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Laser processing unit for highly reflective materials

The consortium of four partners sees the project ‘GreenPls’ as a great opportunity for Germany as a manufacturing location. The results of are intended to give small and medium-sized companies in particular access to new product fields and sales markets in the changing automotive industry.

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Photonics West’s in-person return to San Francisco

The largest annual photonics conference and exhibition, including its Bios, Lase, and Opto symposia and the AR|VR|MR conference, garnered more than 10,000 registered attendees, hosted more than 950 exhibitors, and included 2,100 technical presentations from 22 to 27 January.

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Onsemi grew strongly in 2021

For semiconductor company Onsemi, 2021 was a record year, with sales reaching US 6.74 billion US dollars (5.91 billion euros), up 28.3 percent.

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G&H wins exclusive €2M contract with Esa

To develop the next generation of optical amplifiers Gooch & Housego acquired a 2-million euro project to develop hardware for multi-Tbit/s free space optical communication links (FSOC) between satellites and ground-stations.

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A laser light engine for AR headsets

At Photonics West, Lionix International presented an integrated RGB laser light engine for retinal projection augmented reality (AR) headsets. The millimeter-scale light engine excels not only in the brightness and quality of the images projected but also in terms of compactness.

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EPIC hires photonics technologies program managers

To address the needs of its members, EPIC strengthens its team by recruiting Dr Ivan Nikitski and Dr Jérémy Picot-Clémente to support the technical needs of the growing membership as well as the EU-funded initiatives.

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China Aims for Global Leadership in Robotics

The new 5-year plan for the robotics industry in China, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing, focuses on promoting innovation - making China a global leader for robot technology and industrial advancement. The statistical department of the International Federation of Robotics reports about the domestic and foreign engagement on the world's largest market.

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HMS builds European distribution center at Karlsruhe

HMS Networks is significantly expanding its Karlsruhe location. For this reason, the provider of industrial information and communication technology (ICT) is having a new European distribution center built, vis-à-vis the Karlsruhe Technology Park.

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MVTec celebrates 25th anniversary

MVTec, a specialist for industrial machine vision software, is 25 years old. The Munich-based company plans to celebrate this anniversary throughout 2022.

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Prism Awards celebrate innovative photonics technologies

The 14th annual ceremony showcased a dynamic range of companies – from Luxexcel, PlenOptika, and Lumotive, to SWIR, LightPath Technologies, and ColdQuanta — applying innovative and creative solutions to critical problems in areas such as augmented and virtual reality, biomedical devices, autonomous vehicles, quantum, and industrial lasers.

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Basler joins 5G alliance

Bringing IT and OT together - that is the goal of camera manufacturer Basler by joining the "5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation". The company is the first from the machine vision sector to support the initiative.

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MVTec Innovation Day 2022 is cancelled

The MVTec Innovation Day 2022 is cancelled. There will also be no virtual replacement for the event planned for February 8 and 9. The reason is the pandemic situation.

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Kiran Ramakrishnan new CEO at Z-Laser

Effective December 20th, 2021, the engineer has assumed the position of CEO at Z-Laser, the German manufacturer of laser sources for innovative customer applications.

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Trioptics: Change in Management Board

At the beginning of April, after 30 years, Eugen Dumitrescu is leaving the management of the Wedel-based company and handing over responsibility to a new, extended management team.

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