IDS focuses on sustainability in shipping
IDS has decided to forego plastic products in shipping and to replace them with 100% biodegradable alternatives made from renewable raw materials: e.g. paper.
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LMI buys FringeAI
LMI Technologies has purchased FringeAI, a US-based AI and IIoT / 5G inspection company. The company will be integrated into the LMI group of companies, with FringeAI forming a new AI Solutions group.
Brexit: Spectaris expects significantly more bureaucracy
For the German industry association Spectaris, which represents companies from the machine vision, photonics and medical technology sectors, the fact remains despite the positive conclusion of the Brexit negotiations: The handling of many commercial transactions across the English Channel changed significantly on January 1, 2021. The German economy has not had sufficient time to prepare for this.
Acquisition of Reflex Imaging by PLX
Expertise allows creation of active optics department within PLX’s New York facility
Klaus Löffler joins Von Ardenne’s executive management
Sales specialist transfers from Trumpf Lasertechnik
High-resolution 3D-printing system for industry and academia
Top-notch 2PP 3D-printing system meets wide range of customer demands
InfraTec opens second branch office in the US
Meeting increasing demand from partners for pyroelectric detectors
Higher Accuracy in Face Recognition
Researchers have detected some groups that show higher false positive or false negative rates.
2 Min Essentials: Embedded system instead of PC and camera
Interested in switching to an embedded vision system? Then the 2 Min Essentials from Vision Components (VC) on 25.2.2021 are just right for you.
Ludger Overmeyer assumes WLT presidency
LZH board of directors member presides over German Scientific Laser Society
Adaptive optics with cascading elements
A cascaded dual deformable phase plate wavefront modulator doubles the aberration correction range.
Mechanical engineering: Sales decline in 2020 smaller than feared
Four out of five companies will close the 2020 financial year with a decline in sales. Nevertheless, the proportion of companies that have managed to avoid a minus has risen from 13 to 21 percent since the end of September. This is the result of the 9th VDMA flash survey.
Polytec partners with data analytics company on spectroscopy
Polytec is cooperating with Sartorius Data Analytics (formerly Umetrics) in the field of process analytics with immediate effect.
Edmund Optics offers optical gratings from Richardson Gratings
Edmund Optics is now a global distributor for Richardson Gratings' optical diffraction gratings.
Zeiss with slight losses in corona year 2020
The Zeiss Group closed fiscal year 2019/20 (balance sheet date: September 30, 2020) with a slight decline in revenue and operating profit.
Better optical fibers under high pressure
Silica glass fibers manufactured under high pressure could cut signal loss in half.
LMI Technologies Transitions to New CEO
Terry Arden, LMI’s Chief Executive Officer, will be stepping down from his full-time CEO role.
JAI opens site in Singapore
JAI opens a new office and production facility in Singapore to further strengthen its global sales, support and manufacturing activities.
Technobis’ integrated photonics activities become PhotonFirst
Pioneer with 15 years of experience expands both its proposition and footprint
Computer chip with integrated LED
New approach could cut production costs and reduce the size of microelectronics.
Smart Vision Lights Appoints Sales Representative for USA, Mexico and Central America
Smart Vision Lights (SVL), manufacturer of LED lighting, appoints Miguel Sanchez as Regional Sales Representative for several U.S. states as well as Mexico and Central America. He was previously with CCS America, where he served as Regional Sales & Systems Engineering Specialist for seven years.
Building thin optical fibers in a simple way
The prototypes are not only extremely compact and stable, but also color-tunable.
Ultrafast Innovations and Edmund Optics enter into partnership
Ultrafast Innovations (UFI), a manufacturer of high-precision laser optics, and Edmund Optics are working more closely with immediate effect.
Vision system solutions company started
The newly founded company based in Göppingen plans, programs and integrates sophisticated system solutions for optical, sensory identification and inspection, including HMI design. A team of highly specialized employees brings together around 120 years of expertise in the areas of machine vision, ID, optics and lighting.
Trapping light without back reflections
A new technique for a better signal quality for sensing and information technology.
Antares Vision buys Applied Vision
Antares Vision acquires Applied Vision Corporation, a supplier of high-speed inspection systems based in Akron, Ohio, USA, for USD 45 million. Applied Vision's systems are used in particular for glass and metal containers in the food and beverage industry. With this acquisition, Antares is expanding its position in the food and beverage sector and also strengthening its geographical presence in the USA.
Teledyne to pay 8 billion dollars for Flir
Teledyne Technologies plans to buy Flir Systems, a company known for its thermal imaging cameras, for around 8 billion US dollars in cash and shares.
CCS opens EMEA Headquarters in the Netherlands
CCS has opened CCS Europe Holding B.V. (CCSEH), strategically located near Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Fibers for laser applications, spectroscopy and sensors
Sachsenkabel expands portfolio with specialty fiber optics solutions for industry and natural sciences
Blue-light stride in perovskite-based LEDs
High energy efficiency of up to 11 % for the blue perovskite-based LEDs achieved.
Lumentum to acquire Coherent
Bringing together highly complementary portfolios in a $5.7B cash and stock transaction
B&M Optik appoints deputy managing director
Thomas Scheu is now Deputy Managing Director of B&M Optik. Together with Alois Baldus, who founded the company in 1991, Scheu will form a new dual leadership in the thirtieth year of B&M Optik GmbH. This will lead the company together in the future.
Seven new patents for Nuburu
Company strengthens blue laser IP portfolio across 3D printing and material processing
