AMS Technologies signs distribution agreement with GH Optics
AMS Technologies is now selling GH Optics aspherical lenses, fiber collimators and thermal imaging lenses
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Thorlabs expands capacity with the acquisition of JML Optical
The vertically integrated photonics products manufacturer from New Jersey has entered into a definitive purchase agreement for custom designer and manufacturer of precision optics, JML Optical Industries, LLC (“JML”).
Photonis acquires Xenics
With over 65 people across the world and headquarters based in Leuven, Belgium, Xenics is a developer and manufacturer of short-wave infrared (SWIR) imagers.
Consortium invests 3.5 million in Lionix
A Dutch consortium led by Invest-NL and Forward One, and further consisting of Universiteit Twente Holding, Oost NL and PhotonDelta, invests €3.5M in the growth ambitions of Lionix International.
Management change at Volume Graphics
Since 1 January 2023, Volume Graphics has a new management team: Bernhard Fink, Christian Graf and Daniela Handl.
Zeiss buys Polish manufacturer of optical 3D metrology
The Lenso company will be part of Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions in the future
Amplitude acquires instrumentation provider Fastlite
French manufacturer of ultrafast lasers Amplitude is taking over Fastlite, a French high-technology company specializing in ultrafast pulse shaping, characterization, and optical parametric amplifiers.
AIT acquires the Solution Division of SAC
With the acquisition of the solutions division of SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics, AIT Goehner strengthens its vision domain.
Wasatch Photonics celebrated 20th anniversary
Two decades of high efficiency volume phase holographic transmission gratings and spectrometers for OCT, Raman, and other spectral techniques.
Cognex acquires lighting technology provider SAC
The machine vision company from Massachuetts has acquired SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics, a German provider of lighting technology (“SAC”).
Prima Industrie announces new CEO
Following the closing operation by Femto Technologies, a new board of directors has been elected and Giovanni Negri has been appointed as the new CEO of Prima Industrie.
$10M seed funding investment for Xscape Photonics
Altair has invested 10 million dollars in a start-up for photonic chips for ultrahigh-bandwidth connections inside data centers and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
Infratec celebrates topping-out ceremony
Shell construction of the second expansion complex completed
Change of leadership at Zebra Technologies
Bill Burns becomes the new CEO. His predecessor Anders Gustafsson is appointed Executive Chair of the Zebra Board of Directors.
Rauscher specifies own company name
"Rauscher GmbH Systemberatung für Computer und angewandte Grafik" now becomes "Rauscher GmbH Bildverarbeitung" to emphasize the clear focus on machine vision.
GTM is modernizing the Bickenbach site
GTM has completed the first conversion phase at its company headquarters in Bickenbach
FSG top management is repositioning itself
At the specialist for measuring and sensor technology FSG remote control devices, there is a change at the top management: Klaus-Dieter Schulz is retiring from the management.
Zeiss expands location in Dresden
The Digital Innovation division needs more space for a growing team at the Dresden location
Baumer has a turnover of half a billion euros
With an annual turnover of 500 million euros, the company has reached another milestone in the company's history.
Blaize and J-Squared announce a strategic partnership
Organizations join forces to serve demanding markets with AI, Computer Vision, and Video Processing applications
Collaboration between PhotonDelta and Synopsys
PhotonDelta partners will have access to the design tools of Synopsys to accelerate innovation. The mutual collaboration was agreed upon during the PIC Summit Europe.
VDMA expects sales growth of 10 percent for 2023
Electrical Automation expects a 10 percent increase in sales in 2023.
PI inaugurates new company headquarters in Karlsruhe
Management and global corporate functions have already moved to the modern office building
Zeiss is planning a new location in Aalen
Location for two thousand employees is created in East Württemberg.
Evident opens new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore
New facility supports customers and employees in the APAC region with leading-edge technology.
Visiconsult: Big crowd at sales conference
In mid-October, more than 60 sales partners attended Visiconsult for a conference to discover new topics related to the NDT division brand VCxray.
Scanlab expands its company building
Company increases its production capacities in Puchheim in a fourth construction phase
Edmund Optics and Schott extend partnership to China
Easy access to optical filter glass and minimal lead times for Asian customers
Ziehl-Abbegg appoints Marc Wucherer as new CEO
The supervisory board of Ziehl-Abegg SE has appointed Marc Wucherer as the company's new CEO. The 52-year-old will assume the new role in December 2022.
Lumibird acquires Innoptics
Through this operation, Lumibird will welcome a team of five people with complementary technological know-how and twelve years’ experience designing and manufacturing optoelectronic subsystems and components.
China: Robot installations grew by 44 percent
The industrial robotics market in China achieved strong growth with a new record of 243,300 installations in 2021 – a rise of 44% compared to the previous year. These preliminary data have been published by the International Federation of Robotics.
Change in the management of Jumo
Bernhard Juchheim and Michael Juchheim hand over management to Dimitrios Charisiadis and Steffen Hoßfeld. Bernhard Juchheim and Michael Juchheim focus on shareholder role.
Manz opens Laser Application Center
Companies can check the best joining technology for new products in terms of mechanical strength, welding time, cost and quality, in Manz’s new Laser Application Center (LAC).
Satisloh GmbH
Harting Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Sigmatek GmbH & Co. KG
Xenics
Wasatch Photonics, Inc.
Maxlab
Palomar Technologies, Inc.
Turck GmbH
Eaton Technologies GmbH
CTX Thermal Solutions GmbH
Excelitas Noblelight GmbH
Nabtesco Precision Europe GmbH
Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH
Amplitude Laser
iba AG
Pyramid Computer GmbH
Bernstein AG
Pulsar Photonics GmbH
Lenze SE
IoTmaxx GmbH
HySpex – Norsk Elektro Optikk AS
edevis GmbH
Göpel electronic GmbH
ESCHA GmbH & Co. KG
SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques
Basler AG
Shapeways Holdings, Inc.
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Fastlite
GROUPE ACROTEC SA
Daimler AG
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
Trotec Laser Automation GmbH
Resolve Optics Ltd.
Rauscher GmbH Bildverarbeitung
Luxinar Inc
SiMa Technologies Inc.
TRUMPF SE + Co. KG
Coherent Inc.
Haag-Streit UK
Stemmer Imaging AG
Precitec GmbH & Co. KG
KUKA Roboter GmbH
NUBURU Inc.
Messring GmbH
EMVA European Machine Vision Association
RS Components GmbH
Quantum Science Ltd
AIT Goehner GmbH
Zygo Corporation