Teledyne e2v and Yumain jointly develop AI-based machine vision solutions
Teledyne e2v teams up with Yumain (Dijon, France) to develop bio-inspired imaging solutions. In particular, the focus is on improved accessibility.
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Osram appoints Ingo Bank as Chief Executive Officer
Babette Fröhlich to be head of Corporate HR in future combined company, joins the Management Board of Osram as Labor Director
Schneider Messtechnik expands management
Andreas Strobel joins the management team of Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH on January 1, 2021. The 42-year-old has since been responsible for sales, marketing and service. He now forms a dual leadership with Dr. Wolfram Kleuver.
New optical antennas for vortices of light
Increasing the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a single light source.
Developing an intelligent camera-sensor technology
Project MISEL – Multispectral Intelligent Vision System with Embedded Low-Power Neural Computing
Bachelor thesis on sensor technologies for computed tomography receives award
In February, the Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Werth Foundation awarded a prize to a scientific paper in the field of non-contact dimensional metrology at a ceremony held on the premises of Werth Messtechnik in Giessen.
Coherent to engage in discussions with II-VI
Evaluation of potential MKS transaction, continues to recommend Lumentum merger at this time
Laser generates random numbers at ultrafast speeds
Scientists achieve a total bit rate of 250 terabits per second with off-line postprocessing.
Bernard Maitenaz passed away age 94
Essilor mourns death of the first Varilux progressive lens’ inventor
Commercializing innovative laser prototyping technology
Jenoptik and 4JET jointly launch new technology
Frequency combs in a photonic molecule
A step towards the study of emergent nonlinear phenomena in soliton networks and multimodal lattices.
EssilorLuxottica and CooperCompanies acquire SightGlass Vision
Leading vision care companies have entered into an agreement to create a 50/50 joint venture
Ultrabright dots see beyond skin deep
New polymer dots can produce low-noise images with single-molecule sensitivity.
EMVA and Khronos gather requirements for embedded standard
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and Khronos Group established a joint Embedded Camera API Exploratory Group. The goal is to explore industry interest in creating open, royalty-free API standards for embedded camera and sensors. Participation is open to all interested sensor and camera manufacturers, chip providers, and software developers from the machine vision and sensor industries.
Changes in the Management Board of 3D-Micromac
Tino Petsch hands over the management of the company to Uwe Wagner
A sharper look at semiconductors
Extreme ultraviolet coherence tomography unveils the interior of materials with nanometer precision.
Free-space optical light for high-speed wifi
Nanocubes interact with the silver base in a way that enhances the photonic capabilities of the fluorescent dye.
Ebm-Papst appoints new managing director
On March 1st, 2021, Dr. Hannes Säubert (49) takes over the management of ebm-papst Landshut GmbH, including the plants in Slovenia and Serbia as well as the development centers in Osnabrück and the Netherlands.
Kim Povlsen becomes the new President of Universal Robots
Povlsen will take over his new role as President on March 1, 2021.
Deutsche Messe AG: Siemens builds industrial 5G network in the exhibition hall
This year, the Deutsche Messe exhibition center in Hanover will be 5G-ready on more than 1.4 million square meters
MVTec changes responsibilities in product management
Christoph Wagner has been product manager for Merlic since September 1, 2020. He also remains responsible for Embedded Vision. Thomas Hopfner has held the newly created position of Product Manager Licensing and Interfaces since January 2021.
World’s first laser to operate with 349-nm single frequency
UniKLasers presents Duetto 349 DPSS cw device with a 50 mW output
Edmund Optics opens New Assembly Plant
Edmund Optics has opened a new Assembly and Advanced Design Facility in Tucson, AZ, the second Edmund Optics location in the state.
SVS-Vistek presents new company building
SVS-Vistek will move into a new, modern company building in Gilching near Munich in summer 2021.
Laser World of Photonics is postponed
Messe München decided to move the Laser World of Photonics to April 26-29, 2022.
Resonant storing of light
A new way to use resonance to harness the energy of light more effectively inside microresonators.
CEO of Edmund Optics becomes SPIE Fellow
The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) names Robert Edmund, CEO of Edmund Optics, an SPIE Fellow, honoring him for his contributions to the industry.
“A new era in large area CMOS imaging”
Teledyne Imaging’s new LACera technology promises new generation of scientific discovery
Switching nanolight on and off
A new way to program light with layered crystals on an ultra-small scale.
Ficontec invests in Robotechnik Intelligent Technology
Continued integrated photonics development within the Chinese region
Sensor + Test 2021 will take place digitally
Sensor + Test planned as a purely digital event in 2021
Escha Group achieves stable result
At 70 million euros, consolidated group sales in 2020 were almost exactly at the previous year's level.
Sick joins the e-Factory Alliance
A common solution for easily integrating vision technology is now available.
Infrastructure for European research institutions and companies
Fraunhofer IPMS and others join forces in European project ASCENT+
A Fano-resonant ultrathin optical coating
New kind of coating can simultaneously reflect and transmit the same wavelength.
