Attracting skilled workers to the photonics industry
New cooperation agreement between Spectaris and OptecNet Germany sealed.
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Gerhard Edi leaves Congatec
Gerhard Edi, Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer, is leaving the Management Board of the Congatec Group with immediate effect
MVTec expands customer support
At the beginning of 2023, the new MVTec Customer Services department officially started its external work
Smart Vision Lights appoints Nick Doornbos as sales director
In March 2022, Nick Doornbos became transitional sales director for Smart Vision Lights. Now the lighting manufacturer has officially promoted him to this position.
IDS expects 15 percent growth
Positive financial year: New hardware platform and focus on usability result in high order intake
New photophysical mechanism to boost organic photovoltaics
Suppressed recombination loss guides to a record-breaking efficiency.
TKH Vision opens Solution Center in Constance, Germany
TKH Vision announces the official opening of the TKH Vision Solution Center in Constance, Germany.
Group 46 – together for PbX
Industry representatives met in Olching to discuss PbS and PbSe-based infrared detector technology.
Fisba acquires Gray Optics
Fisba has reached an agreement to acquire Gray Optics, a developer of precision optical systems
Kamaros is the name for the Embedded Camera System API from Khronos
Khronos has officially set "Kamaros" (pronounced Kam-ă-ross) as the name for the Embedded Camera System API and its associated working group.
Photonics West for the win
Companies receive Prism Awards and Startup Challenge prizes at Photonics West, San Francisco.
Reducing energy consumption in electrode production
IDEEL project to manufacture laser-dried anodes and LFP cathodes first time in a roll-to-roll process.
Modulight laser gets FDA approval for photodynamic AMD treatment
The company will start launching the product in the US without delay – European Union authorization is expected this year.
EK Robotics opens site in Hungary
In February 2023, the high-tech transport robotics company moved into its branch in Hungary. The managing director is Tamás Zahornitzky.
Michael Koch expands management
Since the beginning of the year, Fabian Hofmann has been part of the management of Michael Koch GmbH as Managing Director
Quantel USA has a new CEO
Lumibird has appointed Cordell Maines as chief executive officer of its photonics division’s US manufacturing site.
Messring bids farewell to managing director
Messring's managing director, Robert Weber, retired on December 31, 2022.
Online seminar "Heat flow thermography for industrial quality assurance"
Fraunhofer Vision division continues series of seminars in March
Edmund Optics partners with Meta Materials
Through the new partnership, Edmund Optics now offers holographic notch filters
igus presents solar garbage can
Solar-powered waste compactor with Igus technology celebrates its premiere in Finland
Chromacity enters strategic agreement with Edmund Optics
Today at Photonics West, Chromacity announced a strategic partnership agreement with Edmund Optics for the global supply and distribution of its ultrafast lasers.
Dynamic 3D hologram technology to save lives
New technology has the potential to replace current 2D imaging such as MRI scans.
Nuburu now publicly listed
Common stock and warrants will commence trading on February 1, 2023 on the NYSE.
Co-integration of SiN waveguide technology on silicon photonics
Imec has tackled those integration challenges within its active iSiPP platform.
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.
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.
