FAU is set to become a beacon in quantum research
In recognition of their expertise, eleven researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will receive roughly three million euros in funding by 2025.
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Direct laser writing of electronic noses
A new laser writing technique to develop the first highly customizable microscale gas sensing devices.
Baumer joins IO-Link Steering Committee
The sensor manufacturer Baumer becomes an active member of the IO-Link Steering Committee. The company is represented there by Lasse-Pekka Thiem, Senior Product Manager Connectivity & Control.
Spinout to develop thin film optical coatings and photonic sensors
A new spinout company from University of the West of Scotland is set to disrupt the thin film and sensor industry – currently valued at more than 2.5 billion pound globally.
Edmund Optics receives certification for medical devices
Edmund Optics is certified according to ISO 13485. The company thus fulfils the requirements for the manufacture of components and assemblies for medical devices.
“The universal laser machine”
After a Corona-related break in 2020, highlights and innovations in the field of industrial laser-based manufacturing brought together about 180 experts and users at the 11th Stuttgart Laser Technology Forum (SLT) in June 2022.
Multiphoton Optics becomes a Heidelberg Instruments branch
This step, effective January 1, 2023, will enable even closer cooperation between the technical departments and strengthen the focus of the Würzburg site on future product developments based on two-photon polymerization.
Improving the efficiency of lasers
New approach to increase both size and power of a single-mode laser.
Edmund Optics strengthens Business Development
In the newly created position of senior vice president of corporate development at Edmund Optics, James Fisher will lead business development strategies, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic investment partnerships and activities. The lens manufacturer is thus strengthening its focus on global growth and expansion.
Fully scalable all-perovskite tandem solar cells
Two different prototypes show promising efficiencies.
Leuze plant in Malaysa starts production
After 16 months of construction, Leuze opened its production site in Malacca, Malaysia. From now on, sensors for the local Asian market will be produced there. High demand comes from the electronics, solar and laboratory automation sectors.
Physik Instrumente creates space for further manufacturing capacity
Physik Instrumente has acquired an additional building in the immediate vicinity of its headquarters, into which various global corporate functions are moving. This will free up around 1,000 m² of space for production at the main plant.
Basler grows strongly in the first half of 2022
Basler AG today presented results for the first half of 2022. Turnover increased by 14 percent to 130.8 million euro compared to the same period in 2021.
Start-up World again part of the Vision trade fair
Start-up World is also part of the vision this year. According to Messe Stuttgart, 18 young companies have already signed up to present their products in Stuttgart between October 4 and 6, 2022.
DPE acquires majority stake in Sill Optics from Pinova
Pinova had taken over the company from its former owners in 2019 and successfully developed it. Under the leadership of Christoph Sieber, investments in recent years have included coating and clean room technology, and the management team has been broadened to equip Sill Optics for further growth.
Lithoptripsy with thulium fiber lasers
Improved treatment results in pediatric patients with urinary stones.
Mitsubishi Electric: Further location planned in India
Mitsubishi is planning another production site in India, Pune. The focus of the factory is to be on drive and control technology for factory automation (FA). For the sustainable realisation of its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric India, the company says it wants to invest around 21.8 million euros.
Quantum Science achieves leading device performance for lead-free SWIR
The UK-based nanomaterials innovator has launched a quantum dot technology that is lead-free, to push the boundaries of what sustainable nanotechnology can accomplish.
Adimec celebrates 30th anniversary
The camera manufacturer Adimec celebrated its 30th anniversary in July. At the same time as this anniversary, Jochem Herrman, co-founder and technical director of Adimec, is retiring.
Precitec expands company headquarters
The official laying of the foundation stone for the expansion of Precitec's main site for laser cutting and welding heads in Gaggenau took place on July 25, 2022. The building is scheduled to be ready for move-in in the summer of 2023.
Stemmer Imaging celebrates 35th anniversary
Stemmer Imaging was founded on July 27, 1987. Now the machine vision supplier is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
European supply chain for diamond-based quantum technologies
The members of a joint research project are developing innovative processes and equipment to enable the industrial use of (111)-oriented diamond substrates.
3D printing of organic electronics
Researchers achieve microscale organic electronics via multiphoton 3D printers.
Boosting light power in photonic integrated circuits
New amplifier generates a record output power of more than 145 mW.
EBM-Papst: Certificate of Honour for Energy Scout Project
Markus Mettler, Technical Operations Manager at EBM-Papst, was honoured for his Energy Scout project in Berlin. Energy scouts are trainees who, in addition to their apprenticeship, work to optimise energy consumption and efficiency in companies.
Palomar Technologies expands Innovation Center Singapore
The global provider of total process solutions for advanced photonics and microelectronic device packaging, Palomar Technologies, expands its innovation center in Singapore to meet a growing demand in Southeast Asia for process development and specialty OSAT for advance semiconductor new product introductions.
Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik opens competence center for micromechatronics
Sensor specialist Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik opens a new production center for micromechatronics at its headquarters in Ortenburg in the district of Passau.
Instrument Systems acquires Korean manufacturer of display measurement systems
Instrument Systems acquires the Korean manufacturer of display measurement systems Kimsoptec in full. The manufacturer of cameras and measuring systems is thus strengthening its core business areas of Display Testing and Optical Metrology.
First optical 1000BASE-RH SFP module presented
KDPOF, supplier for gigabit connectivity over fiber optics, has developed and validated the first 1000BASE-RH SFP module for optical gigabit connectivity in vehicles.
Reading out superconducting qubits with laser light
Extracting optical light from a qubit without disrupting the qubit.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Argonne’s new facility
The technology housed in the new Long Beamline Building will lead to more efficient solar cells, longer-lasting batteries, more durable materials for airplanes and much more.
Battery pack inspection: Waygate Technologies and UK Battery Industrialisation Centre cooperate
Waygate Technologies and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) agree a long-term partnership to drive innovation in battery pack and cell inspection.
New CIE report on spectroradiometry
Under the scientific direction of Instrument Systems, the Technical Committee TC2-80 of the CIE has prepared a new technical report on the spectroradiometric measurement of optical radiation sources.
How an optical microphone sees sound
Dual-shutter vibration-sensing system uses ordinary cameras to achieve extraordinary results.
TKH acquires Nerian
The Dutch TKH takes over the camera manufacturer Nerian completely. The German company, based in Stuttgart, develops and manufactures high-speed 3D cameras.
