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 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 ...
Tags: Arizona, photovoltaics industry, Alchemy Turns Sapphire
Industrial laser specialist says that there is still growth in the market for high-power CO2 lasers. Sales at Rofin-Sinar in the quarter ended June 30 have exceeded expectations, thanks mainly to machine tool and electronics applications ...
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LASER 2013: China's competitive nature 16 May 2013 Still dependent on high-tech imports, China is learning on customer experience, but home-grown laser sales and exports are on the up. By Matthew Peach in Munich Asia calling: Laser ...
On 10 April, Mi-Light (the new non-profit alliance that brings together professionals from companies, academia and organizations to mutually support and promote photonics-related business in Michigan) was officially launched with its first ...
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Laser vendors stay cautiously optimistic 24 Oct 2012 Longbow Research finds industrial demand staying positive and fiber lasers gaining market share in the third quarter of 2012. Big business: QCW sources from IPG The regular quarterly ...
Tags: IPG PhotonicsLongbow Research, fiber lasers, IPG, IPG Photonics
4 September 2012 IPG Photonics acquires JPSA IPG Photonics Corporation of Oxford,MA,USA has acquired privately held New Hampshire,USA-based J.P.Sercel Associates Inc(JPSA),a supplier of UV excimer and diode pumped solid ...
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JPSA Laser snapped up by IPG Photonics 04 Sep 2012 Fiber laser company expands presence in fine-processing market with acquisition of the laser micromachining systems vendor. IPG Photonics,the Massachusetts-based company that has ...
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The German laser company Trumpf is to supply the car maker BMW with 14 of its “TruDisk” lasers, with shipments scheduled to begin this October. Trumpf says that the laser units will feature a variety of beam ...
GSI Group hit by scientific market slowdown 09 Aug 2012 Sales of fiber lasers from subsidiary JK Lasers triple year-on-year, but scientific orders are delayed. JK Lasers' carbon dioxide laser GSI Group, the owner of well-known ...
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Fiber laser firm stands to benefit from growing adoption of high-strength steel and aluminum in auto manufacturing. IPG Photonics sales and earnings:past six quarters IPG Photonics has posted record figures for both sales and net ...
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Laser giant ends June quarter with a record backlog,and will formally release its kilowatt fiber laser by the end of September. Microelectronics order boom Coherent,one of the world's leading laser vendors,says that it now has a record ...
Procedure for treating chronic atrial fibrillation,a condition that causes palpitations and fainting,features a laser balloon catheter. Green light for laser heart treatment? A follow-up study of 56 patients with chronic atrial ...
Tags: Heart Surgery, Laser, EAS