Frequency combs in a photonic molecule
A step towards the study of emergent nonlinear phenomena in soliton networks and multimodal lattices.
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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.
Lumibird partners with GWU Lasertechnik
Combined commercialization of optical parametric oscillators and solid-state lasers
Hamamatsu achieves fat sales increase in the fourth quarter of 2020
Photonics specialist Hamamatsu's fourth-quarter 2020 sales rose 5.6 percent year-on-year to 36.4 billion yen (about 288 million euros). Operating profit rose 3.4 percent to 171 million yen (about 1.35 million euros). Products for medical applications in particular sold well.
Mechanical engineering output down 12.1 percent in 2020
According to preliminary calculations by the VDMA, production in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector fell by 12.1 percent in real terms in the corona year 2020. This is the biggest decline since the financial crisis in 2009 - and yet less than feared.
Hyperspectral nanoimaging of 2D materials
New imaging technique provides link to innovative products.
New kind of photonic crystal fibers
Advanced laser-printing techniques prove ideal for creating tiny optical communication devices with complex internal structures.
VDMA: Order volume recovered at the end of 2020
In December 2020, the volume of orders in the mechanical engineering sector increased by 7 percent year-on-year, the VDMA reports. For the year as a whole, the books show a real decline in orders of 11 percent.
Online event with lots of interaction and expertise
Although the MVTec Innovation Day 2021 took place completely digitally on February 3, more than 400 participants came. They got to see a full day of technically in-depth presentations on Halcon and Merlic, but also interviews from numerous experts.
Mitutoyo and Kitov sign cooperation agreement
Mitutoyo Corporation and Kitov Systems have signed a partnership agreement to integrate Kitov's automated planning and intelligent visual inspection technology into Mitutoyo's metrology solutions. As part of the deal, Mitutoyo will acquire shares in Kitov.
