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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
Wika is an elected member of the Digital Data Chain Consortium (DDCC)
As a member, the company now wants to develop solution concepts for an intelligently networked industry.
TKH 2D Vision Group Appoints Chief Product Officer
Henning Tiarks has over 15 years of management experience as an executive manager and head of business division
Ultracompact light source for encryption
Fraunhofer IOF unveils an ultracompact VCSEL-based photon source for quantum communication, enabling high-speed, space-ready encryption with precise polarization and spectral control.
Foba appoints new managing director
Richard Roth has taken over the strategic direction and leadership of the brand effective January 1, 2025.
New lidar system identifies plastics
Hyperspectral imaging offers a valuable tool for future monitoring and analysis of oceanic plastic pollution.
New spectral camera uses AI to boost farm yields by 20 %
Innovative system is being developed to transform various industries, including vertical farming.
Measurement technology pioneer retires
Managing Director Günter Kech played a key role in Vega's success
Oldest hardness tester in Germany found
ZwickRoell was looking for the oldest hardness tester still in use. The winner has now been announced
VDI statement on climate change
VDI expert and geographer Catharina Fröhling gives her assessment and highlights the importance of technical regulation
