ON Semiconductor's sales in the second quarter of 2021 are up 38 percent year-on-year. Structural changes and strong demand are the main drivers of this development, the semiconductor group reports.
Opto-mechanical deflection units manufactured in the clean room enhance stability and reduce costs in laser material processing.
Additive manufacturing with wire and powder enables resource-efficient and cost-effective wear-resistant coatings.
Company sells non-optical process metrology business for grinding machines to Marposs.
Supercell metasurfaces for multifunctional wide-angle optics and lasing.
Effective August 1, Alexander Lewinsky became Managing Director of camera manufacturer IDS. The engineer takes over the operational management of the Obersulm-based company alongside Jan Hartmann. Company founder and shareholder Jürgen Hartmann remains responsible for development and product management.
Polish integrator Astor becomes Technology Partner for Photoneo's 3D vision and automation solutions for the Polish market.
New EU guidelines for the recycling of fabrics and textiles have been in force since 2018. The aim of this very important project for the environment is to reuse all textiles worldwide from 2025. Hyperspectral imaging offers the technical requirements for successfully achieving this ambitious goal.
Polychromatic white light from OLEDs avoids negative health effects.
A novel software platform with a modular, scalable design enables the integration of end-to-end solutions for Industrial Computer Vision as well as the creation, distribution and maintenance of Deep Learning-based quality and compliance checks across the enterprise.
BitFlow CoaXPress frame grabber used in groundbreaking new 3D imaging system.
The sensor and automation manufacturer Balluff is building another office and administration building at its headquarters in Neuhausen a. d. F., Germany, which will accommodate 530 employees. The groundbreaking ceremony was held this Wednesday, and the building is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in summer 2023.
Project towards standardization of machine condition monitoring in laser beam powder bed fusion.
Acquisition strengthens the company’s position in Europe in the defense and civil markets.
A five-nanometer-thick layer of silver and copper outperforms conventional indium tin oxide.
Landesmesse Stuttgart calls the balance sheet for the 2020 financial year the "worst result in the company's history". The restrictions of the corona pandemic led to a more than halved turnover and a fat minus in the result. Similar figures are also expected for 2021. But the organizer of Vision trade fair is optimistic that physical trade fair operations can at least begin again from September.
Following successful cooperation in numerous automation projects, Vision Machine Technic Bildverarbeitungssysteme (VMT), and the special machine manufacturer Cadkon are joining forces in the form of a partnership. From now on, the companies will coordinate their automation solutions for laboratory automation as well as pharmaceutical and medical technology more closely.
The new functions of an operating light, such as an adjustable color temperature and a variable light field diameter, got the test engineers into hot water: they simply could not be verified with conventional measurement technology. Therefore, together with a light measurement specialist, they developed a new test stand including a partially automated measurement process.
The lab’s LPKF ProtoLaser U4 processes a wide variety of materials, even HF.
After a strong increase in business figures in the first half of 2021, Stemmer Imaging is raising its sales and earnings forecast for the full year. Accordingly, the machine vision company is increasing its sales target by almost 11 percent and its earnings forecast by a good 50 percent.
Company forms nucleus of the new machine vision solutions division of Atlas Copco.
Expert system replaces time-consuming analysis.
With immediate effect, Michail Klimkovic becomes Managing Director of Ximea s.r.o., based in Marianka, Slovakia.
A sharp-edged aperture for eliminating side lobes from superoscillatory waves.
ABB has acquired Asti Mobile Robotics Group (Asti), a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Their automated guided vehicles are used in many industries, including automotive, food and beverage, and consumer goods.
The Dutch company Van Raam, based in Varsseveld, produces special bicycles that enable people with limited mobility to enjoy independent mobility. It manufactures its products according to the individual needs of the future owners. Many components are therefore manufactured as one-offs with different shapes and dimensions. With an automatic 3D scanning system, the engineers can efficiently meet the high safety and quality standards.
The understanding of microscopy increases significantly after working with the new device.
Optical combs and InP PICs get the most out of optical fiber networks.
Fraunhofer IOF gets more space for quantum research.
Optics with multifunctional nanostructures for light guidance and scattering.
Diffractive optical elements (DOE) platform by NILT is ready for mass production.
AEI Hannover scientist receives international award for doctoral thesis.
