OptecNet Deutschland’s board expanded
At the general meeting in December, Ralf Niggemann, manager of Wetzlar Network, was also elected as a new member of the board, in addition to the re-elected members Andreas Ehrhardt and Horst Sickinger.
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Swiss PIC to support the photonics industry
The “Swiss Photonics Integration Center” technology transfer center was founded at the beginning of January 2023.
Escha introduces new Director Sales EMEA
Effective immediately, Michael Tölle is the new general sales manager at Escha
Michell Instruments is now called Process Sensing Technologies PST
Since January 2023, Michell Instruments has been operating under its new name Process Sensing Technologies PST.
Optomechanics simulates graphene lattices
Non-trivial topological edge states in an optomechanical strained graphene lattice.
Toptica takes over Azurlight Systems
Germany-based laser manufacturer Toptica Photonics has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the majority of the shares of French fiber laser technology company Azurlight Systems as per 22nd December 2022.
Change of Managing Director at Analytik Jena
From February 2023, Oliver Klaeffling will take over the management of the Endress+Hauser Group subsidiary specialising in laboratory analysis.
9-million euro project unites German quantum stakeholders
SQuaD brings together players from research and industry to transfer scientific findings in the field of quantum communication into application.
EK Robotics with new headquarters in Hamburg
Topping-out ceremony for the future headquarters on the Elbe island of Veddel in Hamburg.
Turck still a top employer
The automation specialist has made it into the top five percent of the most popular employers on Kununu and thus receives the Kununu Top Company Seal 2023.
On-chip factory for single photons
New quantum method to generate single photons with higher efficiency at room temperature.
Management change at Schaeffler
Since January, Christian Zeidlhack has been in charge of the industrial business in Europe as well as in the sub-region Central and Eastern Europe.
Laser 2000 to partner with Modulight
With its new partner, the company strengthens its solution approach to address the increasing demand for tailored solutions and subsystems.
Neil Gerrard becomes III-V Epi’s director of epitaxy
Compound semiconductor industry expert to provide MBE and MOCVD know-how.
Trumpf invests in Quside, joins Qutac consortium
Lining up with the Quantum Technology & Application Consortium’s twelve existing members and tapping the market for random number generators of around € 10 B expected by 2026.
CTX continues to expand
The growth course of the heat sink specialist is also to be continued in 2023. The focus is on optimising internal structures and processes.
Lithium niobate as a platform material in photonics
Artificial crystals could overtake silicon chips in light-based technologies.
Pepperl+Fuchs breaks the billion mark
For the first time in its 77-year history, Pepperl+Fuchs has managed to surpass the one billion euro mark in annual sales worldwide
SPIE announces its 2023 Fellows from across the globe
This year, the international society for optics and photonics welcomes 83 members as new ‘Fellows of the Society’.
Improving microscopy with optimized software
The Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology IPHT was awarded $20,000 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Polytec celebrates the 100th birthday of the company founder
In 1967 Heinz G. Lossau founded the company Polytec together with his wife Liselotte Lossau. He would have been a hundred years old these days.
Samuel Sadoulet becomes SPIE Fellow
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has elected the CEO of Edmund Optics as a new fellow of the society
Klaus Nassenstein is the new president of the AiF
At their meeting on January 18, 2023, the members of the executive board of the AiF Federation of Industrial Research Associations “Otto von Guericke” elected Dr-Ing Klaus Nassenstein (58) as the 14th president.
Turnkey fingerprint sensor solution for the smartphone industry
Isorg collaborates with Precise Biometrics on a new fingerprint on display (FoD) solution for mobile devices.
Endress+Hauser moves to new site in Mexico
Endress+Hauser Mexico invests around ten million euros in a sales and service center in Naucalpan in the greater Mexico City area.
Deflecting lightning with a laser
A European consortium has guided lightning using a high-power laser installed at the top of Mount Säntis in Switzerland.
HMI: Joko Widodo is coming
This year, Indonesia is the partner country of the Hannover Messe. The Indonesian President Joko Widodo has now confirmed his personal participation in the industrial fair.
Adapting test methods for optics to high-power laser components
In the cw-LIDT research project, the LZH is working together with Laseroptik and Raylase to adapt testing methods for optics to modern high-power laser components.
2D material for ultrasharp cellphone photos
Novel device for low light combines light sensing and computing to save energy.
Andrew Girardi appointed vice president of sales and business development at Efinix
Efinix has hired Andrew Girardi as vice president of sales and business development. He is responsible for the respective teams in the Americas as well as EMEA with immediate effect.
Quadric and AMS Osram collaborate on intelligent image sensors
The solution enables new capabilities of low power and small form factor smart sensing for various applications, for example, face detect and identification, human pose detect, motion and occupancy detect, and many others.
83rd Heidelberger Bildverarbeitungsforum in Aalen
The forum would like to give an overview of the new possibilities of modern optical components for image processing
AMS Technologies signs distribution agreement with GH Optics
AMS Technologies is now selling GH Optics aspherical lenses, fiber collimators and thermal imaging lenses
Precitec acquires majority stake in startup Enovasense
Precitec has acquired a majority stake in start-up Enovasense, which has developed sensors for measuring the thickness of all types of coatings on any substrate.
