Power record for petawatt laser
L3-HAPLS, the world’s highest-average-power petawatt laser system, reached a major milestone.
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Fraunhofer IPM: Research project for autonomous inspection system
As part of the Spot research project, Fraunhofer IPM is working with partners to develop an optical inline measurement system that evaluates and adapts itself largely autonomously with regard to the respective component and the associated inspection requirements on an AI basis.
Sick with slight sales decline in 2020
Sales at sensor manufacturer Sick did fall by 2.9 percent to 1.7 billion euros in 2020. However, the Black Forest company is pleased that the decline was not more severe in view of the Corona pandemic and the significantly greater slump in mechanical engineering production overall.
Date for EMVA virtual general assembly fixed
Like the EMVA Business Conference, this year's General Assembly will take place in virtual space. In this context, the members will elect the new EMVA Board on the afternoon of June 1, 2021.
Hamamatsu Photonics expands production capacity for image measurement devices and cameras
Hamamatsu Photonics gave the go-ahead on April 20, 2021, for a new building on the factory premises in Joko, Hamamatsu City, Japan. From June 2022, image measurement devices are to be manufactured in it. In addition, this expansion will create space for higher production of semiconductor failure analysis systems.
Effilux certified according to ISO 9001:2015
The quality management system of Effilux, manufacturer of lighting for machine vision applications, successfully passed ISO 9001:2015 certification in March 2021.
Anniversary: 20 years of Menlo Systems
Trend-setting technology and a team driven by the mission of accelerating the advancement of optical technologies
PhotonicsViews issue 2/2021 is out
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2 min Essentials: How to install an infrared camera in five simple steps
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OptoSigma USA appoints Scott Rudder as President and CEO
Guy Ear promoted to chairman of the US board, continues to head OptoSigma Europe
Framos opens lab for sensor-specific calibration on Nvidia Jetson platform
In the so-called IQ Lab, Framos offers sensor-specific tuning to increase image quality on the Nvidia Jetson platform.
The new issue is out now: inspect international 1/2021
Issue No. 1/2021 of inspect international is out now. The Cover Story, written by Richard Laepple for Volume Graphics, is about intelligent quality assurance for automotive batteries. Computed tomography detects defects in modern lithium-ion batteries. Another main topic of this issue is artificial intelligence in machine vision. Don't miss it, just read it.
A first multinode quantum network
Realization of a three-node remote quantum network based on solid-state spin qubits coupled by photons
Change of Managing Director at Carl Zeiss Jena
On August 1, 2021, Dr. Stefan Häberle will become Chairman of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH. He succeeds Hellmuth Aeugle, who is retiring. Häberle will thus lead the subsidiary of Carl Zeiss AG together with Dr. Bernhardt Ohnesorge.
Largest industry show also a digital heavyweight
If you believe the pure numbers, the Hannover Messe Digital Edition from April 12 to 16, 2021 was a complete success: 90,000 registrations, 10,500 products from 1,800 exhibitors. In addition, the conference program featured 1,500 speakers who spoke about digitization, supply chain management, lightweight construction or hydrogen and electromobility. However, technical discussions that did not take place are less easy to count. Of course, the organizer also knows that these were missing out.
Omron Appoints New COO for EMEA and Russia
Omron Electronic Components Europe has appointed Tomonori Morimura as the new Chief Operating Officer with full responsibility for business in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia. His new activity, based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, began in early April 2021.
T4M: new date 2022
Technology for Medical Devices fair 2021 cancelled at the request of the industry
VMT integrates measurement technology company Espace 6D GmbH
Effective April 8, 2021, VMT and Espace 6D GmbH will work under one roof. The company, which previously operated independently within the Pepper+Fuchs Group, is headquartered in Herten and specializes in mobile three-dimensional measurement technology and the digitization of industrial and robotic systems.
Easier production of photonic MEMS
New switch that uses existing fabrication method is a step toward integration in data networks.
Laser system for mobile material processing
ALOhybrid system offers new opportunities, especially for job shop production
The Science Behind Different Colored LEDs
New method to create more efficient, next-gen LEDs covering the entire visible spectrum.
Two new board members for EPIC
European Photonics Industry Consortium conducted its Annual General Meeting on 15 April
Cretec Cybernetics establishes subsidiary in Turkey
In March 2021, Cretec Cybernetics, solution provider for quality assurance, established its second foreign subsidiary in Turkey.
IIM: New Lumimax Sales Manager for Northwest Germany
The machine vision and metrology company IIM appoints Jose Saiz as new sales manager for the LED lighting brand Lumimax. From the newly established sales office in Cologne, he is responsible with immediate effect for the region of Northwest Germany as well as the Benelux countries.
Basler Announces AI Platform for Machine Vision
Basler announces an AI platform for Machine Vision based on Amazon Web Services (AWS) artificial intelligence and machine learning services. In addition to the hardware, this includes a fully integrated edge-to-cloud software stack including the AWS Panorama Device SDK.
The indestructible light beam
Special light waves can penetrate even opaque materials as if the material was not even there.
Topic wins Aries as distributor for embedded systems
As of April 1, 2021, Aries Embedded, a specialist for embedded services and products, has taken over distribution of Topic's Miami family of System-on-Modules for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Mitutoyo sells Marposs optical measuring devices under its own brand name
The two metrology manufacturers Mitutoyo and Marposs have concluded a private label licensing agreement with global validity. Under this agreement, the two companies intend to release optical measurement solutions from each other's portfolio under their own brand in the second half of 2021.
Applied Photonics Award 2021 is open for applications
Fraunhofer IOF announces young researcher award
VDMA: Mechanical engineering to partially make up for Corona slump in 2021
The VDMA expects the machinery and plant engineering sector to make up for some of the Corona-related slump this year. The association forecasts growth in production in 2021 to plus 7 percent in real terms.
Micromirror arrays for smart windows
Light modulation via optical microshutter and micromirror arrays could provide huge energy savings.
Creation of photon-photon polaritons
Optical microresonators host quasiparticles made by two photons.
