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BAE Systems Provides Specialized Weapon Sights to Army The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a seven-year contract worth up to $384 million to provide specialized weapon sights that improve soldiers’ ability to quickly and accurately engage targets...
Optics Balzers Opens Malaysian Facility Optical coating and component developer Optics Balzers AG has opened a production facility in Penang, Malaysia, with 30 new employees. “There have been various inquiries about high-quantity...
FDA Clears Zeiss Ocular Imaging System Carl Zeiss Meditec AG has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its PLEX Elite 9000 Swept-Source OCT posterior ocular imaging system, expanding the potential for clinical...
Gooch & Housego Wins UK Funding Photonic systems developer Gooch & Housego PLC won government funding from Innovate UK and the UK National Quantum Technologies Program for its REVEAL and CASPA projects. REVEAL aims to develop a...
Klette-Matzat Joins EVT Machine vision solutions provider EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has appointed Sven Klette-Matzat is its new sales director. Klette-Matzat will be responsible for existing and future customer service...
Boston Electronics to Distribute Nikkiso Products Electro-optical solutions developer Boston Electronics Corp. has partnered with UV technology developer Nikkiso America Inc. to distribute its products in North America. “The partnership with...
Optical Surfaces Supplies Beam Expanders for ELI-NP Project Optical component developer Optical Surfaces Ltd. has supplied the first of 10 high-performance beam expanders to the Thales Group for the Extreme Light Infrastructure for Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)...
Tall Trees LED Acquires Dallas Lighting & Photonics Tall Trees LED Co. has completed the acquisition of Dallas Lighting & Photonics Inc. The deal aims to grow revenue and strengthen the companies’ market placement. "In an effort to...
Robota Chooses LeddarTech Sensor for UAV Solid-state lidar solutions developer LeddarTech Inc. has announced that its LeddarOne optical sensor has been selected by Robota LLC as the altimeter for the Eclipse, its new generation of...
Duncan Joins LaserMax Laser developer LaserMax Inc. has appointed Jay Duncan to its executive management team to direct and lead marketing efforts. "Jay is a strategic hire for LaserMax as we focus our branding, product...
AI Dialog Brings Together Humans and Their Machines Artificial intelligence algorithms can potentially enhance future automated driving mobility applications. These same deep-learning algorithms could also increase visual object detection to further...
Fast Gas Detector Senses Unlimited Industrial Emissions Combining photonics principles seen in fiber optics — multiplexing to demultiplexing filters and modulation and wavelength tuning — with Mid-IR spectroscopic sensing technologies,...
Packaged Silicon Photonics Transceiver Market Set to Expand The packaged silicon photonics transceiver market is expected to reach $6 billion by 2026, according to a new report from Yole Développement. “Silicon photonics has reached the tipping...
Quanergy Lidar Sensor Wins CES Innovation Award Lidar sensor provider Quanergy Systems Inc. has received the Consumer Electronic Show’s (CES) 2017 Best of Innovation Award in the vehicle intelligence category for its S3 solid-state lidar...
Murugkar Wins Norman Edmund Inspiration Award Optics and imaging developer Edmund Optics Inc. has awarded Dr. Sangeeta Murugkar, assistant professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, the 2016 Norman Edmund Inspiration Award for his...
MicroVision, STMicroelectronics to Collaborate Laser projection microdisplay developer MicroVision Inc. has signed a deal with STMicroelectronics, a Geneva, Switzerland-based electronics and semiconductor manufacturer, to collaborate on...
Machine Vision Lighting’s Illumination Technique Wins 2016 Vision Award Machine Vision Lighting Inc.’s variable irradiation solid angle (VISA) illumination technique has won the 2016 Vision Award, handed out at the Vision 2016 trade show in Stuttgart, Germany. VISA...
Brookhaven National Laboratory Receives 2016 R&D 100 Awards Three technologies developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have received 2016 R&D 100 Awards, recognizing innovations in microscopy, catalysis and...
Audi Debuts US Laser Light Audi of America Inc. has debuted its first U.S. production laser light on its 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Exclusive Edition vehicle. The R8 utilizes full LED headlights, which are supplemented by a laser...
Global Photonics Market Set for Growth The global photonics market is set to reach $76.6 trillion by 2020, according to a new report from Transparency Market Research. Expanding from 2013’s figure of $51 trillion with a compound...
Berk-Tek Expands IP Platform Fiber and copper network infrastructure solutions manufacturer Berk-Tek Inc. has expanded its EVERYTHING IP platform to include fiber optic solutions. The company cites the evolution in wireless...
B&W Tek Receives R&D 100 Award Mobile spectroscopy solutions developer B&W Tek Inc. has won a 2016 R&D 100 Awards in the Analytical and Test category for its NanoLIBS handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy analyzer....
Snyder Appointed President of American Polarizers Optical technology developer American Polarizers Inc. has appointed Jeffrey Snyder as its new president. “Over his short tenure with the company, Jeff has been instrumental in helping us bring...
ASML GainsMinority Stake in Zeiss for EUV Development Semiconductor supplier ASML Holding NV has announced an acquisition agreement to acquire a 24.9 percent minority stake in optics developer Carl Zeiss AG’s subsidiary Carl Zeiss SMT, for which...
For Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast Lays Its Own Fiber Optics The Gold Coast City Council in Australia is set to pay $3.6 million to lay down its own fiber optic cable in the quest for high-speed internet. In preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, the...
Scanlab Gains Supplier Accreditation Scan system developer Scanlab GmbH has received DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certification, facilitating supplier accreditation. The company says this certification demonstrates the company's...
Teledyne to Acquire IN USA Instrumentation developer Teledyne Instruments Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Norwood, Massachusetts-based IN USA Inc., a manufacturer of ozone generations, analyzers and...
Patterson named CEO of Quantel USA Dr. Steve Patterson has been named CEO of Quantel USA, a Quantel Laser subsidiary. Patterson comes to Quantel after leading DILAS Diode Laser’s U.S. office through rapid growth and market...
Global Helium Market Swings to Oversupply The global market for helium, an inert gas essential for medical resonance imaging (MRI), semiconductors, welding and other manufacturing and industrial uses, is growing at 2 percent per year. That...
Han’s Laser expands with CorActive partnership CorActive High-Tech, a private manufacturer of specialty optical fiber and fiber laser modules, has entered into a strategic partnership with Han’s Laser Technology Group Co. Ltd., a...
RSP Systems Awarded EU Grant for Glucose Monitor Human diagnostics company RSP Systems AS has been awarded a €2.4 million ($2.7 million) grant as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 framework for research and innovation. The funds...
OFS Receives Emmy for Fiber Optic Pioneering Fiber optic network solutions developer OFS Fitel LLC has received an Emmy award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for contributions toward the pioneering and deployment of...
Contag Wins 2017 Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award Dr. Christopher Contag at Stanford University has been named the recipient of the 2017 Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The award is...
St. Jude Medical Reaches Primary Endpoint for OCT Trial A trial undertaken by medical device company St. Jude Medical Inc. has met its primary endpoint as the first multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing optical coherent...
Industry and Academia Partner to Advance Thin Film Coating Technology The University of Southampton and Plasma App Limited are collaborating in a one-year £150k feasibility study to explore novel thin film coating technology and applications. A major focus of the...
GE Acquires Majority Stake in Concept Laser General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to acquire a 75 percent stake in metal additive manufacturer Concept Laser GmbH for $599 million and take full ownership in the “a number of...
Cognex Acquires EnShape Machine vision technology developer Cognex Corp. has acquired EnShape GmbH, a maker of advanced 3D vision sensors and software based in Jena, Germany. EnShape’s 3D sensors use patented...
Nanomechanics Receives Tennessee Trade Excellence Award Nanomechanics Inc., a provider of mechanical testing tools for materials at the micro- and nano- levels, has been awarded the 2016 Governor’s Award for Trade Excellence (GATE) by the Tennessee...
Quorum Coating System Installed at University of Southampton The University of Southampton’s Biomedical Imaging Unit is using Quorum Technology Inc.’s Q150T ES combined sputter coating and carbon coating system as a general purpose workstation. The...
Specialised Imaging Forms Wegapixel Ultra-high-speed imaging technology developer Specialised Imaging Ltd. has formed Wegapixel, a new division focused on the design and development of advanced CMOS image sensors. Wegapixel is a...
Monroe Community College Eyed for Top Photonics Training Center U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for federal funding to make Monroe Community College a top photonics training center. Sen. Schumer launched his push to secure over $500,000 for MCC...
Riccardi, Schaefer Join Ocean Optics Optical technology provider Ocean Optics Inc. has appointed Jack Riccardi and David Schaefer two new executives and members of its board of directors. Riccardi has joined the company as its vice...
PolyU to Install Fiber Sensing Technology in Singapore Transit System Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s (PolyU) proprietary optical fiber sensing technology for railway monitoring has been adopted in Singapore metro lines. Sensors were also installed in...
Fiber-Optic Attenuator Market Set to Expand The global consumption value of component-level fiber optic attenuators is projected to reach $427.8 million in 2021, according to a market forecast from ElectroniCast Consultants. During the...
Research & Technology
Hyperspectral iPhone Camera to Monitor Health and Environment By turning an iPhone camera into a new kind of optical sensor, researchers at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland have created a low-cost hyperspectral mobile device. This will allow consumers...
Fiber Optics Help Improve the Performance of Single-Photon Sources Information can be imprinted on single photons that can in turn, perform calculations and transmit messages. Creating the “individual” photon to do that is a complicated and challenging...
Gooch & Housego Wins UK Funding Photonic systems developer Gooch & Housego PLC won government funding from Innovate UK and the UK National Quantum Technologies Program for its REVEAL and CASPA projects. REVEAL aims to develop a...
Single Device Can Function as Both a Laser and Anti-Laser An integrated device that demonstrates lasing and anti-lasing at the same frequency in a single cavity has been developed using parity–time symmetry. The lasing and anti-lasing resonances that...
Terahertz Scanning Device Developed for Non-Destructive Inspections Most terahertz imaging systems are very bulky — think body scanners at airports that rotate 360 degrees. But a new portable and wearable terahertz scanning device using arrays of carbon...
Optical Imaging Platform Uses Light to Treat Arrhythmia Use of light to defibrillate cardioarrhythmic events in humans could offer a gentler alternative to shocking the heart back to normal rhythm through a generalized electrical discharge. With the...
3D Imaging Study Reveals Chromosome Makeup An advanced imaging technique combining light and electron microscopy with computational modeling software has revealed that DNA makes up only half of the material inside chromosomes — far less than...
Ultrastrong Coupling Achieved Between Light and Matter An ultrastrong coupling (USC) between photons and qubits 10 times larger than ever seen may open the door to a domain of physics and applications deemed unattainable until recently. Researchers at...
Silicon Nanoantennas Turn Light Around Light is rather hard to control, as photons have neither mass nor electric charge. Devices such as nanoantennas can control the propagation of electromagnetic waves, but only to a certain degree. A...
1.3-nm Photodetector Can Generate More Current Than Thicker Devices A photodetector that is ten times smaller than current standard silicon diodes has been developed using molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) sandwiched between two graphene sheets. The 2D device, which has...
Light Could Propel Nanorobots on a “Fantastic Voyage” Through the Human Body Light-driven synthetic nanorobots, comparable in size to a blood cell, could someday travel through the human body to aid surgeons in the removal of tumors and target medications. A nanorobot that...
Photon Source Lighting the Way for Quantum Computing As today's computers show fundamental limitations in calculation capacity for future use, a scalable, electrically driven photon source could make quantum computing a reality sooner than expected.
AI Dialog Brings Together Humans and Their Machines Artificial intelligence algorithms can potentially enhance future automated driving mobility applications. These same deep-learning algorithms could also increase visual object detection to further...
Photomotility of Polymers Could Enable Soft Robots to “Travel Light” Novel materials that convert UV light into energy without the need for electronics could provide the basis for a lightweight internal power source that would mobilize miniaturized robots efficiently,...
Novel Optoacoustic Technique Reveals Deep Neural Activity An optoacoustic tomography platform for imaging neural activation deep in the brain has enabled researchers to observe the activation of large neural circuits, currently up to the size of a...
Light Could Restore Health in Bees Exposed to Pesticide Near-IR light therapy has been shown to counteract the harmful effects of neonicotinoid pesticides and improve survival rates of poisoned bees.
Fast Antenna-Assisted Switches Could Expand Potential for Optical Memory Fast optical switches developed using nanoantenna-assisted phase transition could open novel routes to the next generation of optoelectronics. The properties of nanoantennas were tuned to achieve low...
Nanophotonic Cloaking Could Eliminate Crosstalk Between Photonic Devices A nanophotonic cladding cloak that prevents crosstalk between two closely spaced single-mode waveguides could allow photonic devices to be integrated at a much higher density, without causing light...
Photoemission-Based Microelectronics Are Semiconductor-Free A semiconductor-free, optically-controlled microelectronic device fabricated using metamaterials has shown a significant increase in conductivity when activated by low voltage and a low power laser....
Open Source Platform May Reduce Entry Barrier to Optogenetics Testing An optogenetics platform has been developed using open-source hardware and software. The platform is available for biologists who want to incorporate optogenetics testing in their own labs and may...
Autonomous Industrial Robot Paints With Precision Some of the building interiors in Singapore will soon be getting a fresh coat of paint, meticulously applied by the PictoBot, an autonomous robot that makes painting large areas a fast and easy...
Quasi-Direct Conversion Used to Create Safer X-rays A novel photonics technology is being developed to produce a set of low radiation, low cost, flat panel x-ray detectors, promising safer diagnosis for patients and less exposure for hospital and...
MSI Camera to Track Potential Dangers in Low Visibility Areas A surveillance camera now under development will use a multispectral imaging (MSI) platform to capture and reveal information about coastal, road and environmental situations, such as invisible gases...
Light-Sheet Microscope Automatically Adjusts to Optimize Image Quality A light-sheet microscope has been developed that can automatically adapt to the dynamic optical conditions of large living specimens. The smart microscope combines a novel hardware design with a...
Is There Life on Mars? Lidar Device May Be Able to Tell Us. A biosensor currently used by the U.S. military to remotely monitor the atmosphere for potential toxins has inspired a novel device that could be used for detecting biosignatures in space. The...
St. Jude Medical Reaches Primary Endpoint for OCT Trial A trial undertaken by medical device company St. Jude Medical Inc. has met its primary endpoint as the first multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing optical coherent...
Industry and Academia Partner to Advance Thin Film Coating Technology The University of Southampton and Plasma App Limited are collaborating in a one-year £150k feasibility study to explore novel thin film coating technology and applications. A major focus of the...
Light-Initiated Hydrogenation of Graphene is Low Cost, Efficient A study has demonstrated that graphene, when irradiated with visible light, reacts with formic acid in a water solution to add extensive amounts of hydrogen to the graphene. Additionally, it was...
Quorum Coating System Installed at University of Southampton The University of Southampton’s Biomedical Imaging Unit is using Quorum Technology Inc.’s Q150T ES combined sputter coating and carbon coating system as a general purpose workstation. The...
FS Pulses in Mid-IR Wavelengths Could Reveal Inner Workings of Atoms A laser pulse synthesizer with the ability to attain ultra- short pulses in the mid-IR range while maintaining favorable energy scalability could provide scientists with a more complete view of the...
User-Friendly Crime Scene Forensics for Snow and Soil Researchers are working on a new type of portable crime scene forensics technology that is capable of taking precise high-resolution 3D images of shoeprints and tire tread marks in snow and soil....
Monroe Community College Eyed for Top Photonics Training Center U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called for federal funding to make Monroe Community College a top photonics training center. Sen. Schumer launched his push to secure over $500,000 for MCC...
Products
Camera Link Module WEYBRIDGE, England, Nov. 30, 2016 — Sony Europe Ltd.’s XCL-SG510 Camera Link V2.0 module features a global shutter that allows high-speed moving objects to be captured at 5.1 MP and 154 fps. The module offers an array of...
Sony Europe Ltd., Image Sensing Solutions
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Virtual Emergency Training System HAIFA, Israel, Nov. 30, 2016 — The Emergency Scenarios Virtual Reality Trainer from Elbit Systems Ltd. is a virtual reality-based simulation trainer, providing a realistic 3D virtual environment for training emergency response...
Uster Technologies Ltd.
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Conveyor System TORRINGTON, Conn., Nov. 30, 2016 — The WIDECURE conveyor system from Dymax Corp. is designed to offer consistent, fast and safe curing. Equipped with a 25-in.-wide belt, this system is ideal for curing light-curable materials on...
Dymax, Headquarters
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3D Camera AHRENSBURG, Germany, Nov. 30, 2016 — The ToF Camera from Basler AG is a 3D camera that operates on the pulsed time-of-flight principle. The device is equipped with eight high-power LEDs in the NIR range and generates 2D and 3D...
Basler AG
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Driver Assistance System DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 29, 2016 — The second generation of Advanced Driver Assistant Systems from Renesas Electronics Corp. feature up to eight cameras, realizing next-generation electronic mirrors, driver monitoring and surround...
Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH
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Tube Lens FELDKIRCHEN, Germany, Nov. 29, 2016 — The 1.73x Tube Lens from Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG is an optical system that enables microscope-like resolution with wide fields of view to support modern, high-resolution sensors. An...
Qioptiq Photonics GmbH & Co. KG
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Beam Shapers DALGETY BAY, Scotland, Nov. 29, 2016 — A new family of axicon array beam shapers from PowerPhotonic Ltd. is designed for use with multi-mode lasers. Capable of handling high peak and pulsed power of <20 kW continuous wave with a...
PowerPhotonic Ltd.
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LED ANDOVER, England, Nov. 29, 2016 — The pE-300ultra LED from CoolLED provides intense, broad-spectrum LED illumination for imaging the most common fluorescent stains. The device provides access to both microsecond switching via...
CoolLED Ltd.
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Mineral Spectrometer LAWRENCE, Mass., Nov. 28, 2016 — Spectral Evolution Inc.’s oreXpress spectrometer with EZ-ID software can provide critical real-time mineral identification in limestone exploration where it is important to distinguish between...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Embedded Video Interface OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 28, 2016 — The iPORT NTx-NBT Embedded Video Interface from Pleora Technologies Inc. brings the bandwidth and Cat5e cabling advantages of NBASE-T technology to the vision industry. The iPORT NTx-NBT...
Pleora Technologies Inc.
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Silicon Photodiodes HAWTHORNE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2016 — Annular Quadrant Silicon Photodiodes from OSI Optoelectronics Inc. operate between 350 and 1100 nm for backscatter reflectivity measurements. The new silicon quadrant detector features an...
OSI Optoelectronics Inc.
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Bacteria Light Sensor BRUSSELS, Nov. 28, 2016 — Photonics21 has announced a new biophotonic light sensor from European group Poseidon (plasmonic based automated lab-on-chip sensor for the rapid in-situ detection of Legionella) that spots...
CMOS Cameras MUNSTER, Germany, Nov. 23, 2016 — Ximea GmbH’s three new PCI Express camera models are based on new, fast CMOS sensors. The 4K model, the CB120, is equipped with CMV12000 sensors from CMOSIS. With PCIe 3.0, the 12-MP...
XIMEA GmbH
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LED Driver TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 23, 2016 — The GP-HS08N-21C1 LED driver from GlacialTech Inc. is a new addition to the GP-HS08N 8W series, supporting 250 to 680 mA. The driver can handle universal AC input between 90 and 295 VAC and...
GlacialTech Inc.
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3D Sensor KARLSRUHE, Germany, Nov. 23, 2016 — EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has announced the EyeScan AT 3D sensor, ensuring the flawlessness and position of balls on a ball-grid array. With the laser triangulation method and...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Development Kit AHRENSBURG, Germany, Nov. 23, 2016 — The Basler PowerPack for Embedded Vision from Basler AG is a development kit for integrating the company’s dart camera with the BCON interface for low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS). ...
Basler AG
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Extraction and Filtration System LÖBAU, Germany, Nov. 22, 2016 — The LAS 1200 extraction and filtration system from ULT AG is designed for laser fume, applying a specially configured filtration concept for the capture and filtration of dry, noncombustible dusts...
ULT AG
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Goniometer Stage VAN NUYS, Calif., Nov. 22, 2016 — The AK130-15 Goniometer Stage from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. is a low-cost, low-profile solution for the precise measurement of angles or the rotation of an object to a precise angular...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Scan Extension Tool EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 22, 2016 — JTAG Maps from JTAG Technologies is a simple extension to the Altium Designer tool suite that allows users to thoroughly assess the capabilities of the JTAG/boundary-scan resources on their design... Request info >
USB 3.0 Cameras With Modular Lenses OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 22, 2016 — Pixelink has announced the inclusion of Edmund Optics Inc.’s line of Cx lenses into its autofocus USB 3.0 cameras. The modular lenses easily integrate elements such as internal filters or...
Pixelink
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Hyperspectral Camera OULU, Finland, Nov. 21, 2016 — Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd. has announced the Specim FX17 InGaAs-based near-IR hyperspectral camera designed for the industrial machine vision market. The device is an affordable technological...
Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd.
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Medical Software LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium, Nov. 21, 2016 — Telemis SA has launched the next generation of its Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) software. Version 4.8 of the Telemis-Medical archiving software and image transmission... Request info >
Dimming Receptacle SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Nov. 21, 2016 — The ANSI C136.41-compliant dimming receptacle from TE Connectivity Ltd. allows the photo node to be pointed due north in order to optimize light capture in street, parking area or roadway lighting...
TE Connectivity
First Surface Mirrors OAK RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 21, 2016 — Esco Optics Inc. has announced the addition of precision-quality, first-surface mirrors to its online catalog of stock optics. Manufactured from fused silica, the substrates benefit from the...
Esco Optics
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Palletizing Software MASON, Ohio, Nov. 18, 2016 — The IntelliGen palletizing software from Intelligrated Systems Inc. allows operations to easily adjust pallet load configuration without the need for extra programming or cumbersome integration. ... Request info >
Stage EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 18, 2016 — The OE-1250 GEN II Stage from Applied Scientific Instrumentation is designed to be configurable and easily integrated into manufacturers’ systems. The OE-1250 stage has custom mounting...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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Lens Production LAFAYETTE, Colo., Nov. 18, 2016 — Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. has obtained new production technologies for the manufacture of IR/FLIR lenses used in thermal imaging and IR sensing applications. Diamond turning capabilities...
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. (RMI)
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Photoacoustic Microscope TOKYO, Nov. 18, 2016 — The Hadatomo photoacoustic microscope from Advantest Corp. utilizes a proprietary hybrid imaging technology to enable noninvasive imaging of blood vessels in the dermis to a depth of 3 mm. ...
Advantest Corp.
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Optical Instruments for Kids TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 16, 2016 — LabZZ optical instruments from Levenhuk Inc. are designed for kids and teenagers, being easy and safe to use. The kit includes an easy-to-use microscope, prepared microscope slides and special...
Levenhuk USA
Readout IC OSLO, Norway, Nov. 16, 2016 — The IDE3380 general purpose integrated circuit from Integrated Detector Electronics AS is designed for the readout of silicon photomultipliers. The circuit covers a wide range of detector...
Integrated Detector Electronics AS (IDEAS)
Laser Tracking Software Update STOCKHOLM, Nov. 16, 2016 — Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence AB has announced a v1.3 system software update for its Leica Absolute Tracker AT930 and AT960 laser trackers. This upgrade brings advances in usability as...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
Fluid Dispensing Equipment GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15, 2016 — Fisnar Europe has announced a series of enhancements to its QuantX line of fluid dispensing equipment. The components benefit from greater accuracy, improved yields and a reduction in waste....
Fisnar Europe Ltd.
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Cube Switcher BINGHAMTON, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2016 — Finger Lakes Instrumentation LLC has announced the INCITE Cube Switcher, 10× faster than traditional cube turrets. The device changes dichroics and emission filters in 30 ms. INCITE...
Finger Lakes Instrumentation
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Encoder BERLIN, Nov. 15, 2016 — The AKS16 high-resolution encoder from Bogen Electronic GmbH performs linear measurements up to 192 mm. With six different diameters from 15 to 60 mm, the AKS16 can scale rotary motions both...
Bogen Electronic GmbH
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Optimized Optical Components CHESHAM, England, Nov. 14, 2016 — Optimized optical components from Resolve Optics Ltd. are designed for machine vision applications. The optimized fixed and zoom lenses for vision applications facilitate parts recognition,...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Food Analytics IR LED MUNICH, Nov. 14, 2016 — The SFH 4735 broadband IR LED from Osram Licht AG is designed for food analysis in everyday food analytics. The LED emits broadband IR light in a wavelength range from 650 to 1050 nm, opening...
ams OSRAM GmbH
Signal Quality Analyzer RICHARDSON, Tex., Nov. 14, 2016 — The MP1800A Signal Quality Analyzer from Anritsu Corp. supports the newest USB 3.1 Gen2 receiver test standards. The USB 3.1 Receiver Test Solution uses the G0373A Adapter and MX183000A...
Anritsu Co.
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Micro-Tactical Cable SPARTANBURG, S.C., Nov. 14, 2016 — AFL’s Micro-Tactical Fiber Optic Cable can withstand high tensile loads, severe crushing forces, repeated impact and extreme temperature. Designed for rapid deployment in networks that...
AFL
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DC-DC Converters MANSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 11, 2016 — Murata Power Solutions has announced the ICH series of industrial grade, isolated DC-DC converters, providing highly efficient, baseplate-cooled power from 360 to 500 W from an industry-standard...
Murata Power Solutions
SWIR Emitter Packages LATHAM, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2016 — Through-hole and surface mount short-wavelength-infrared (SWIR) emitter packages from Marktech Optoelectronics feature wavelengths from 1050 to 1720 nm and operating currents ranging from 20 to 350...
Marktech Optoelectronics Inc.
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Post Top LED Lamps TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2016 — A line of Conical LED Post Top Lamps from LEDtronics Inc. are DLC-listed and come in base-up and base-down variations. The LED40B post top series has a conical shaped LED layout, which targets...
LEDtronics Inc.
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Galvo Scanner Control PITTSBURGH, Nov. 11, 2016 — The Nmark GCL high-performance galvo scanner control from Aerotech Inc. is a closed-loop, two-axis servo drive for the AGV series of scanners. The scanner control provides leading settling...
Aerotech Inc.
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Input/Output and Communication Card MONTREAL, Nov. 10, 2016 — The Indio input/output and communication card from Matrox Imaging provides jumper-selectable signaling in both 24-V and TTL-level standards, making it ideal for both industrial and laboratory use. ...
Matrox Imaging
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Laser Stent and Tube Cutter MONROVIA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2016 — Amada Miyachi America Inc. has upgraded its Sigma Laser Stent and Tube Cutter, which can be configured with either microsecond fiber or femtosecond lasers. Featuring three or four axes of...
AMADA WELD TECH Inc.
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Test Solution RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 10, 2016 — Anritsu Co. has announced the 56-Gbaud NRZ/PAM4 BER Test Solution that integrates the 64-Gbaud PAM4 DAC G0374A with the Signal Quality Analyzer MP1800A and 56G/64G DEMUX MP1862A. The G0374A is...
Anritsu Co.
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Opto-Mechanical Positioners GRANTS PASS, Ore., Nov. 10, 2016 — SMFCx, a new series of opto-mechanical positioners for coupling light into and out of fiber optics from Siskiyou Corp. offers ease of use, high precision and full six-axis adjustment in a compact...
Siskiyou Corporation
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Inverted Microscope Platform JENA, Germany, Nov. 9, 2016 — Carl Zeiss AG has announced the Axio Observer inverted microscope platform for life science research. The line consists of three stable and modular microscope stands for flexible and efficient...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Microscopy
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3D Form Measurement Platform LEICESTER, England, Nov. 9, 2016 — Taylor Hobson has announced the ultra-low-noise LuphoScan platform for 3D form measurement of high-quality optical surfaces. The new generation instruments provide an industry first with instrument...
Taylor Hobson Ltd.
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Sub-nanosecond Laser REGENSDORF, Switzerland, Nov. 9, 2016 — Onefive GmbH has announced the Katana HP laser, significantly reducing cost and complexity of a stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscope with respect to the use of stretched pulses from a...
Onefive GmbH
High-Pressure Parallel Reactor ISELHAM, England, Nov. 9, 2016 — The MultiCell High-Pressure Parallel Reactor from Asynt Ltd. is designed for undertaking experiments such as carbonylation, hydrogenation, catalysis and supercritical fluid reactions, as well as... Request info >
Specialized Lens Adapters CHESHAM, England, Nov. 8, 2016 — Resolve Optics Ltd. has announced two specialized lens adapters. The Model 287 wide-angle zoom lens adapter, providing a 0.5x field of view while maintaining minimal distortion and high resolution...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Visible SWIR Camera LARNE, Northern Ireland, Nov. 8, 2016 — Raptor Photonics Ltd. has announced the OWL 1280 visible SWIR camera for high-definition, high-end, long-range surveillance, scientific and astronomy applications. Using a cooled 1280 x...
Raptor Photonics Ltd.
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Smart Camera with Machine Vision MONTREAL, Nov. 8, 2016 — The Iris GTR Smart Camera from Matrox Imaging uses On Semiconductor PYTHON CMOS image sensors and an Intel Celeron dual-core embedded processor to inspect faster moving lines or perform more...
Matrox Imaging
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Switching Mode Power Supplies BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 8, 2016 — The DTI 250-kW HVPS series of switching mode power supplies from Diversified Technologies Inc. is a compact, fully integrated solid-state unit that provides 15 to 100 kV of adjustable output with...
Diversified Technologies Inc.
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High-Speed Laser Sensors SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2016 — The PowerMax-Pro USB/RD high-speed laser sensors from Coherent Inc. use a novel, thin-film technology for broad wavelength sensitivity, dynamic range and laser damage resistance of a thermopile. ...
Coherent Inc.
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Digital High-Speed Camera WAYNE, N.J., Nov. 4, 2016 — Vision Research has announced the Phantom Miro N-Series of digital high-speed cameras. With a camera head measuring 32 x 32 x 29 mm, the Miro N-Series delivers 560 fps at full resolution and...
Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras
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Image Intensifier System TRING, England, Nov. 4, 2016 — Designed to improve the sensitivity of high-speed video and camera systems used in low-light machine vision applications, the SIL2 from Specialised Imaging is a high-performance gated image...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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Optics Refurbishment AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 4 — Rigaku Innovative Technologies Inc. has announced a synchrotron optics refurbishment program with new optics and coatings for synchrotron applications. The refurbishment method is designed to...
Rigaku Innovative Technologies Inc.
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Optical Microscope Image Analyzing System RUTESHEIM, Germany, Nov. 3, 2016 — The FastPatch 2 GO microscope system from Pamas GmbH is an optical microscope image analyzing system designed to analyze fluids that can prove problematic for automatic particle counters such as...
PAMAS GmbH
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High-Speed Video Camera TRING, England, Nov. 3, 2016 — The Kirana ultra-high-speed video camera from Specialised Imaging Ltd. combines the flexibility of video technology with the resolution of an ultra-high-speed framing camera. Incorporating a...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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Industrial Imaging Cameras WATERLOO, Canada, Nov. 3, 2016 — Teledyne Dalsa has added the 16-MP M4090 and 25-MP M5100 models to its line of Genie Nano GigE Vision cameras. Powered by Onsemi’s Python image sensors, the monochrome cameras deliver...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Collimated Diode Lasers TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2016 — The Cyanea Series of Collimated Diode Lasers from Laserglow Technologies are tuned to emit low optical noise, low duty cycle and clean pulse shapes in the 470-nm spectral range, coinciding with the...
Laserglow Technologies
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Sapphire Waveplates PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov.2, 2016 — Meller Optics Inc. has announced Sapphire Waveplates that extend IR polarization control into the IR, beyond fused silica optical waveplates. The devices feature Moh 9 hardness, making them...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Splicing, Glass Processing Systems SPARTANBURG, S.C., Nov. 2, 2016 — The LAZERMaster LZM-110M, LZM-110P, LZM-110M+ and LZM-110P+ splicing and glass processing systems from AFL use a CO2 laser heat source to perform splicing, tapering, lensing or other glass shaping...
AFL
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Thermal Management System BURGESS HILL, England, Nov. 2, 2016 — The Thermal Management System (TMS) from Edwards Vacuum helps semiconductor, flat panel display and solar manufacturers improve their process performance and safety by reducing vacuum or abatement...
Edwards Vacuum
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Laser Control Module BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Nov. 1, 2016 — ACS Motion Control Inc. has announced the LCMv2 Series of EtherCAT slave laser control module, enabling direct control of the laser source to deliver precise laser micro-machining and increased...
ACS Motion Control Inc.
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Lidar Solution HINESBURG, Vt., Nov. 1, 2016 — Renewable NRG Systems has announced WINDCUBE, an advanced lidar solution that offer meteorology experts real-time, high-resolution vertical and spatial profiling of the planetary boundary layer. ... Request info >
Tube Production Laser ELGIN, Ill., Nov. 1, 2016 — Mazak Optonics Corp. has announced the Versatile Company Laser-Tube 100 (VCL-T100), a tube production laser that utilizes direct-diode laser technology. The laser delivers higher efficiency and...
Mazak Optonics Corp.
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