
VDMA: Good first half of 2023 for mechanical engineering
The first half of 2023 went well for the German mechanical engineering sector, reports the VDMA. For the second half of the year VDMA sees a significant downturn looming.

The first half of 2023 went well for the German mechanical engineering sector, reports the VDMA. For the second half of the year VDMA sees a significant downturn looming.

The series A funding consists of an eight-million-euro equity investment with the participation of the strategic partners Horizon Europe EIC Fund and Liftt, an Italian venture capital firm.

John Collier of CLF succeeds Jens Biegert of ICFO who has headed the organization since 2021.

hBN has the potential to replace diamond as the preferential material for quantum sensing.

Producing metastructures on large surfaces with electron beam lithography.

Edmund Optics is investing in its laser optics manufacturing and services and, as part of this, has recently expanded its facility in Oldsmar, Forida, USA.

The contract contains sales of UV-C LED components valued at about 4 million NOK over the next 12 months.

The partnership enables Eigen Innovations to use Visometry's VisionLib tracking library in its Image Twin and Product Twin solutions.

As of June 1, 2023, Vision On Line has taken over the business operations of the insolvent Cretec Cybernetics. The managing directors are Andreas Schaarschmidt and, since July 1, Oliver Herrmann.

Dual-channel emission enables efficient deep-blue electroluminescence.

What could a data room for the manufacturing industry look like that enables it to develop in the direction of Industry 4.0? A study by VDMA and ZVEI provides possible answers.

Edmund Optics appoints Linda Fonner as chief financial officer.

Organic chemist joins manufacturer of NIR absorbing dyes and thermoplastic compounds as R&D director.

For the centenary, Trumpf shone a laser ten kilometers into the air.

A new simplified technique for creating silica glass structures.

The society honor recognizes scientific excellence and technical achievements, as well as active participation in the optics community.

The board of the association has elected Dr Marcus Korthäuer, managing director of Espera-Werke in Duisburg.

New approach using strontium titanate phonon-polariton devices in the frequency range of 7 to 13 terahertz.

In H1 2023, IDS generated more than 40 million euros, a 49 percent increase in sales. However, the camera manufacturer expects a slowdown in the second half of the year.

To meet the increasing demand, Hamamatsu Photonics has completed a new building for the production of microfocus X-ray sources (MFX) and other electron tube products.

Leibniz IPHT offers career workshop in Jena – registration open until August 31, 2023, travel grants available.

Maxxvision becomes distributor for Z3 Technology's interface boards for zoom cameras in the DACH region.

Scantinel Photonics launches groundbreaking 2nd generation FMCW lidar silicon chip.

A possible solution against water leakage, which in Italy accounts for one third of the water in the network.

Coherent has shipped more than 200 billion vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser (VCSEL) emitters to date for sensor applications.

Heraeus to produce telecommunication fibers in Denmark to supply the EMEA market.

New grating devices significantly reduce data transmission errors.

New holding company, Fiber Optics Group, with Yotta Capital Partners holding a majority stake

New method to handle halide perovskite nanocrystals with precise control over the location and size.

Project Qugantic to build and test a prototype and alike of the hybrid integrated PIC based on quantum digits.

Generational transition just a few months before the family group celebrates 70th anniversary

Last year, Messe Stuttgart's sales of just under 123 million euros again nearly matched the sales from the 2019 financial year. New events are expected to further boost growth.

Printed bimetallic material proved to be significant stronger than either metal alone.

In the new production facilities and state-of-the-art environment, more than 100 employees will develop and manufacture optical components and systems especially for dentistry (intraoral scanners) and robot-assisted surgery.

The next Fraunhofer Vision Technology Day will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, October 25 and 26, 2023 in Kaiserslautern.