Photonics

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.

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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.

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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.

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Stöber Antriebstechnik GmbH + Co. KG

Preferred partner for the perfect movement

FEMTO Messtechnik GmbH

USB Data Acquisition and Digital Control System

Optoprim Germany GmbH

Microspectrophotometer in Practice

Event

AKL – International Laser Technology Congress in Aachen

From April 22 to 24, 2026, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT invites you to AKL'26. The photonics congress with over 500 participants is taking place for the 15th time, this year with a significantly expanded program, over 80 presentations, and 54 exhibitor booths.