Universal Laser Systems has expanded its laser material processing systems with the addition of ULTRA Platform Series ULTRA platform-based laser systems are designed and ideally suited for precision laser cutting, laser ablation, and ...
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For fiscal first-quarter 2018 (to end-September 2017), optical and photonic optical component and subsystem maker Lumentum Holdings Inc of Milpitas, CA, USA has reported revenue of $243.2m, down 5.8% on $258.1m a year ago due to softer ...
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In booth 117 (hall A2) at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2017 in Munich, Germany (26-29 June), engineered materials and optoelectronic component manufacturer II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA (which makes laser components and subsystems) is ...
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In hall B2, booth 350 at the Laser World of Photonics 2017 trade show in Munich, Germany (26–29 June), Berlin-based Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Hochstfrequenztechnik (FBH) – which offers the full value ...
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Engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA (which makes laser components and subsystems) says that its DirectProcess 900 direct-diode laser engine is now available with 600W continuous output ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has produced a broad-area laser diode with a lateral brilliance of up to 4.8W per millimeter and milliradiant (W/(mm*mrad)) in the laboratory. The more brilliant the laser, the more ...
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Epitaxial deposition and process equipment maker Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA has received the first order from a Chinese customer for its GENxplor R&D molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system. Nanjing University is scheduled to ...
In booth 2223 (Hall C) at SPIE Photonics West 2016 in San Francisco (16-18 February), engineered materials and optoelectronic component maker II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA is presenting a broad portfolio of products from several of its ...
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It's hard to escape the positive vibe that is currently circulating within the optics industry. As well as publishing record results in quarter one, many of the industry's big hitters have also published encouraging growth forecasts for ...
Tags: optics industry, cosmetic medical systems, semiconductor tools
The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a new record high of €7.9 billion in 2012. Measured in euros the market grew 9 % over 2011, while measured in US-dollars the market grew only by 1 %. These observations ...
As part of the 11th International Laser Marketplace – the bi-annual industry conference staged at LASER World of Photonics in Munich – Dr Kunihiko Washio, CEO of Paradigm Laser Research (Tokyo, Japan) gave a presentation on the ...
The factory in Mesa, Arizona, had never been intended to house the manufacture of a gemstone. Ahead of the photovoltaics industry’s 2011-2012 meltdown, First Solar had built it with the aim of producing 280 MW worth of solar panels ...
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Pricing pressures and a varied international outlook are still facts of life for industrial laser vendors, but overall demand remained in line with expectations during the first quarter of 2014. The regular survey of vendors carried ...
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The global market for laser materials processing systems reached a volume of US$ 11.6 billion in 2014. According to a preliminary analysis of 2014 data produced by Optech Consulting, based in Taegerwilen, Switzerland, that figure is up 8% ...
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TeraXion Inc of Quebec City, Canada (which designs and manufactures optoelectronic components and modules for high-speed fiber-optic transmission networks as well as fiber lasers and optical sensing applications) says that access to ...
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