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Photonics.com - July 2013
Business
Harp Joins Semrock’s Sales Team
James Harp has been named business development strategic account manager of optical filters manufacturer Semrock Inc.
Photonics Initiative Backs Preventative CT Scans
The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) has applauded the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) for its recent recommendation strongly endorsing low-dose CT scans for patients at high risk for...
UKIVA Adds Membership Categories
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA), a special-interest group of the Processing & Packaging Machinery Association, announced Tuesday that it has added three new membership categories to...
Edmund Optics Selects 45 Finalists for Grant Program
Edmund Optics has selected 45 finalists for its 2013 Higher Education Global Grant Program, which will award more than $85,000 in optical components products to outstanding optics programs in...
Biophotonic Solutions to Present Ultrafast Laser Pulse Shaping Workshop
Laser pulse compression provider Biophotonic Solutions Inc. (BSI) will collaborate with Michigan State University (MSU) to present the 2013 Ultrafast Pulse Shaping Workshop from Aug. 19 to 21 at MSU.
Laid-Off SolarWorld Workers Can Get Federal Assistance
Photovoltaics manufacturer SolarWorld AG said last week that it would lay off about 50 employees from its silicon crystal factory in the US, blaming Chinese solar panel imports for the move.
Cognex Receives $1M Bar-Code Reader Order
Cognex Corp. has received a $1 million purchase order from an undisclosed retailer for its DataMan 300 bar-code readers.
Crooks Joins LaserLinc as Southwest Regional Sales Rep
Steve Crooks has been named Southwest regional sales representative for LaserLinc Inc., a manufacturer of noncontact laser and ultrasonic systems.
Michigan Aerospace Nabs NASA Contract
Optical products and engineering company Michigan Aerospace Corp. (MAC) has received a NASA contract to develop its aircraft-based optical air data system for airborne volcanic ash detection. Terms...
REO Names SM Engineering as Rep in Korea
Precision optical solutions manufacturer REO has appointed SM Engineering Corp. as its sales representative in Korea.
Intevac Names Blonigan as President and CEO
Wendell Blonigan has been named president and CEO of Intevac Inc., the company announced earlier this month. He replaces CEO and Intevac founder Norman Pond, who will continue as chairman of the...
OU Awarded Grant to Commercialize Mid-IR Detector
A University of Oklahoma research team has received a $236,000 applied research grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology to develop and commercialize IV-VI...
SUNY’s Nanocollege Selects Ultratech Laser Spike Anneal System
Ultratech Inc.’s laser spike annealing (LSA) technology has been selected as a primary annealing tool for the Global 450-mm Consortium (G450C), headquartered at SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science...
E2v Wins Arthur Clarke Award
Aerospace and defense solutions provider e2v has won the Sir Arthur Clarke award for outstanding achievements by a team in space activities.
Tessera Streamlines Executive Team
Tessera Technologies Inc. has streamlined its organizational structure and that of its subsidiary Tessera Intellectual Property Corp.
Low-Cost SPR Services Offered in Colorado
BiOptix has announced a partnership with the University of Colorado at Denver to offer low-cost surface plasmon resonance (SPR) services to Colorado-based researchers in academia and industry.
Laser 2000 Selling V-Gen Fiber Lasers
Photonics supplier Laser 2000 GmbH announced Tuesday that it will sell V-Gen Ltd.’s line of OEM fiber lasers in France, Scandinavia, Germany and Austria.
New Management Structure at LZH
Photonics and laser technology research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) has restructured its management team to include a supervisory board, a board of directors and a general assembly of...
Newport Refinances Credit Facility
Laser maker Newport Corp. announced Friday that it has entered into a new $275 million senior secured revolving credit facility, with a $50 million expansion option, through a syndicate of global...
Moustakas BU’s ‘Innovator of the Year’
Theodore Moustakas has won Boston University’s 2013 Innovator of the Year award, which recognizes faculty members whose research and ideas have led to the formation of companies that benefit society...
Advanced Thin Films Wins Optical Coatings Challenge
Optical designers Darren Berns and Zach Gerig of Advanced Thin Films have achieved the best result for their coating design in the 2013 Optical Interference Coatings Conference Manufacturing Problem...
Northrop Grumman Awarded 2 $100M+ Contracts
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced this week that it has received two contracts totaling nearly $300 million for military aircraft systems support.
Asher Promoted to President at Princeton Instruments
William Asher has been promoted to president of Princeton Instruments (PI), the maker of scientific cameras, spectrographs and optics announced Thursday. Asher, who has been vice president of product...
Lux: Epi-Wafer Market to Hit $4B in 2020, Sapphire Still Dominates Silicon
As LED lighting becomes an $80 billion industry, the market for the epitaxial wafers (epi-wafers) the diodes are made from will grow to $4 billion in 2020, according to a new report from Lux Research.
AFL Awarded Patent for OTDR Technology
Fiber optic test equipment supplier AFL has received a patent for the development of optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDRs) to detect and test fiber signals.
Judgment Obtained in Heraeus Trade Secrets Case
Photovoltaic materials supplier Heraeus has won a $500,000 claim against a former employee it accused of stealing company secrets.
3-Year Project for Low-Cost OLEDs Launches
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has launched a three-year, €6.1 million (about $8 million) project to develop printable materials for low-cost OLEDs.
Pigott to Manage Coatings at CVI Laser Optics
CVI Laser Optics has hired Edgar Pigott as value stream manager of coating, the optics provider announced Wednesday.
VI Systems Licenses Silicon Photonics Patent
Optical communication components supplier VI Systems GmbH has acquired an exclusive silicon photonics patent license for applications in sensing, data communications, and illumination using...
SwRI Receives $1.5M for Thin-Film Deposition Development
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has received a $1.5 million, three-year DARPA award to develop a low-thermal, thin-film deposition process for military vehicles, photovoltaics and IR missile...
Pan-European Task Force Drives Photonics Innovation
A collaboration formed under a four-year European Commission-funded project continues to bear fruit for the field of photonics, having yielded more than 400 publications and 11 filed patents, despite...
Solar3D Reports 10% Power Increase
The latest prototype from 3-D solar cell technology developer Solar3D Inc. has produced nearly 10 percent more power than its predecessor, the company announced Tuesday.
Hamamatsu Photonics, Zecotek to Collaborate on Photodetectors
Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of Zecotek Photonics Inc., has signed a joint collaboration agreement with Tokyo-based Hamamatsu Photonics KK to manufacture...
Raytheon Launches Optical Tech for IED Detection
Raytheon UK, a subsidiary of Raytheon Co., has launched Soteria, a vehicle-mounted, standoff improvised explosive device (IED) detection system.
Intel Honors Tyndall Researcher for Photonics
Brian Corbett of Tyndall National Institute has received the Intel Outstanding Researcher Award for his work in developing photonics for applications in semiconductor technology.
Flir Receives $16M Order for Thermal Binoculars
Flir Systems Inc. has received a $16 million order from an Asian government customer for its Recon B2-FO integrated dual-channel thermal binoculars, the sensor systems maker announced Monday. Flir...
RWTH Aachen Names Architect for Photonics Cluster
New York-based Kohn Pederson Fox Associates has been chosen as the architect team for the new photonics cluster at the technology research university RWTH Aachen Campus GmbH. Designs were presented...
Photonics Industries Expanding on Long Island
Photonics Industries International Inc. will expand its operations in Islip and add 40 new jobs, Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency CEO and Executive Director Anthony Manetta announced last...
LightWorks Begins Optics Project for Maskless Lithography
Optical assemblies and components manufacturer LightWorks Optical Systems Inc. has begun work on Lot IV of a production contract for specialized optics to be used by Maskless Lithography Inc. of San...
3-D OLED Taillights Produced
Large-area, 3-D OLED taillights have been incorporated into an automobile for the first time under an “OLED 3D” research consortium supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Rusnano CEO Joins NeoPhotonics Board
Photonic integrated circuit manufacturer NeoPhotonics Corp. has appointed Rusnano USA Inc. President and CEO Dmitry Akhanov to its board of directors.
Honda Named Melles Griot Japan Site Leader
Makoto Honda has been named site leader and country operations manager of Tokyo-based Melles Griot Japan KK, Idex Optics & Photonics unit Melles Griot announced Wednesday.
Newport, REO Partner on HeNe Lasers
Newport Corp. has been named exclusive global sales partner for Boulder, Colo.-based REO’s range of HeNe lasers. Under the terms of the agreement, Newport will inventory all of REO’s HeNe...
Dow Corning Joins imec To Advance IC Semiconductor Packaging
Dow Corning announced that it has joined nanoelectronics research center imec to advance 3-D integrated circuit (IC) packaging technologies that stack IC chips in vertical 3-D architectures. The...
Element Six Expands Synthetic Diamond Manufacturing Capacity
Element Six, a member of the De Beers Group of Companies, has expanded its global manufacturing capabilities for microwave chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthetic diamond by 60 percent over last...
Intevac Camera Selected for Military Helicopter Platform
A digital low-light sensor developed by Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac Inc., has been selected by an undisclosed military customer for use in a night-vision-based landing system.
Leica Biosystems Acquires Kreatech
Leica Biosystems has acquired privately held DNA fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) probes and target labeling reagents provider Kreatech Diagnostics for an undisclosed amount.
Toshiba Moves US Semiconductor Headquarters to Larger Facility
Toshiba America Electronics Components Inc. (TAEC) has relocated its corporate headquarters in Irvine to a larger, 445,410-sq-ft facility that joins the company with five other Toshiba America Inc....
Optics Scholarship Established at UA to Honor Edmund
Edmund Optics CEO Robert Edmund has made a generous gift to the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences in honor of his father, the late Norman Edmund. The permanent endowment establishes...
Companies to Develop OLED Lighting for Inside Aircraft
Universal Display Corp. and IDD Aerospace/Zodiac Lighting Solutions of Redmond, Wash., have partnered to design and demonstrate an energy-saving shelf utility white OLED lighting prototype for...
PI Adds New Building to Karlsruhe Facility
Precision positioning systems provider PI (Physik Instrumente) has added a new building to its factory in Karlsruhe, providing more production floors, metrology labs and R&D office space.
Opgal, Elbit Continue Partnership on Enhanced Vision Systems
Thermal imaging technology provider Opgal has signed a new contract with Elbit Systems of America LLC for the design and manufacture of hundreds of advanced EVS (enhanced vision system) units, the...
Gentec-EO Opens Laser Calibration Center in Tokyo
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc., has opened a new calibration center in Japan, the laser beam measurement products supplier announced this week. The Tokyo facility will offer calibration services to the...
Photonis Forms Digital Imaging Unit
Night-vision-sensor provider Photonis Technologies has formed a digital low-light imaging unit in Frisco, Texas.
Optics Students Win IBM’s ‘Battle of the Brains’
Three students from St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics were crowned World Champions at the 37th annual Battle of the Brains competition...
Trumpf Announces CEO
Dr. Lars Grünert has succeeded Rolf Biekert as president and CEO of Trumpf Inc., effective immediately, the industrial laser company announced yesterday. Biekert resigned from the company after...
Zecotek to Collaborate on Photonics IP
Zecotek Photonics Inc. and Intellectual Ventures of Bellevue, Wash., have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop photonics intellectual property strategies.
Gigaphoton Reports 2-h-Straight Run for EUV Source
Lithography light source manufacturer Gigaphoton Inc. has announced that its extreme UV (EUV) laser-produced plasma (LPP) light source has achieved 2-h continuous operation.
Bodkin Design Issued Hyperspectral Imaging Patents
Bodkin Design & Engineering (BD&E) LLC has received two US patents for enhancements to its nonscanning hyperspectral imaging product line. US Patent Nos. 8,174,694 and 8,233,148 support...
LPKF Laser Welding Expands
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has purchased a production facility in Fürth to support the expansion of its laser plastic welding department, which has grown to more than 100 employees over the past 12...
Mertin Elected VP of Economic Council to the CDU
Jenoptik CEO Dr. Michael Mertin has succeeded Dr. h.c. Hermann-Josef Lamberti as vice president of the Economic Council to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Jenoptik announced recently.
Labsphere Promotes Rivera
Victoria Rivera has been promoted to vice president of sales for light-measurement solutions provider Labsphere Inc., a Halma company.
Research & Technology
Speed Limit for Electrical Switching Revealed
An optical laser pulse has shattered the ordered electronic structure in an insulating sample of magnetite, switching the material to electrically conducting in a picosecond (one-trillionth of a...
Tweaks Turn Microscope into Billion-Pixel Imager
A method that converts a relatively inexpensive conventional microscope into a billion-pixel imaging system could improve the efficiency of digital pathology and provide robust microscopes to medical...
Nanocrystals Could Inform Nanocomposite Design
An optomechanical sensing technique that uses fluorescent tetrapod quantum dots to precisely measure the tensile strength of polymer fibers with minimal impact on their mechanical property could pave...
Color-Changing Mechanism Behind Cephalopods Revealed
The mechanism responsible for the dramatic color changes in underwater creatures such as squid and octopuses has been revealed. Understanding how cephalopods change color could lead to new approaches...
Ultrafast Laser Researcher Wins LIA Schawlow Award
Ultrafast laser research pioneer Dr. Ursula Keller has been named the first female recipient of the Laser Institute of America’s (LIA) Arthur L. Schawlow Award.
Laser-Controlled Switch Turns Blood Clotting On, Off
Laser-controlled gold nanoparticles that release DNA molecules to switch blood clotting on and off could help doctors better control blood clotting in patients undergoing surgery, or promote wound...
OU Awarded Grant to Commercialize Mid-IR Detector
A University of Oklahoma research team has received a $236,000 applied research grant from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology to develop and commercialize IV-VI...
Perfecting Digital Imaging
The best software and video cameras lag behind reality, unable to capture images that look exactly the way our eyes expect them to look. But new research in computer graphics could change all that,...
Nanoenhanced Biosensor Detects Single Proteins
The microcavity biosensor that set a record by detecting the smallest single virus in solution has reached a new breakthrough: detecting a single label-free cancer marker protein. The achievement,...
Solar Steam Sterilizes with Sunlight
A “solar steam” sterilization system that uses light-harvesting nanoparticles to convert as much as 80 percent of sunlight energy into germ-killing heat could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion...
Controlling Genes with Light
A single pulse of light can rapidly start or halt the expression of any gene of interest, giving researchers a new tool for better understanding its function.
Optical Coatings Take a Leap Forward
A novel crystalline coating technique that produces low-loss mirrors could help accelerate progress in the development of lasers for precision measurement applications.
Plasmonics Gives Performance Boost to Polymer LEDs, Solar Cells
A new plasmonic material based on carbon dot-supported silver (CD-Ag) nanoparticles, which produce a surface plasmon resonance effect, has boosted the performance of polymer LEDs (PLEDs) and polymer...
Light Source Links Vitamin D Deficiency to Accelerated Bone Aging
Sunshine may be bad for your skin, but it is good for your bones, and now researchers in California and Germany have discovered that a deficiency in vitamin D — the sunshine vitamin — can accelerate...
New Management Structure at LZH
Photonics and laser technology research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) has restructured its management team to include a supervisory board, a board of directors and a general assembly of...
E-Skin Lights Up at a Touch
A user-interactive sensor network on flexible plastic could help robots become more touchy-feely, literally, enabling a new form of human-machine interaction.
3-D Display Doesn’t Disturb 2-D Viewers
Watching 3-D television with stereo glasses can be cumbersome, and taking them off to give your eyes a break only leaves you staring at a blurry image. But a 3D+2D display could change that, enabling...
Moustakas BU’s ‘Innovator of the Year’
Theodore Moustakas has won Boston University’s 2013 Innovator of the Year award, which recognizes faculty members whose research and ideas have led to the formation of companies that benefit society...
Subtle Butterfly Wing Differences Could Inspire New Materials
Subtle differences in the small crystal structures responsible for the varied patterns of color in butterfly wings could lead to new material coatings that change color by design.
Nanowafer Tunable for Optimal Light Absorption
A nanoengineered wafer that can be optimally tuned for light absorption is the thinnest, most efficient absorber of visible light to date, report engineers at Stanford University.
Another Milestone for Optics Engineer’s Superblack Material
A superblack carbon-nanotube technology developed five years ago has achieved another milestone, and this time it promises to make spacecraft instruments more sensitive without enlarging their size.
Photodetector Discerns Polarized Light Intrinsically
Few photodetector materials can discern polarized light — individual electromagnetic waves oscillating parallel to one another — directly without the use of a grate or a filter. For a newly created...
Pan-European Task Force Drives Photonics Innovation
A collaboration formed under a four-year European Commission-funded project continues to bear fruit for the field of photonics, having yielded more than 400 publications and 11 filed patents, despite...
New Nanoimaging Method Finds App in Plasmonics
Theoretical calculations to understand and predict the optical properties of plasmonic nanomaterials exist but haven’t been verified in the lab, until now.
Pump-Probe Laser Imaging to Improve the Arts
A pump-probe laser technique designed to diagnose melanoma has now been applied to art, uncovering paint pigments and layering techniques noninvasively to provide historical insight into works of art.
Capasso a Guest Scientist at MPQ
Internationally renowned applied physicist Federico Capasso of Harvard University is joining the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) as a guest scientist this month. Professor Capasso, the...
Controlling Random Lasers
Random lasers, with their very irregular angular emission pattern, are difficult to tune. But a team at Vienna University of Technology has theoretically shown that they can be controlled by actively...
A New Way To Trap Light
There are several methods to confine light, but a new approach uses two waves of the same wavelength, but exactly opposite phases, to cancel each other out, allowing light of other wavelengths to...
Space Station to Test Laser Communications
NASA will begin testing laser communications technology that could dramatically improve spacecraft communication transmission rates by a factor of 10 to 100.
T-Rays Trapped for Better Security Scanners
A metamaterial structure that traps terahertz-frequency waves (T-rays) in microscopic holes could result in medical diagnostic and security scanners with higher sensitivity.
5-D ‘Superman’ Memory Crystal Created
Nanostructured glass has been demonstrated as a medium for recording digital text in 5-D using a femtosecond laser. The portable memory technology could store vast quantities of information — 360 TB...
Transistor Works with Light, Not Electricity
An electrical charge applied to an ultrathin layer of material can change the polarization of terahertz light beams, creating the optical equivalent of an electrical transistor, its creators say.
CZTSe Solar Cells Achieve 9.7% Efficiency
A copper zinc tin selenide (CZTSe)-based solar cell has achieved 9.7 percent efficiency, bringing the solar industry a step closer to a sustainable alternative to CIGS-based solar cells, its creators...
Listening to Blood Cells
Red blood cells struck with laser light generate high-frequency sound waves that could help researchers to differentiate normal blood cells from abnormal ones for the diagnosis of blood-related...
Fluorescent Fingerprint Tag IDs ‘Hidden’ Prints
Criminals might want to think twice before touching anything, now that a new fluorescent tagging technique could yield higher-confidence identifications from latent fingerprints on metal surfaces.
Flexible Display Center Makes Largest OLED TFT
A prototype of the largest flexible color OLED display — nearly twice the size of its predecessor announced last May — was manufactured using mixed-oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs).
Adding Color to Solar Cells
Fashion sometimes is about style over substance, but to make solar cells stylish, efficiency cannot be sacrificed for design flexibility.
Microscopy Technique Could Help Make 3-D Components
A technique developed several years ago for improving optical microscopes has now been applied to monitoring the next generation of computer chip circuit components, providing a crucial tool for...
Products
EP21LVSP6 Epoxy
HACKENSACK, N.J., July 31, 2013 — Master Bond’s EP21LVSP6 epoxy combines a low viscosity and low exotherm with a working life of 3 to 5 h, suitable for large castings, and bonding, sealing and coating applications in the aerospace, electronic, electrical and optical industries. The two-part epoxy features a noncritical 1:1 mix ratio, by weight or volume, and its processing is facilitated with color coding — Part...
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VRAD-506 Rotary Actuator
ORLANDO, Fla., July 31, 2013 — ScannerMAX, a division of Pangolin Laser Systems Inc., has released the VRAD-506, a rotary actuator with a failsafe magnetic spring return, for use as a rotary solenoid or for optical shutters and...
Pangolin Laser Systems Inc.
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Portable Spectrometer
LAWRENCE, Mass., July 31, 2013 — Spectral Evolution’s SM-3500 spectrometer is suited for screening applications in manufacturing facilities, warehouses, hospitals, pharmacies and field locations for the detection of...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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DBS36 and DBS50 Incremental Encoders
MINNEAPOLIS, July 30, 2013 — The DBS36 and DBS50 incremental encoders from Sick Inc. are available in 36- and 50-mm housings, respectively, for light-duty applications with limited installation space. The devices are...
SICK Inc.
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6-Axis Positioner
AUBURN, Mass., July 30, 2013 — PI (Physik Instrumente) has added a 6-axis positioner to its family of parallel positioning devices. The H-820 was developed for applications that require multiaxis motion and high flexibility but...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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robogonio Source Characterization
LITTLETON, Mass., July 30, 2013 — Made by opsira and distributed by Lambda Research Corp., the robogonio is a multifunctional robotic goniometer that measures light sources and luminaires for optical and illumination design. ...
Lambda Research Corporation
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Dx35 Sensors
MINNEAPOLIS, July 29, 2013 — Sick has released the Dx35 line of midrange laser distance measurement sensors for outdoor and indoor wash-down applications, as well as pallet detection, roll diameter and loop control, parcel...
SICK Inc.
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pylon 4 Camera Software Suite
AHRENSBURG, Germany, July 29, 2013 — Basler AG has released pylon 4, the latest version of the pylon camera software suite supporting the company’s ace cameras with USB 3.0 interface and Windows 8. The suite includes a...
Basler AG
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M8061A 28.4-Gb/s Multiplexer
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 29, 2013 — Agilent Technologies Inc. has introduced the M8061A, a 28.4-Gb/s multiplexer with optional de-emphasis for R&D and test engineers who need to characterize receivers for next-generation servers,...
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Solid-State Lasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 29, 2013 — The Helios series of subnanosecond solid-state lasers from Coherent Inc. is suited for applications including scribing of thin-film and crystalline-silicon solar cells, dicing of silicon wafers, and...
Coherent Inc.
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Laser Marking Workstation
SELMSDORF, Germany, July 29, 2013 — The M1000 by FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving is a compact desktop or cart-mounted laser workstation for marking small- to medium-sized parts, workpieces and batches for the automotive, medical, and...
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LR17 Piezo Rotary Motor
UPPSALA, Sweden, July 28, 2013 — PiezoMotor AB has released LR17, a 17-mm-diameter piezo LEGS rotary motor with an integrated absolute encoder for compact motion applications. The device features 30-mNm stall torque from the...
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CM12 Capacitive Sensors
MINNEAPOLIS, July 26, 2013 — The new CM12 capacitive sensor from Sick comes enclosed in an M12 threaded housing and features a unique teach button, making it suited for detection tasks in the commercial goods, machine building,...
SICK Inc.
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RS-3500 Field-Portable Spectroradiometer
LAWRENCE, Mass., July 26, 2013 — The RS-3500 full-range fiber optic field spectroradiometer by Spectral Evolution is suitable for a range of remote sensing applications, including environmental research, agricultural analysis and...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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UV10TKMed UV System
HACKENSACK, N.J., July 25, 2013 — Master Bond Inc. has released UV10TKMed, a high-viscosity UV system for bonding, sealing, coating and cytotoxicity. The one-part device is optically clear and has a glass transition temperature...
Master Bond Inc.
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Linux Driver for Industrial Cameras
OBERSULM, Germany, July 25, 2013 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has developed a Linux driver (alpha version) for the Raspberry Pi embedded board for feasibility studies and virtualization purposes. It also is compatible with...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Small-Form-Factor Diffraction Gratings
FITCHBURG, Mass., July 25, 2013 — Headwall Photonics is offering small-form-factor aberration-corrected holographic diffraction gratings for various OEM applications, including color management, pathogen detection, semiconductor...
Headwall Photonics Inc.
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Powerlite Furie Nd:YAG Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 24, 2013 — Continuum Inc., a subsidiary of GSI Group, has released the Powerlite Furie, a high-energy Nd:YAG laser that delivers 7 J of IR and 4 J of green light for applications including Ti:sapphire pumping...
Amplitude Laser Inc.
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5R6-900 Lab Temperature Controller
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., July 24, 2013 — Oven Industries Inc. now offers model 5R6-900, a laboratory temperature controller with ramp/soak capabilities. The benchtop device is suitable for science laboratories, polymerase chain reaction...
Oven Industries Inc.
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22ECS Brushless Motor
WEST CHESTER, Pa., July 24, 2013 — Portescap’s 22ECS brushless, slotless motor runs up to 30 percent cooler than similar motors, at speeds >50,000 rpm. The 22-mm motor provides a high-efficiency magnetic circuit that...
Portescap
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iPOS4808 BX-CAT Drive
NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland, July 23, 2013 — The new iPOS4808 BX-CAT drive from Technosoft covers medium- to high-volume applications for control of rotary or linear brushless, DC brush, and step motors of up to 400 W and 50 V. The device...
Technosoft
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LIP275, LIP175 Vibration-Isolation Platforms
IRVINE, Calif., July 23, 2013 — Newport Corp. has introduced the LIP275 and LIP175 vibration-isolation series for various laboratory applications, including balances, microscopes, shakers and other sensitive equipment. The...
MKS/Newport
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Remote RadEye HR X-ray Camera
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, July 23, 2013 — The Remote RadEye HR x-ray camera from Teledyne Dalsa is a flexible, CMOS-based industrial x-ray sensor. It features >2 million pixels in an active area measuring 33 × 25 mm, with a pixel...
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Orbit LTH Noncontact Laser
BOGNOR REGIS, England, July 23, 2013 — Ametek Solartron Metrology’s Orbit LTH noncontact laser is for fast, high-performance gauging for quality control of metal and plastic products that could be damaged by contact measurement...
Solartron Metrology
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AXUV20ELG 20-Element Photodiode
NEWBURY PARK, Calif., July 22, 2013 — Opto Diode Corp., a division of ITW, has released the 20-element AXUV20ELG photodiode, which features a 22-pin, dual in-line package with 100% internal quantum efficiency for applications in...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Vista Dye Laser
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 22, 2013 — Continuum Inc., a subsidiary of GSI Group, has released Vista, a narrow-linewidth dye laser for precision scanning applications. A proprietary oscillator allows for narrow linewidth across the...
Amplitude Laser Inc.
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Ultra Series Mid-IR Bandpass Filters
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 22, 2013 — Alluxa Inc. has added hard-coated mid-IR bandpass and multibandpass filters with ultrahigh transmission and no measurable absorption in the water band to its next-generation plasma deposition...
Alluxa
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DiffusIR Reflectance Accessory
MADISON, Wis., July 22, 2013 — The DiffusIR reflectance accessory from Pike Technologies now offers a selection of environmental chambers. The accessory and chamber combinations enable catalytic research, including investigation...
PIKE Technologies Inc.
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Micro Spectra Spectrometer
GRENOBLE, France, July 22, 2013 — Resolution Spectra Systems has released the Micro Spectra, an ultrahigh-resolution miniature spectrometer for laser characterization. Based on proprietary SWIFTS (stationary-wave integrated...
Resolution Spectra Systems
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intelliSCANse Digital Encoder Galvanometer Scan Heads
PUCHHEIM, Germany, July 21, 2013 — Scanlab AG has introduced its intelliSCANse series 10- and 14-mm-aperture digital encoder galvanometer scan heads for electronic component and display manufacturing and for semiconductor processing....
SCANLAB GmbH
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Achromatic Quartz-MgF2 Wave Plate
IRVINE, Calif., July 19, 2013 — Newport Corp. has extended its portfolio of achromatic zero-order quartz-MgF2 wave plates, providing a higher degree of retardation accuracy for ultrafast laser applications. The 10RP52-4 and...
MKS/Newport
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450-nm Fiber-Coupled Module
MAINZ, Germany, July 18, 2013 — Dilas’ fiber-coupled module emits 10-W output power at 450 nm from a 400-µm multisingle emitter. Suitable for cinema projection and medical applications, it delivers enhanced...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
Frame Grabber
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., July 18, 2013 — Epix Inc.’s PCIe/104 x4 Gen2 frame grabber acquires from dual deca cameras or from four base cameras. The interface transfers data to the host processor in bursts of 20 Gb/s for image capture...
EPIX Inc.
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LEDLB-60ET-IR LED Light Bar
KEMP, Texas, July 18, 2013 — Larson Electronics LLC’s LEDLB-60ET-IR infrared LED light bar can produce a high-power beam of invisible IR light more than 1400 ft long for military, law enforcement and security applications...
Larson Electronics LLC
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DBS36, DBS50 Incremental Encoders
MINNEAPOLIS, July 18, 2013 — Sick Inc.’s DBS36 and DBS50 incremental encoders were designed for speed feedback applications including packaging, printing, woodworking and textiles. The 36- and 50-mm housings of the...
SICK Inc.
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WinCamD-LCM CMOS Beam Profiler
BELLA VISTA, Calif., July 17, 2013 — DataRay’s WinCamD-LCM CMOS beam profiler provides USB 3.0 transfer rates and a high-resolution 1-in. detector for applications ranging from OEM integration to R&D. The device, usable...
DataRay Inc.
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AI LED Pattern Projector
BARRINGTON, N.J., July 17, 2013 — The AI LED pattern projectors from Edmund Optics eliminate poor line sharpness, scattering and diffraction effects of typical laser sources for applications that require structured illumination,...
Edmund Optics
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TruLaser 3030 Fiber Laser
FARMINGTON, Conn., July 17, 2013 — Trumpf Inc.’s TruLaser 3030 solid-state fiber laser cutting machine offers flexible processing across a wide range of material types and thicknesses. With 3 kW of power and a 1-μm...
TRUMPF Inc.
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Software Suite 4.30
OBERSULM, Germany, July 17, 2013 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH’s latest IDS Software Suite, driver version 4.30, supports all current USB 2.0 and 3.0, and GigE camera models. Certified by the Microsoft Windows...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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VLM Servomotor Series
SLINFOLD, England, July 16, 2013 — Kollmorgen’s new VLM servomotor series, now available from Heason Technology, offers a torque range of 0.5 to 4.5 Nm continuous and 16-Nm peak, with speeds up to 6000 rpm. The motors are...
Heason Technology Ltd.
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IPUP2 Vacuum Pump
CRAWLEY, England, July 16, 2013 — Edwards Group Ltd. has introduced the IPUP2, an integrated point-of-use pump for load-lock and transfer chamber applications on Applied Materials’ manufacturing platforms and for use by...
Edwards Vacuum
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Square Wave 745NC Flux Dispenser
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 16, 2013 — Nordson EFD has developed the Square Wave 745NC flux dispenser for noncontact precision jetting of low-viscosity flux onto solar cell bus bars. Operating at speeds up to 500 Hz/s, the device...
Nordson EFD
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Optically Centred Crop Mode Technology
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 16, 2013 — Andor Technology plc has launched its Optically Centred Crop Mode technology for its iXon Ultra EMCCD platform, offering fast region-of-interest (ROI) frame-rate performance for live-cell...
Andor Technology
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5R1-1400 AC Temperature Controller
MECHANICSBURG, Pa., July 15, 2013 — Oven Industries’ 5R1-1400 AC temperature controller operates with integrated potentiometers or via a PC through the transistor-transistor logic (TTL) level universal asynchronous...
Oven Industries Inc.
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Fiber Separation/Measurement App
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 15, 2013 — Media Cybernetics has launched a fiber-separation/measurement app for its Image-Pro Premier image analysis software that automatically measures and classifies overlapping fibers in seconds. ...
Media Cybernetics Inc.
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LIF400 Series Linear Encoders
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 15, 2013 — Heidenhain Corp.’s LIF400 series miniature incremental exposed linear encoders were designed for stage manufacturers or for those using linear motors in their machine design. With travel...
Heidenhain Corporation
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Optical Thin-Film Coatings
SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 15, 2013 — Deposition Sciences Inc. has expanded its line of optical thin-film coatings for commercial and industrial applications to include antireflection and IR coatings, and hot/cold and front-surface...
Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)
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Flexpoint with 520-nm Laser Diodes
HUDSON, N.H., July 12, 2013 — Designed for production applications, Flexpoint laser modules by Laser Components are now offered with green 520-nm laser diodes. Two output powers are available: 30 and 50 mW. Both can be set...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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LS Series Linear Stages
EUGENE, Ore., July 12, 2013 — Applied Scientific Instrumentation’s LS series of linear stages provides submicron accuracy using closed-loop DC servomotors and high-resolution rotary encoders for positioning feedback. ...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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OA5 Optical Programmable Attenuator
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, July 11, 2013 — JGR Optics Inc. has announced the OA5 optical programmable attenuator for research and industrial applications. The device has an attenuation range of 60 to 100 dB and a resolution of...
Santec Canada Corp.
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P532 Series Disc Magnet Step Motor
WEST CHESTER, Pa., July 11, 2013 — Portescap has introduced the P532 series disc magnet step motor with encoder for applications where closed-loop performance is needed. The device’s multipolar design requires no...
Portescap
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Nexus Optical Tables, Breadboards
NEWTON, N.J., July 11, 2013 — Thorlabs Inc. has released the Nexus line of vibration isolation optical tables and breadboards for imaging, microscopy and photonics applications. The tables’ all-steel construction...
Thorlabs Inc.
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Extended-Range Dual-AR Technology
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 10, 2013 — Andor Technology plc has released extended-range Dual-AR technology for its iKon-M CCD platform, offering broad and high-quantum-efficiency spectral response coverage from the UV to near-IR in one...
Andor Technology
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MovingLab Dual-Band Transportable Microscope
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 10, 2013 — BaySpec Inc. has introduced the MovingLab dual-band transportable microscope for forensics and other laboratory and field measurement applications. It offers any two-wavelength combination of 532,...
BaySpec Inc.
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Thermal Vision Sensor
YOKNEAM, Israel, July 10, 2013 — Senso Optics’ thermal vision sensor (TVS), incorporated within the Enhanced Vision System (EVS), offers pilots an infrared view of surroundings, penetrating darkness and weather conditions,...
Senso-Optics Ltd.
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JetStep Panel Lithography System
FLANDERS, N.J., July 10, 2013 — Rudolph Technologies Inc.’s JetStep panel lithography system can process both glass and organic laminate panels for applications in semiconductor advanced packaging. The system combines...
Rudolph Technologies Inc.
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Fujikura 19S Fusion Splicer
SPARTANBURG, S.C., July 9, 2013 — AFL has introduced the Fujikura 19S, a fixed V-groove single-fiber fusion splicer with configurable automation features that allow users to customize splicing processes. A programmable...
AFL
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Laser-Power Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 9, 2013 — Coherent Inc.’s PowerMax USB Wand is a “meterless,” ultraslim laser-power sensor configured to enable measurements at points deep within instruments such as flow cytometers and...
Coherent Inc.
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Optical Measuring Device
BAD KREUZNACH, Germany, July 9, 2013 — The V-CAD rapid, a 2-D optical measuring device from Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH, can be positioned freely in the coverage field, delivering measurements in seconds. The device...
Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik GmbH
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Solar Cell Handling System
KRAILLING, Germany, July 9, 2013 — InnoLas Systems GmbH’s solar cell automatic handling system can load or unload one wafer per second, or 3600 per hour. Designed for the company’s ILS TT laser machines, the system...
InnoLas Laser GmbH (See InnoLas Photonics)
Bar-Code Reader Lighting, Optics
NATICK, Mass., July 8, 2013 — Instead of having to stock multiple models of industrial bar-code readers, Cognex Corp. customers can now configure the DataMan 300 series for various applications simply by changing the lighting or...
Cognex Corp.
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Leica Absolute Tracker AT402 Laser Tracker
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., July 8, 2013 — The Leica Absolute Tracker AT402 from Hexagon Metrology is a portable 3-D laser tracking system suitable for large-volume, precision measurement applications in the aerospace, power generation, heavy...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
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UHF-BOX Boxcar Averager
ZURICH, July 8, 2013 — For time-resolved measurements using pulsed laser sources, Zurich Instruments has released the UFH-BOX Boxcar Averager as an option for the 600-MHz UHFLI lock-in amplifier. The new device enables...
Zurich Instruments AG
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Scanning Electron Microscopes
SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 7, 2013 — Pemtron Corp.’s PS-230 and PS-250 scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), now distributed by Nanounity, combine the ease of use and cost-effectiveness of tabletop SEMs with the performance and...
Nanounity
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IRXCAM-THz-384 Camera
QUEBEC CITY, July 5, 2013 — The IRXCAM-THz-384 camera from INO uses uncooled microbolometer detectors for imaging in the terahertz range. The 384 × 288-pixel array detector yields high-resolution and...
INO
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Wedge XF DPSS Laser
PAVIA, Italy, July 5, 2013 — Bright Solutions’ new Wedge XF diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser is available in 532- and 1064-nm versions for industrial, medical, military and scientific applications. At 532 nm,...
Bright Solutions srl
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LightWise IQ Cameras
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 5, 2013 — The Imaging Solutions Group’s third-generation camera platform, the LightWise IQ series, supports Dual GigE Vision and, under contract, can support the new CoaXpress interface. The...
Imaging Solutions Group
PC-DMIS 2013 Software
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., July 4, 2013 — Among the more than 40 enhancements of Hexagon Metrology’s 4PC-DMIS 2013 metrology software is Width Construction, which facilitates the construction of width features from two opposing sides...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
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Tachyon 6400 Core
MADRID, July 4, 2013 — New Infrared Technologies has released Tachyon 6400 Core, a series of two high-performance mid-wave IR cores/engines for OEM applications based on an 80 × 80 uncooled focal plane array readout...
New Infrared Technologies (NIT)
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PL-C722 Global Shutter Camera
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, July 3, 2013 — PixeLINK’s PL-C722 global shutter camera is suited for high-contrast machine vision applications including parts inspection, metrology, medical devices, welding and printed circuit board...
Pixelink
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Auto Iris GigE Cameras
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 3, 2013 — The Imaging Source’s series of compact GigE industrial cameras enable powered auto iris lenses to be driven. The six new models, all with auto iris control, are available with CCD and...
The Imaging Source LLC
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RayShield Coupler
ULM, Germany, July 3, 2013 — The RayShield Coupler by WITec is now available for the alpha300 and alpha500 microscope series, allowing the acquisition of Raman spectra and wave numbers down to less than 10 rel. cm−1. ...
WITec GmbH
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N9 and P50N Series UV LEDs
CHUNAN, Taiwan, July 2, 2013 — SemiLEDs Corp.’s N9 and P50N series UV LEDs are suited for directional industrial applications such as printing, coating and curing, and specialty applications including signage and medical or...
SemiLEDs Corp.
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Z-Drives
GREENVILLE, Del., July 2, 2013 — Advanced Motion Controls’ six new analog Z-Drive models output nearly 5 kW of peak power in a footprint smaller than a smartphone. The plug-in style servo drives, models AZ60A8, AZB60A8,...
Advanced Motion Controls
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Helios NanoLab 660 DualBeam
HILLSBORO, Ore., July 2, 2013 — FEI’s Helios NanoLab 660 DualBeam system provides scanning electron microscopy imaging in combination with focused ion beam milling for materials science research. Applications include...
FEI Life Sciences (acquired by Thermo Fisher)
ASM 340 Leak Detector
ASSLAR, Germany, July 1, 2013 — Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH’s new ASM 340 compact leak detector is suitable for industrial, analytical and R&D applications, and can be used in both serial production as well as for maintenance...
Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH
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OT3 Optical Trigger
TRING, England, July 1, 2013 — Specialised Imaging Ltd.’s OT3 optical trigger is a battery-driven portable system that can be isolated from interference from ground loops, noise spiking and brownout. It is suitable for use...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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ImageUV Analysis Software
SAN DIMAS, Calif., July 1, 2013 — Craic Technologies Inc.’s ImageUV microscope camera control and image analysis software for Windows 8 features native touch-screen control, quick resizing of windows, legible icons and fast...
CRAIC Technologies
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VisiLine IP Cameras
SOUTHINGTON, Conn., July 1, 2013 — Baumer Ltd.’s GigE camera series now includes 10 VisiLine IP-protected models for very demanding industrial environments. With IP 65 and IP 67 protective housings, every component, including...
Baumer Ltd.
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