Lambda Technologies, supplier of microwave curing technology for electronics and industrial assembly, has hired Bill Geisler, Ph.D., as applications project manager. Geisler will focus his efforts on process and applications development for the company's growing customer base in the photonics industry, including fiber optics, optical component assembly and related areas.
    Thermo RGL (formerly the Richardson Grating Laboratory) announced that it has completed the first phase of its planned High Volume Production Facility, which is now operational, and is initiating a second phase to accommodate growing demand for its diffraction gratings by the fiber optic telecommunications industry.