Now in its seventh year, Formnext 2021 once again gave a warm welcome to the international AM community and, following last year’s online-only event, built on the remarkable successes of previous years.
Sensofar, a leading-edge technology group within the surface optical metrology field, celebrates its company anniversary.
An INRS team uses autonomous learning approaches for optical waveform generators to boost optical signal processing functionalities for current and future telecom applications.
On 17 November 1846, young mechanic Carl Zeiss opened his workshop for precision mechanics and optics in Jena, thus laying the foundation for what would become the Zeiss group.
A simple spatial light modulator made from gold electrodes covered by a thin film of electro-optical material changes its optical properties in response to electric signal.
“This is an auspicious occasion for a retrospective and outlook on our technology,” says Jasmin Saewe, head of the LPBF competence area at Fraunhofer ILT.
Jenoptik provides an essential component for novel PIC wafer level tests with the optoelectronic UFO Probe Card. Users benefit from a fast and simple integration, high flexibility, and state-of-the-art test technology.
Researchers at Graz University of Technology have developed a new, significantly cheaper production method for germanium-based photoinitiators. This opens up further fields of application beyond the dental sector.
Large optics are used in lasers for the production of OLED displays – laser technology CEO Christian Schmitz: “This strategic partnership increases our technological autonomy and therefore strengthens our market position.”
The annual international design competition for 3D and 4D printing was concluded in Frankfurt on 18 November 2021 as part of the Formnext exhibition. A total of eight submissions received the coveted gold trophies.
Combination accelerates Lumentum’s penetration of the fast-growing opportunity for high-speed optical components for cloud and telecom network infrastructure and creates a better partner for customers globally
Quantum network exemplifies how experts might routinely connect quantum computers and sensors at a practical scale.
Mesago has canceled the SPS - Smart Production Solutions, which was to take place in Nuremberg from November 23rd to 25th, 2021. In addition to the increasing number of infections, the organizer mainly cited the 2G rule that now exists in Bavaria and an upper limit for visitors as reasons.
The products and services of the Nynomic group are based on a wide range of intelligent sensors for measuring optical radiation and smart technologies for data acquisition, processing and evaluation.
The call for applications for the EMVA Young Professional Award 2022 has started. From now on, students and young professionals in machine vision can apply for the annual award. The winner will receive prize money and will have the opportunity to attend the upcoming EMVA conference in Brussels free of charge. Costs for flight and hotel will be covered.
The new material allows small and high-quality lasers that are expected to have applications for example in imaging, flow detection and wireless optical communication.
Co-operation between UC Santa Barbara researchers and Cisco Systems aims to push the boundaries of quantum technologies.
The general assembly of Laserlab-Europe AISBL, the international not-for-profit association representing 45 leading laser research infrastructures in 22 European countries, elected Jens Biegert as new executive director and appoints new management board members.
Trinamix has transformed the established method of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy into an accessible, affordable, and easy-to-use solution for broad usage beyond common lab applications.
Lasers write the lines by prompting the ink to absorb two photons, initiating free-radical polymerization of the material.
The German-Swedish manufacturer of high performance lasers for advanced imaging, detection and analysis, expands its technology portfolio to include short-pulse femtosecond fiber lasers, with the recent acquisition of Valo Innovations, Hannover, Germany.
The membership of Optica has elected Prof Gerd Leuchs, director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany, as the society’s 2022 vice president. Prof Judith Dawes, Macquarie University, Australia, was voted in as a director-at-large. The board of directors appointed Prof Min Qiu of Westlake University, China, as a director-at-large.
Scientists from Paderborn University, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) are researching new environmentally-friendly plastic products based on lactic acid.
Quantum error correcting codes are a method to protect qubits, by embedding them in a more robust entangled state of many particles.
A new generation of particle accelerators aims at taking cancer therapy, drug detection and material analysis to a higher level. Green laser copper AM allows the previously impossible in component optimization.
The recovery in demand in the three photonics divisions of Jenoptik - Light & Optics, Light & Production and Light & Safety - continued in the 3rd quarter of 2021. Sales in the first nine months increased by more than 20 percent compared to the previous year, and by almost 25 percent in the 3rd quarter.
In fiscal 2021, Hamamatsu benefited simultaneously from the recovering economy and the continued high demand for Coronatest equipment. As a result, sales increased by over 20 percent and operating profit by almost 60 percent.
One important factor in increasing the sensitivity of the observatories involves the coatings on the glass mirrors that lie at the heart of the instruments.
Highly precise 3D structures in black can now be printed using a 2-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D printing process. This seemed for a long time impossible as non-transmissive (black) materials greatly reduce the polymerization efficiency of the printing process.
When laser cutting sheet metal, the quality of the cutting optics is decisive for the overall process. The cutting heads of the SCut series from Scansonic set standards in quality and operation with their comprehensive functionalities.
In the future, Baden-Württemberg will present itself nationally and internationally as “The Länd”. The new umbrella brand campaign presents Baden-Württemberg as a location for technology and innovation and as a place worth living in with a high quality of life and attractive work opportunities.
RS Components has inaugurated its expanded distribution center at the Bad Hersfeld location. It's the biggest in the company. After the project has now been completed from the technical point of view, RS gave selected customers and suppliers a deep insight into the highly automated system. In particular, the largest multi-shuttle system installed in Germany by the manufacturer Dematic is used here.
A team from the Diamond Light Source set about creating a brand-new instrument which can potentially improve the toolbox for metrologists and manufacturers around the world.
Issue 6/2021 – December ’21 / January ‘22 – is out, including content from BEAMIT, cailabs, Duma Optronics, Fraunhofer IWS, Hübner Cobolt, Siemens and more companies and institutions. On the cover: Toptica Photonics.
In a great atmosphere and with a world-class supplementary programme, the industry sector celebrated the personal exchange of information on cutting-edge technologies for standalone and system solutions for the fabrication of parts made from sheet metal, profiles and pipe.
