Alexey Chernikov was appointed the new W3 professor of ultrafast microscopy and photonics established by the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat – Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter at TU Dresden. The 38-year-old scientist pursues the goal to make ultrafast quantum mechanical quasiparticles visible in atomically thin nanocrystals.
Synova, inventor of laser microjet cutting, has opened its new 6,100 square foot, state-of-the-art facility in Totowa, New Jersey.
LPKF has developed a special solution for depaneling and IMS processing that involves cutting of the printed circuit boards by a powerful laser. The laser brings with it several advantages and is thus more than just an economically attractive alternative to mechanical depaneling processes.
On September 10, 2021, Dr Ana Gonzalez joined iPronics Programmable Photonics as director of strategic partnerships. In this role, she will be responsible for all sales and service activities building strong relationships with clients and strategic partners, closely working together to achieve long term goals and objectives.
‘Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a new study has shown.
On the 24th of August, the Photonics Finland spring-meeting elected the new board for upcoming two years, including a new chairman and deputy chairman. For equal and smooth decision making, every two years the chairman position changes between academia and industry. Now previous chairman Timo Vuorenpää from Senop handed over the position to Juha Toivonen from the University of Tampere.
Resonon has released the Pika NUV2, the only ultraviolet plus visible hyperspectral camera available commercially. It will be an essential tool for advanced research, industrial vision systems, remote sensing, and many other hyperspectral imaging applications.
UV technologies can be used in a wide variety of ways and open up possibilities for innovative and environmentally friendly solutions. In times of the Corona pandemic, it becomes particularly clear what contribution they can make. The association “Advanced UV for Life e.V. – Association for the Promotion of UV Semiconductor Technologies” is therefore committed to the goal of rapidly advancing such technological solutions and transferring them from research to application.
The Phabulous Pilot Line Association, the new European one-stop-shop for the manufacturing of free-form micro-optics, has recently hired Jessica van Heck as new head of business and sales. With this high-level strategic hiring, the pilot line front office is now fully operational and ready to offer accelerated innovation and production cycles from prototyping to piloting up to large volume production.
Excelitas has fully acquired Kelheim-based PCO AG with effect from September 3, 2021. The company was founded in 1987 by Dr. Emil Ott, who has now sold 100 percent of the shares to Excelitas.
Aerotech, manufacturer of motion control and positioning systems, has established a new subsidiary, Peak Metrology. The aim is to bundle all activities relating to high-precision metrology.
The full-stack photonic quantum computing company Xanadu and the Imec research and innovation center have announced a partnership to develop the next generation of photonic qubits based on ultralow-loss silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides.
Wasatch Photonics welcomes Neil Anderson, PhD, as the new vice president of gratings and OCT. In this role, he will be responsible for commercial leadership and growth of the company’s transmission gratings and optical coherence tomography business.
Instrument Systems has been accredited for tests in the field of lighting technology to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 since 2009 and is now offering accredited testing of radiant flux and luminous flux with the “Goniospectroradiometry of optical radiation sources” procedure. This procedure has enabled the development of UVC-LED reference sources with traceable reference values of maximum precision for radiant flux and irradiance. These reference sources are used for monitoring and calibrating UV measuring equipment, e.g. the ISP-PTFE series.
Scantinel Photonics, a German startup and Zeiss Ventures spin-off developing a lidar (light detection and ranging) system based on future technology photonics, is the recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s 2021 Best Practices Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The global consulting, market research and analysis firm continuously identifies and evaluates companies and growth opportunities in various industries, technologies and regions of the world.
“After more than three years of hype, excitement, and unfulfilled promises, miniLED backlights are finally ready for prime time,” asserts Taha Ayari, technology and cost analyst at System Plus Consulting part of Yole Développement (Yole). And he explains: “MiniLED monitors, and laptops have been available since late 2020. Most leading TV brands are adopting miniLED backlights in their 2021 flagship models. The highly anticipated miniLED Apple iPad Pro was officially announced in April 2021.”
A beam of light can only be seen when it hits matter particles and is scattered or reflected by them. In a vacuum, however, it is invisible. Physicists at the University of Bonn have now developed a method that allows laser beams to be visualized even under these conditions. The method makes it easier to perform the ultra-precise laser alignment required to manipulate individual atoms.
After the fair had to be cancelled last year due to Corona, the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics trade fair "W3+ Fair Rheintal" will open its doors again on September 22, 2021. Some exhibitors already revealed in advance what they would like to show in Dornbirn. In total, more than 100 companies are taking part as exhibitors, speakers and trade fair partners.
CytoSmart Technologies has launched a new brightfield live-cell imaging system – the Lux3 BR. It is a small brightfield microscope, equipped with a high-quality 6.4 MP CMOS camera.
Read the international Version of the Automation magazine here for free. The Cover Story "Industrial Robot Protection - Alternatives to the Safety Fence" is written by Tobias Thiesmann, System and Solutions Manager at Schmersal.
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kaierle, scientific-technical director of the Laser Zentrum Hannover LZH, has accepted the appointment as Professor for Laser Additive Processing in a joint appointment procedure of the Leibniz University Hannover and the LZH, effective as of August 15th, 2021.
Anyone with demanding laser requirements for their product has an opportunity to attend Chilas’ new product launch and be among the first to discover the possibilities it can offer. The launch will be held online with the support of European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC).
Researchers have developed a prototype display that uses projection to create large-scale 3D images with ultrahigh definition. The new approach helps overcome the limitations of light-field projection, which can create natural-looking 3D images that do not require special 3D glasses for viewing.
Electron beam lithography enables compact design of novel components for quantum technologies.
Apart from a servo press line, Porsche’s and Schuler’s fully-connected press shop also features a state-of-the-art blanking line.
Fibrous red phosphorous, confined in its one-dimensional units, show large optical responses.
Horiba UK’s world-leading fluorescence spectrometer supports development of novel fluorophores at Northumbria University.
At last, pandemic rules made it possible for the elected board members to gather for a constituent meeting on August 4 and 5, 2021, at the EMVA member Zeiss Automated Inspection Systems' facilities. Of course, everyone is double-vaccinated, the EMVA emphasizes.
On September 1, 2021, Mustapha El Bouchouafi will succeed Cyril Aujard as Managing Director of Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions France.
Invention could lead to big improvements in many imaging technologies.
Onsemi announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which the company will acquire GTAT for $415 million in cash. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Onsemi and GTAT, is expected to close in the first half of 2022.
Pleora Technologies today announced a new distribution partnership with Hongke Technology, a distributor of industrial cameras, 3D imaging and high-performance vision solutions in China. Effective immediately, Hongke will distribute Pleora's AI, edge processing and real-time sensor connectivity solutions.
Edmund Optics now offers ultra-thin optical filters in cooperation with Everix. The optical component manufacturer and supplier is the exclusive global distributor for the ever-expanding product line and keeps the entire selection of ultra-thin filters in stock.
Two major new releases of Cognex VisionPro software deliver advanced vision tools and tighter deep learning integration in a high-performance platform.
