Alio Appoints Peter Lehner as Sales and Marketing Director
Alio Industries has a sales and marketing director in Peter Lehner. He is to increase the market share in the industry.
News
A decade of applied research and development
To mark the tenth anniversary of Fraunhofer’s presence in the United Kingdom, Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd and the Fraunhofer Center for Applied Photonics CAP, which also opened in Glasgow in 2012, hosted a celebration reception at the Royal Society in London on June 14, 2022.
Automation Technology with new marketing management
The northern German camera manufacturer Automation Technology has promoted Nina Claaßen to Head of Marketing. This is a step on the way to expanding the company's internal and external communication channels.
Aalen University develops multifunctional powder process chamber
In order to further optimize electric vehicles, researchers worldwide are looking for new concepts as well as manufacturing processes. One possible drive concept for sustainable, low-emission electric mobility is the so-called wheel hub drive.
Automatica 2022 a Success
Almost 600 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors came to Automatica in Munich. Organisers and exhibitors are pleased
3D printers for entire layers
Where two light beams meet, two activated molecules react to form a solid material.
Organizer satisfied with Embedded World 2022
At Embedded World, more than 720 exhibitors from 39 countries presented the latest trends in embedded technologies, from components, modules and complete systems to operating systems and software, hardware and software tools and services for everything to do with embedded systems.
EssilorLuxottica pays tribute to Leonardo Del Vecchio
The group’s board of directors met yesterday and paid homage to chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio who passed away peacefully Monday morning. They said he will forever be remembered for his values, robust leadership, passion, exceptional character as well as his dedication toward the company and its employees.
Lumibird completes takeover of Saab’s defense laser rangefinder business
Saab AB and Lumibird SA have completed a transaction whereby Lumibird, through a newly established Swedish subsidiary based in Gothenburg, is acquiring Saab’s laser rangefinder business.
Maxon achieves record sales
The Maxon Group continued to increase its sales in 2021. Compared to the previous year, sales grew by 13.2 percent to a new record of CHF 626.5 million (previous year CHF 553.5 million). The company has the highest order backlog in its more than 60-year history for the current year.
Luxinar celebrates official opening of USA office
Laser manufacturer Luxinar has officially opened its USA office near Detroit. The team of John Podwojski, regional general manager and Dan McArthur, technical support manager welcomed guests to the regional office in Shelby Township on 22 June.
Rose+Krieger: Supplier for Linear Technology Turns 50
Founded in 1972 as a manufacturer of industrial pipe clamping systems, Rose+Krieger has developed into a full-range supplier with a product selection of linear technology, profile assembly technology, connection and modular technology.
LASYS holds its own in a strong market environment
The seventh edition of Lasys ended on Thursday amidst a positive mood. In Mahle Hall 4 at the Messe Stuttgart trade fair, trade visitors from all over Europe gathered information from a total of 93 exhibitors from 16 countries.
IQE signs multiyear agreement with Lumentum
The supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions IQE has signed an agreement with Lumentum for the supply of epiwafers supporting 3D sensing, lidar for automotive and optical networking applications.
ifm opens company building in Singapore
ifm has now inaugurated a new company building at the Singapore location, which doubles the previously available space.
EMVA updates terms of use for EMVA 1288 standard and GenICam working group
With the release 4.0 of the EMVA 1288 standard last year, new terms of use came into effect. Now the transition period has expired and all users of the old one have to apply for a new license. In addition, all members of the GenICam working group must re-register after June 30, 2022.
Zebra Technologies Completes Purchase of Matrox Imaging
Zebra Technologies has completed the acquisition of Matrox Imaging.
Improving optical coherence tomography
The 3D optical coherence refraction tomography produces highly detailed images that reveal features difficult to observe with traditional OCT.
Laser industry 2022: development and challenges
Board members of the laser working group discuss thematic development priorities, electromobility, and potentials of blue diode lasers.
Ultrasound-induced mechanoluminescence
A semiconducting structure absorbs mechanical energy provided by ultrasound excitation, with the erbium oxide providing a light emission.
Future appears bright for Quantum Science
Quantum dot specialist has expanded its staff with a raft of new appointments as it catches up with sharply rising demand for its Infiq QD products.
Laser welding in the Einstein Elevator
The project µg welding investigates if lasers could be used to join add-on parts or spare parts in micro or zero gravity.
Keba with a large increase in sales
In the past financial year (April 2021 - March 2022), Keba increased its sales from 415.4 million euros to 537.7 million euros.
Ipf Turns 40
Ipf Electronic can look back on 40 years of company history this year. Over the years, the company has become an expert in the development of user-specific sensor solutions.
AM for sustainable structural transformation
Over 2,500 people attended the 18th Rapid.Tech 3D. They heard about new products and services in additive manufacturing (AM) from 97 exhibitors representing 11 countries. 13 of the exhibitors in Thuringia came from outside Germany, including companies from the US, Great Britain, Austria and Switzerland. Visitors were delighted with the conference programme, and delegate numbers were higher than at the last live conference in 2019.
KEB Automation Acquires Majority Stake in Brusatori Electric Motors
After three years of cooperation, KEB Automation has acquired a majority stake in Brusatori Electric Motors. The takeover brought a change in the company management.
Compact electro-optic modulators for free space
A tunable electro-optic modulator for free space applications can modulate light at gigahertz speed.
One Date in Future: Automatica and Laser World of Photonics 2023
For the first time, Automatica and Laser World of Photonics will be held at the same time and under the same roof from 27 to 30 June 2023, and every two years thereafter.
Machine vision industry grew by 16 percent in 2021
According to the VDMA, sales in the German machine vision industry rose by 16 percent in 2021, reaching 3.1 billion euros. Overall, revenues in the robotics and automation sector also grew at a double-digit rate.
Kappa Optronics buys embedded vision specialist
Kappa Optronics is buying embedded vision specialist Schmid-Engineering, effective May 1, 2022. The founder, Michael Schmid, becomes Director Innovations of Kappa.
PhotonicsViews issue 3/2022 is out!
Issue 3/2022 – June/July – is online and has been mailed. It includes feature articles from Civan Lasers, Duma Optronics, Hübner Photonics / Cobolt / Valo Innovations, Luxinar, Martec Photonics, Optogon, Philips, Trumpf, and more companies and institutions.
Photonic sensing at the ultimate quantum limit
Technology to sense absorption or refractive index changes can be used to identify and characterize a wide range of materials and biochemical samples.
Contrinex Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Contrinex celebrates its 50th anniversary. Since its foundation in 1972, the Swiss company has developed numerous sensor solutions for factory automation.
A candlelight-like glow from a flexible OLED
New device produces a bright, warm light with even less blue wavelength emissions than natural candlelight.
Change in management at Mayr Antriebstechnik
The year 2022 is a special year for the family company Mayr Antriebstechnik: The managing partner Ferdinand Mayr and great-great-grandson of the company founder takes over the position of CEO from Günther Klingler.
