Management change at Volume Graphics
Since 1 January 2023, Volume Graphics has a new management team: Bernhard Fink, Christian Graf and Daniela Handl.
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Physik Instrumente takes over activities of engineering company IBS
Physik Instrumente has taken over a total of 53 employees and the existing business of the engineering company IBS in a new company as of January 1, 2023.
Zeiss buys Polish manufacturer of optical 3D metrology
The Lenso company will be part of Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions in the future
Amplitude acquires instrumentation provider Fastlite
French manufacturer of ultrafast lasers Amplitude is taking over Fastlite, a French high-technology company specializing in ultrafast pulse shaping, characterization, and optical parametric amplifiers.
Aries Embedded cooperates with software developers
The aim of the cooperation is to further advance embedded modules with SoC architecture
PhotonicsViews issue 1/2023 is out!
Book ads and submit for 20th anniversary issue 2/2023, pitch contributions for “Laser” issue 3/2023.
Messring takes over distribution for camera systems from NAC
Since January 1, 2023 Messring is service partner and distributor for camera systems of NAC in Europe and India.
Inspection systems from Göpel included in the IPC-CFX-2591 Qualified Products List
Göpel's inspection systems have been added to the IPC-CFX-2591 Qualified Products List. This step is part of the commitment to Smart Factory solutions.
New monochromator optics for tender X-rays
A new high efficient multilayer-based grating monochromator.
Better results for skin cancer surgery
Fluorescence imaging helps improve outcomes in head and neck skin cancer treatment – at reduced cost.
AIT acquires the Solution Division of SAC
With the acquisition of the solutions division of SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics, AIT Goehner strengthens its vision domain.
Wasatch Photonics celebrated 20th anniversary
Two decades of high efficiency volume phase holographic transmission gratings and spectrometers for OCT, Raman, and other spectral techniques.
Laser manufacturer appoints new CEO
Aldas Juronis, previously Ekspla’s manager of manufacturing operations, succeeded Kęstutis Jasiūnas as CEO, effective January 1, 2023.
Light in a quantum fiber
A phase separated fiber is made of many glass strands embedded in a glass matrix.
Overcoming the optical resolution limit with microspheres
New approach enables interferometric topography measurements.
Lumentum announces new senior vice president
Caroline Pan is the new senior vice president and chief marketing officer at the manufacturer of optical and photonic products.
New chair in quantum communication
University of Geneva and Constructor University announce the creation of a joint chair in quantum communication which is to become a part of Geneva Quantum Centre.
Light converting films accelerate plant growth
Plastic sheets coated with an europium-based compound converts UV light to red light.
Ultrasound makes 3D printed parts stronger
Fraunhofer IWS and IAPT together with Australian RMIT centre for additive manufacturing start project “UltraGrain”.
How diamonds become quantum computers
On behalf of DLR, Leipzig-based start-ups SaxonQ and XeedQ are developing quantum computers based on nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond.
Shining new light on solar cell development
New addition of passivating contacts between the metal and silicon parts.
Cognex acquires lighting technology provider SAC
The machine vision company from Massachuetts has acquired SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics, a German provider of lighting technology (“SAC”).
Metalens offers superior off-axis focus
Enhanced off-axis focusing allows a wide range of optical tasks spanning from optical tweezers to imaging.
Dyndrite first to support new LPBF open vector format
The provider of the GPU-accelerated computation engine used to create next-generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, announced support for the new open vector format (.ovf) by RWTH Aachen University.
Microscopic octopuses from a 3D printer
Newly developed smart polymers have life-like properties.
Detecting bacterial infestation fast, contactless and free of markers
With a multimodal microscope, the joint project PriMe wants to detect bacterial infestation using fast, marker-free, and contactless imaging.
Becoming market leader in optical ground stations
Photonics company Cailabs has completed a 26 million euros funding round to rapidly expand the company’s laser communications and optical ground station business.
New data transmission record
Using only a single light source, scientists have set a world record by transmitting 1.8 petabits per second.
Prima Industrie announces new CEO
Following the closing operation by Femto Technologies, a new board of directors has been elected and Giovanni Negri has been appointed as the new CEO of Prima Industrie.
$10M seed funding investment for Xscape Photonics
Altair has invested 10 million dollars in a start-up for photonic chips for ultrahigh-bandwidth connections inside data centers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
3D printing of customized sensors
New method can be used for prototyping MEMS devices and manufacturing small- and medium-sized batches.
Infratec celebrates topping-out ceremony
Shell construction of the second expansion complex completed
New Chair of GenICam Working Group elected
Michael Schmidt takes over from long-term serving Dr. Fritz Dierks
Detecting malaria with light
New device collects an infrared signature that is processed by a computer algorithm.
PIC Summit: “Everything the community hoped for”
Over 300 visitors from more than twenty countries enjoyed the first edition of PIC Summit Europe in Eindhoven.
