2025, which will take place in six exhibition halls from June 24 to 27, are in full swing
SPS 2024 confirms its relevance for the automation industry
Successful trade fair in Nuremberg attracts an international audience
Building better infrared sensors
Proof-of-concept device outperformed commercial indium gallium arsenide photodiodes in responsivity.
IDIL Fibres Optiques joins Fiber Optics Group
Company strives to become a key player of fiber-optic assemblies and associated optoelectronic systems.
inspect America January 2025 is now available!
Topics are the Photonics West, the Vision Markets and the IMVA
Significant addition to Luxinar’s executive team
Stefan Hackl has been appointed the new managing director.
Twisted filaments emit elliptically polarized light
Researchers used twisted nanocarbon filaments with submicrometer-scale chirality.
Robots at work: 16.3 million expected by 2030
Digital technologies could serve as a solution to the shortage of skilled workers in production
Lenze once again recognized as a top employer
The Lenze Group has been recognized as a Top Employer in Germany by the independent Top Employers Institute for the 20th year in a row
Innomotics supplies power solution for green hydrogen research in the USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory orders rectifiers
Sieb & Meyer increases annual turnover by 55 percent in 2024
The company is growing significantly despite difficult conditions
Edmund Optics takes over Son-x
The strategic acquisition is intended to strengthen the company's position in the optics and photonics industry
Neura Robotics receives million-euro investment
Investment serves to promote cognitive and humanoid robotics in Europe
Lapp is making changes to its global and regional management team
Matthias Lapp focuses on role as CEO, Michael Seddig takes over EMEA region
Laser 2000 announces partnership with Optomotive
Strategic collaboration to expand photonics offering
Aerotech has a new managing director
Stephan Schech is now in charge of the company's operations in the DACH region
