Privately held laser and photonics company Sheaumann Laser Inc of Marlborough, MA, USA has acquired Axcel Photonics Inc in a stock and cash transaction, effective from 1 January.
Axcel is a multidisciplinary semiconductor laser manufacturing company with capabilities in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) growth, processing and fabrication of laser chips for industrial, medical, military and aerospace applications. Sheaumann Laser has broad-based technology for designing and delivering custom diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS), flash-lamp and fiber-coupled laser modules and equipment. The combined team expects growth and expansion into areas previously beyond the capabilities of the firms individually.
Having extensive experience in management and technical support in the laser field, Axcel’s president & chief technology officer John ‘Gary’ Sousa has been appointed president of the merged company.
The first significant opportunity to demonstrate the combined firm’s new identity and combined offerings will be at in South Hall #2601 at the SPIE Photonics West 2015 event in San Francisco, CA, USA (10-12 February).
