Control 2023 is about to start
In a few days the time will have come: From May 9th to 12th, 2023, companies will present their innovations at the 35th Control
News
Change of baton at the IFSW
Christian Hagenlocher succeeds retiring Rudolf Weber as department head.
Instruments to scrutinize Jupiter and his moons
Space mission Juice launches into space with telescope from Jena to explore the jovian system.
Easier production of photonic MEMS
New approach could enable more efficient fiber-optical telecommunications and future quantum computers
ifm reports record sales
Ifm's sales are at a new record level of 1.37 billion euros, the number of employees exceeds 8,700
Diamonds for the quantum internet
Nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond nanostructures as quantum light sources.
First Accredited IO-Link Test Lab in China
It is the first test center in Asia, bringing the number of test labs worldwide to three
Hema introduces new development manager
Hema Electronic strengthens its team: Since the beginning of the year, Dr. Tony Albrecht responsible for hardware and software development
MVTec opens subsidary in France
New office in Lyon enables customer support in France and the French-speaking markets in Belgium and Switzerland
Hikrobot presents new products online
Hikrobot will unveil new machine vision products at the upcoming online event, April 18th
Change in the Management Board of Instrument Systems
Yasumasa Kuboyama takes over the position of Managing Director at Instrument Systems from Tsutomu Ogasawara and, together with Dr. Markus Ehbrecht, forms the new management team of the measurement technology manufacturer.
Zebra appoints Joe White as chief product and solutions officer
Joe White has been named chief product & solutions officer. White takes over the role from Bill Burns, who became CEO of Zebra earlier this month.
Study: Photonics is a key factor in feeding the world
Global precision farming market expected to double by 2027
Two days of innovation, inspiration and networking for future technologies
The W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2023 came to a successful close on March 30.
PhotonicsViews issue 2/2023 is out!
Book ads and submit for “Laser” issue 3/2023, and pitch contributions for issue 4/2023.
New approach to manipulate quantum light
Research could advance medical imaging and quantum computing.
Fraunhofer Vision with numerous exhibits at Control 2023
The Fraunhofer Vision Business Unit will be exhibiting numerous measuring and inspection systems for camera-based quality assurance in production at Control 2023.
A celebration of sustainable growth and leadership in laser technologies
EPIC presents Lifetime Achievement Award to Ekspla’s Kestutis Jasiunas and CEO Award to Håkan Karlsson, the head of the Photonics division at Hübner Group and CEO of Cobolt.
Endress+Hauser with strong growth in 2022
Endress+Hauser achieves new highs in incoming orders, sales and employment
Optical tracing of microplastics in oceans
Microplastic pollutants affect ocean light transmission as a way to track their flow into the marine ecosystem.
New president and board member for EPIC
Basil Garabet becomes new president of the European Photonics Industry Consortium, Shahida Imani takes the place of past six years’ president Benno Oderkerk.
Fast beam steering with metasurfaces
New approach to dynamically control incoherent light sources and manipulate their properties.
Basler: Sales to grow strongly in 2022, profit almost unchanged
Camera manufacturer Basler achieved sales growth of 27 percent in fiscal year 2022. The pre-tax result, however, remained almost constant. In contrast, incoming orders decreased significantly.
VDI publishes new guidelines for OCT processes
Guideline VDI/VDE 5565 Sheet 1 describes the OCT process and defines the terms required for this
Embedded World celebrates visitor growth of over 50 percent
The organizers of Embedded World are satisfied: over 950 exhibitors from 44 countries presented new products and solutions on site
17th special show "Non-contact measurement technology"
This year, the special show will be on 300 square meters in a central location in Hall 7
Improving lasers with chaotic cavities
New class of laser array for high-quality illumination and high-speed communication.
Leuze announces a change of management
Leuze is expanding its executive management. Xavier Hamers will be joining the company on April 1, 2023.
New managing director at Stöber
At Stöber Antriebstechnik, the top management has changed: Rainer Wegener takes over the management.
MVTec ends distribution partnership with IDS
MVTec is switching to direct sales in the DACH region. The existing cooperation with IDS was therefore terminated at the end of 2022. In addition, a subsidiary was founded in France.
Chip-scale spectrometry using a photonic molecule
New kind of optical spectrometer to break the resolution-bandwidth limit.
The quantum twisting microscope
New tool can visualize the quantum electronic waves of two twisted atomically-thin layers directly.
‘MADE-3D’: multimaterial components from a 3D printer
6.7 million euros of funding – Paderborn University is leading a Europe-wide research project.
Changes in the Trumpf boards
In the year of its 100th anniversary, the high-tech company Trumpf is reorganizing its management bodies.
