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Photonics.com - November 2020
Business
M Squared Announces $43.4M in Financing
Photonics and quantum technology developer M Squared announced £32.5 million in financing to accelerate growth and advance quantum technology. Santander UK is providing a £20 million debt facility that allows the company to fund the acquisition of a substantial part of BGF’s current shareholding, as well as to fuel the next state in business and technological growth. The...
GE Healthcare Acquires Prismatic Sensors
GE Healthcare announced the acquisition of Prismatic Sensors, a Swedish startup specializing in photon-counting detectors. The acquisition signifies the company’s continued investment in...
Sivers Photonics Appoints Graeme Urquhart Sales Director
Sivers Photonics announced the appointment of Graeme Urquhart as sales director. Prior to joining Sivers Photonics, Urquhart served as business development director at Novosound, a start-up...
Collaboration Draws Federal Prize
Trumpf, Zeiss, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics were awarded the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2020 (German Future Prize 2020) for their project “EUV...
Chromacity Appoints Two
Chromacity has announced Bertrand Frossard as the company’s international business development manager and Lawrence Titley as sales associate. In a press release, the company, which recently...
NUBURU Announces CEO, CFO
NUBURU, a specialist in high-power and high-brightness industrial blue lasers, announced the appointments of Guy Gilliland to the position of CEO and Chris Baldwin to CFO. Gilliland previously held...
Synopsys Acquires Light Tec
Synopsys announced the acquisition of Light Tec, a provider of optical scattering measurements and measurement equipment. The acquisition will strengthen the software company’s products in its...
Pyreos Names Gary Palmer VP of Operations
Pyreos has announced that Gary Palmer will be taking on the newly created role of vice president of operations. Palmer brings 30 years of management and engineering experience. Most recently he...
Optics, Machine Vision Algorithms at Heart of Epic-USC Collaboration
Epic Sciences Inc., a diagnostics and disease profiling company, announced it has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with the University of Southern California (USC)...
Basler Commences Building Project at Ahrensburg Site
Basler AG has broken ground on a new, expanded complex in Ahrensburg, Germany. The manufacturer of industrial cameras and imaging systems said the new six-floor facility will cover more than 310,000...
Lumentum Acquires TriLumina Assets
Lumentum has acquired technology assets of TriLumina, including patents and other intellectual property. Trilumina technology includes flip-chip, back-emitting VCSEL arrays for use in a wide variety...
All-optical Sensor Safely Detects Volatile Chemicals
University of Navarra scientists in Spain and partners from European photonics innovation hub ACTPHAST 4R are collaborating to develop technology capable of detecting lethal and highly explosive...
INRS Researchers Awarded Brockhouse Canada Prize
José Azaña and Roberto Morandotti of the Institut national de la reserche scientifique (INRS) were awarded the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and...
Raptor Photonics Names Peter Hagen Sales Manager
Raptor Photonics, a manufacturer of SWIR, CCD, EMCCD, and CMOS cameras, named Peter Hagen sales manager. Hagen will oversee global sales for the company. Previously, Hagen held leadership positions...
Kyocera Corp. Acquires GaN Laser Technology Company SLD Laser
Kyocera announced it will acquire Goleda, Calif.-based SLD Laser, a developer of visible laser sources for display, automotive, and specialty applications. SLD (Soraa Laser Diode), commercializes...
Hitachi High-Tec Acquires PIC Manufacturer VLC Photonics
Hitachi High-Tec Corp. has acquired Valencia, Spain-based VLC Photonics SL, a designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) solutions and engineering services. VLC becomes a...
UK and Canada Collaborate on Quantum Tech
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada are backing eight projects that seek to commercialize quantum technologies....
Ernst Rauscher, Pioneer in the Field of Vision, Industrial Image Processing, Dies
Ernst Rauscher, founder of RAUSCHER GmbH in 1984 and a partner and managing director of the company, died on Nov. 5 at the age of 74. Thomas Miller, with RAUSCHER GmbH since 2006, and Raoul...
Coherent Points to Growth in Defense, MicroLEDs as Company Starts Fiscal Year 2021
Coherent Inc. announced the company will acquire EOT, a maker of optical isolators and fiber components, supporting initiatives and applications in the domestic directed energy market. Coherent...
HD Vision Systems Voted Winner of VISION Start-up 2020
An all-virtual audience selected HD Vision Systems as the winner of the Vision Startup Pitch Session held Nov. 11. The Heidelberg, Germany-based company now qualifies to take part in the VISION...
International Team Awarded $13M Grant for Superresolution Microscopy
An international research team headed by Markus Sauer of the University of Würzburg has been awarded a grant to pursue research in superesolution microscopy, aimed at advancing the study of...
Coherent Reports $1.23B in Revenue at Close of Fourth Quarter
Laser and laser-based systems provider Coherent Inc. reported net sales of $1.23 billion and net loss on a GAAP basis of $414.1 million, or $17.18 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ending Oct....
Edmund Optics Acquires Quality Thin Films
Edmund Optics announced its acquisition of coatings specialist Quality Thin Films Inc. Quality Thin Films is located outside Tampa, Fla. As part of the acquisition, Karl George Sr., president and CEO...
Automotive Industry Turbulence Continues to Hurt Jenoptik; Company Profits Down for Quarter
Jenoptik profits declined for the quarter, with the company reporting revenue of just over €176 million for the period ending Sept. 30, and €505 million for the nine-month period ending on...
Flow Cytometer Installed at National Research Council
Kinetic River Corp., a developer of flow cytometry and optics products, announced it delivered its flagship flow cytometer to the National Research Council (CNR) in Naples, Italy. Kinetic...
Cytek Biosciences Closes Series D Funding with $120M
Cytek Biosciences announced the closing of a $120 million Series D funding round, co-led by RA Capital and Hillhouse Capital, with OrbiMed and LYFE Capital also participating. The investment will be...
One Year After Finisar Acquisition, II-VI Eyes Power Market Growth
II-VI reported $728.1 million in revenue and earnings per share (EPS) of 84 cents (GAAP EPS of 38 cents) for its first quarter, ending Sept. 30. Operating income for the quarter exceeded $138 million...
TRUMPF and SICK to Develop Industrial Quantum Sensor
TRUMPF subsidiary Q.ANT and sensor specialist SICK signed a collaboration agreement for the development of industrial quantum sensors. The signing was preceded by a successful demonstration of what...
OLED Materials Company CYNORA Names Ok-Keun Song VP of Engineering
CYNORA, a developer of OLED materials including thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF)-based green and blue emitters, appointed Ok-Keun Song vice president of engineering. Song previously...
Satisloh Names Bruno Fischer CEO
Optical manufacturer Satisloh (the Satisloh Group) named Bruno Fischer company CEO. Fisher previously served as CFO at the company, and as chief operating officer. He has been with Satisloh since...
UCF’s Kyu Young Han Receives NIH Grants
Kyu Young Han, assistant professor in the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Optics and Photonics, has been awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The first is a...
Forthcoming ams/OSRAM Combined Company Moves Closer
OSRAM GmbH shareholders voted in favor of a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement (DPLTA) with amsAG, which owns a majority share of OSRAM (approximately 70% of shares prior to the vote)....
ASML Closes on Berliner Glas Acquisition
Lithographic equipment and chip-making materials developer ASML announced it closed on its previously announced acquisition of Berliner Glas, the German provider of optical key components and refined...
Luna Innovations Acquires Fiber Optics OEM Solutions Company New Ridge Technologies
Luna Innovations announced it has acquired New Ridge Technologies (NRT), a Md.-based developer and manufacturer of fiber optic test and measurement equipment and fiber optic subsystems. NRT, with its...
State of Laser Industry Contributes to Cautious Report, Forecast for IPG Photonics
High-performance laser manufacturer IPG Photonics is maintaining a wide guidance range moving into the year’s final quarter, after reporting a total revenue beat (IPG reported $318 million in...
PerkinElmer to Acquire WUK-based Horizon Discovery
PerkinElmer announced it will acquire Horizon Discovery, a Cambridge, England-based cell engineering company. The acquisition will expand PerkinElmer’s life sciences discovery and applied...
iENSO Names Vlad Kardashov Vice President of Engineering
Embedded vision and systems manufacturer iENSO named Vlad Kardashov vice president of engineering. Company cofounder Michael Liwak moved to the position of chief products officer. Kardashov comes to...
Research & Technology
Terahertz Radiation Technology Gets Under Skin for Diagnosis
Collaborating scientists from the University of Warwick and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have demonstrated a method that uses terahertz radiation to improve the diagnosis of skin...
3D Printing Offers Versatility in Optical Design
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) used multimaterial 3D printing to develop tailored gradient refractive index glass optics, delivering a result that could enable the...
Researchers Develop Open-Source Modular Microscope
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT), Friedrich Schiller University, and Jena University Hospital developed a low-cost modular microscope that has the...
Ultrafast Manufacturing of Perovskite Solar Modules
An ulftrafast method for manufacturing and assembling stable perovskite solar modules has been developed at Stanford University. The technique, according to study author Reinhold Dauskardt, resolves...
Simulation Shows Possibility of Laser Scalpel with Curved Blade
Relying on a photonic hook, or a subwavelength self-bending structured light beam, an international team of researchers proposed the creation of a curved laser blade for a medical scalpel. Currently,...
Laser Method Makes Intense Mid-IR Pulsing More Practical
Research efforts from Vienna University of Technology, in collaboration with Harvard University, have led to the development of a laser method that increases the practicality and usability of...
Observing Nonlinear Ionization Dynamics of Hot Dense Plasma
A team of researchers from the University of Jena has observed the successful formation and interaction of highly ionized krypton plasma, using femtosecond coherent ultraviolet light and a novel...
VCSELs Employ Slow Light to Boost Speed
George Washington University (GWU) researchers have combined multiple transverse coupled cavities to develop a new vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). The cavities in the laser system...
Tracking Photons in the Infrared
Scientists from NUST MISIS Technological Initiative Center are developing a prototype of an infrared photon video detector. The camera, believed to be the first of its kind, will have applications in...
Researchers Push Boundaries of High-Energy Laser Pulses
INRS researchers have pushed the boundaries of high-energy laser pulse propagation, with reliance on the observation of high-energy multidimensional solitary states (MDSS), allowing the direct...
Superresolution on the SPOT: Imaging Achieves Optical Sectioning
A technique called SPOT (spectrum and polarization optical tomography) is providing researchers with a “street view” of lipid membranes surrounding cell organelles, thereby allowing...
Electronic, Light-Powered Chip Delivers Smarter AI
A chip that brings together imaging, processing, machine learning, and memory is enhancing artificial intelligence by imitating the way the human brain processes visual information. The device is...
Multipass Spectroscopy Seeks Disease Biomarkers in Breath
An optical sensing method developed by a research team at the University of Warsaw relies on highly sensitive spectroscopic measurements to detect the presence or absence of formaldehyde in a...
Metalens Microscopy Eliminates FOV Constraints
Researchers from Nanjing University are using metalenses to enhance and shrink microscopes while maintaining resolution with a large field of view. In pursuit of a more compact integrated microscope...
Silicon Modulator Integrates Photonics and Electronics to Perform at 100 Gbit/s
Researchers from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre have demonstrated an all-silicon optical modulator at 100 Gbit/s and beyond, without the use of digital signal...
Extra Level Helps Convert Light Energy into Surface Waves on Graphene with Increased Efficiency
Collaborating physicists from two Russian universities have successfully converted light energy into surface waves on graphene at nearly 90% efficiency. A so-called laser-like energy conversion...
Biologically Controlled Lasing Could Lead to Nanoscale Functionality
An international research team at Nanyang University has demonstrated the concept of a switchable microlaser controlled by the organic biomolecule DNA hybridization process. The study could lead to...
All-optical Sensor Safely Detects Volatile Chemicals
University of Navarra scientists in Spain and partners from European photonics innovation hub ACTPHAST 4R are collaborating to develop technology capable of detecting lethal and highly explosive...
Researchers Devise Method to Observe Atomic Interactions, Quantum Mechanics
Researchers from Princeton University have formulated a method to control and measure atoms that are indistinguishable when observed with an optical lens. The work allows the researchers to observe...
Researchers Claim New Record in Quantum Light Detection
Researchers from the University of Bristol have claimed a new record for detecting squeezed light, using a newly developed balanced homodyne detector. The work could pave the way for...
From Contradictory Polymers, Scientists Develop Nanocoatings with Optimal Properties for Optics
Materials scientists at Kiel University in Germany have synthesized nanoscale gradient copolymers, which possess distinct contradictory properties, to create material coatings that could be used to...
Capturing the Invisible with Upconversion Technology
New technology from researchers at Tel Aviv University has the potential to help cameras recognize colors that are invisible to the human eye. The development has potential to advance applications in...
Infrared Spectroscopy Technique Unveils Insights into Planet Formation
Planetary scientists at Brown University have introduced an infrared spectroscopic method for studying olivine, a mineral that provides insights into the formation of the moon, Mars, and other...
Improving Microscope Resolution with Plasmonic Metasurfaces
While imaging cells using real-time fluorescence microscopy methods, professor Kaoru Tamada of Kyushu University’s Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and her group found that...
Scientists Publish Blueprints for Cheaper Single-Molecule Microscope
A team from the University of Sheffield has designed and built a single-molecule microscope for one-tenth the cost of commercially available models — and shared the build instructions to make...
Moth Eyes Inspire Antireflective Coating
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have developed an antireflective coating inspired by the biostructures in moth eyes. Previous attempts at re-creating the antireflective structure,...
Wearable Sensor Could Increase Awareness of UV Exposure
A custom bio-ink developed by Clarkson University researchers could enable wearable sensors designed to increase the wearer’s awareness of UV exposure. Noting the prevalence of skin cancer and...
Large-Area Organic Photodiodes Offer Cost-effective Alternative to Silicon Sensors
A research team at Georgia Tech has demonstrated that large-area organic photodiodes, produced from solutions at low temperatures, can detect several hundred thousand photons every second. The...
Light-Driven Quantum Network Promises Faster, Enhanced Communication
Using magnetic and semiconducting materials, researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University designed a nanoscale node capable of using laser light to emit and accept photons to...
Laser-Powered Nanomotors Follow Their Path
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have designed linear nanomotors that can be made to move in controlled directions by laser light. The technology has...
Camera Design Aims to Make Multispectral Imaging Cost-effective
Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have incorporated three resolutions into a single camera using a cost-efficient process and construction. The...
Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser Light Propogates Beyond Laboratory Walls
Researchers at MIT and the University of Waterloo (Canada) created a high-power quantum cascade laser (QCL) capable of generating terahertz radiation outside of a laboratory environment. The laser...
Photonic Barcodes Pave the Way for Encryption, Biosensing
Bioresponsive barcodes, capable of detecting molecules in a single liquid droplet, generated radiative energy that successfully converted dynamic biomolecular information into trillions of...
Materials Expand Volumetric 3D Printing
A new class of materials adapted by researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) enable nearly instant production through volumetric 3D printing and expanding the range of material...
Nanostructure Allows Large Incidence Angles in Fiber Optics
Researchers from ITMO, in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Australian National University, have resolved the fundamental problem of light coupling into optical...
Researchers Creep Closer to Stable Quantum Memory
Researchers at ITMO have shown that individual atoms can be transformed into polaritons — quantum particles that are a mixture between matter and light, which are transmitted via optical...
acquisitions
GE Healthcare Acquires Prismatic Sensors
GE Healthcare announced the acquisition of Prismatic Sensors, a Swedish startup specializing in photon-counting detectors. The acquisition signifies the company’s continued investment in...
Synopsys Acquires Light Tec
Synopsys announced the acquisition of Light Tec, a provider of optical scattering measurements and measurement equipment. The acquisition will strengthen the software company’s products in its...
Lumentum Acquires TriLumina Assets
Lumentum has acquired technology assets of TriLumina, including patents and other intellectual property. Trilumina technology includes flip-chip, back-emitting VCSEL arrays for use in a wide variety...
Kyocera Corp. Acquires GaN Laser Technology Company SLD Laser
Kyocera announced it will acquire Goleda, Calif.-based SLD Laser, a developer of visible laser sources for display, automotive, and specialty applications. SLD (Soraa Laser Diode), commercializes...
Hitachi High-Tec Acquires PIC Manufacturer VLC Photonics
Hitachi High-Tec Corp. has acquired Valencia, Spain-based VLC Photonics SL, a designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit (PIC) solutions and engineering services. VLC becomes a...
Edmund Optics Acquires Quality Thin Films
Edmund Optics announced its acquisition of coatings specialist Quality Thin Films Inc. Quality Thin Films is located outside Tampa, Fla. As part of the acquisition, Karl George Sr., president and CEO...
ASML Closes on Berliner Glas Acquisition
Lithographic equipment and chip-making materials developer ASML announced it closed on its previously announced acquisition of Berliner Glas, the German provider of optical key components and refined...
PerkinElmer to Acquire WUK-based Horizon Discovery
PerkinElmer announced it will acquire Horizon Discovery, a Cambridge, England-based cell engineering company. The acquisition will expand PerkinElmer’s life sciences discovery and applied...
Products
Conformal Coating Inspection System
TILBURG, Netherlands, Nov. 30, 2020 — The iSpector JUz Conformal Coating Inspection System from Marantz Electronics Ltd. (Mek) automates processes to ensure coating quality and consistency. UV fluorescent dye, included in most...
MEK Europe BV
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C-mount Lenses
OBERSULM, Germany, Nov. 30, 2020 — More than 20 C-mount lenses have been announced by IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH with lens resolutions of 5, 8, and 10 MP, as well as different focal lengths and optical classes. The...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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CCD Cameras
NORWICH, England, Nov. 30, 2020 — The VS255 and VS825 CCD cameras from Atik Cameras Ltd. are designed for quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) instruments for accurate, reliable COVID-19 testing. The VS255 camera is...
Atik Cameras Ltd.
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Zoom Block Camera
IVER, England, Nov. 23, 2020 — The Harrier 10× AF-Zoom Camera from Active Silicon Ltd. is an autofocus-zoom block camera for affordable, high-quality vision systems. The camera is now available with LVDS, EX-SDI; USB...
Active Silicon Ltd.
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Photoacoustic Microscope Laser
TOKYO, Nov. 23, 2020 — A dual-wavelength laser for the Hadatomo™ Z photoacoustic microscope from Advantest Corp. enables 3D imaging of melanin and vascular networks in the skin. With wavelengths of 575 and 650...
Advantest Corp.
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Raman Microscope
LIVINGSTON, Scotland, Nov. 23, 2020 — The RMS1000 Raman Microscope from Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. is an open architecture, research-grade confocal system. The microscope has been designed for adaptation to almost any modern,...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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Hand-held Barcode Reader
Hoffman Estates, Ill., Nov. 23, 2020 — The V410-H handheld barcode reader from Omron Corp. delivers traceability throughout industrial manufacturing and beyond. The XD, SR and HC models operate on the WebLink platform with PC...
Omron Automation
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3D Profile Sensors
WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 23, 2020 — The Z-Trak™2 series of 3D profile sensors from Teledyne Imaging delivers up to 45,000 profiles/s for high-speed, in-line height measurement and inspection applications using 5GigE. ...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Non-Browning Fixed-Focus Lens
CHESHAM, England, Nov. 20, 2020 — The Model 214 Non-Browning Fixed Focus Lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. is designed for close-up monitoring of radioactive processes in nuclear power, reprocessing, and waste storage plants. This...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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MIR Spectral Sensing Platform
CAIRO, Nov. 20, 2020 — The NeoSpectra-MIR Spectral Sensing Platform from Si-Ware Systems is a miniaturized device based on NeoSpectra technology for on-site use in a fixed or portable application, allowing on-site staff in...
NeoSpectra
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Wafer Vision Inspection Handler
PENANG, Malaysia, Nov. 20, 2020 — The Wi8i G2 Wafer Vision Inspection Handler from ViTrox Technologies is designed for 2D surface defect inspections and metrology. The Wi8i G2 features multiple handling mechanisms to support...
ViTrox Technologies
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Microscopy Spectrometer
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 19, 2020 — The Bigfoot spectrometer from MONSTR Sense Technologies is a multi-functional ultrafast spectrometer capable of measuring signals at the diffraction-limited focus of a microscope. The device...
MONSTR Sense Technologies
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Long-Reach Transceivers
TUSTIN, Calif., Nov. 19, 2020 — QSFP28 100G ZR4 transceivers from ProLabs Ltd. achieve 100G speeds up to 80 km for service network backhaul and distribution. Beyond infrastructural support, the range of transceivers also...
ProLabs USA
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Handheld Thermal Imaging Cameras
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 18, 2020 — The Exx series of handheld thermal imaging cameras from FLIR Systems Inc. provides enhanced thermal resolution with on-camera routing capability for efficient building inspections. The E96,...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Prism Color Camera
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2020 — The Apex AP-3200T-10GE 3-CMOS prism color camera from JAI Inc. is a 3.2-MP device that delivers full resolution, 24-bit RGB output at 106 fps. 3 × 10- and 3 × 12-bit output are also...
JAI Inc.
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CXP-12 Frame Grabber
WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 17, 2020 — The Claxon quad CXP-12 PCIe third-generation frame grabber from BitFlow Inc. transmits video at 12.5 Gb/s. While the speed of data through the frame grabber has doubled, the overall...
BitFlow Inc.
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CCD Line-Scan Camera
KONSTANZ, Germany, Nov. 17, 2020 — The ChromaPIXA™ 2K tri-linear CCD line scan camera from Chromasens GmbH is a high-speed device featuring a maximum line rate of 92.7 kHz. Designed for inline color measurements, the...
Chromasens GmbH
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Item Detection System
NATICK, Mass., Nov. 17, 2020 — The 3D-A1000 Item Detection System from Cognex Corp. is a compact and industrial 3D and 2D motion-capable smart camera used for identifying presence or absence of objects on sorters. 3D...
Cognex Corp.
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Optical Network Troubleshooter
DUNCAN, S.C., Nov. 16, 2020 — The FlexScan® TS100 optical troubleshooter from AFL allows frontline technicians to identify, locate, and resolve last-mile network issues. In a rugged, pocket-sized package with Instant On...
AFL
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Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Nov. 16, 2020 — The TMD2712 ambient light and proximity sensor module from ams AG features a miniature 1 × 2-mm footprint. The module fits in the same teardrop notch of an LCD touchscreen display as a...
ams OSRAM
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Digital Microscope
NAAS, Ireland, Nov. 16, 2020 — The Inspex 3 high-definition digital microscope from Ash Technologies Ltd. is designed around the 30X zoom camera module to meet industrial inspection needs. When a part is placed under the...
Ash Technologies Ltd.
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Benchtop Femtosecond Laser
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 12, 2020 — The Mendocino Dual Wavelength 780/1550-nm Benchtop Laser System from Calmar Laser is designed for researchers in the THz radiation field. The system features higher output power levels of up to...
Calmar Laser
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3D Cameras
OBERSULM, Germany, Nov. 12, 2020 — Ensenso N40 and N45 3D cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH are designed for 3D applications in robotics and automated series production. A fiber-reinforced plastic housing results...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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LED Line Lights
SALEM, N.H., Nov. 12, 2020 — The RGB-IR 855 nm and RGB-White 3500 K multispectral lights from ProPhotonix Ltd. are two new standard configurations for its COBRA™ MultiSpec LED line light. COBRA MultiSpec delivers...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Polarizer Sensors
ATSUGI, Japan, Nov. 12, 2020 — The IMX264MZR monochrome and IMX264MYR color on-chip polarizer sensors from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. are 5-MP devices with a 2/3-type format and pixel size of 3.45 µm. The CMOS...
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp.
Femtosecond Laser
WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 11, 2020 — The Jasper Flex femtosecond laser from Fluence is intended for systems with volume constraints that require high laser power and pulse quality. The semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror...
Fluence sp. z o.o.
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Combined Fork Sensor
OWEN, Germany, Nov. 11, 2020 — The GSX14E combined fork sensor from Leuze Electronic GmbH + Co. KG combines the detection methods of ultrasonic and light in a single housing. It is best suited for labeling machines used in...
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
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NIR LED Illuminator
CAMARILLO, Calif., Nov. 11, 2020 — The OD-663-850 gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) NIR LED illuminator from Opto Diode Corp. is designed for use in surveillance and night vision applications. With a uniform optical beam and an...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Raman Microscopy Analysis Software
WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, England, Nov. 11, 2020 — A Particle Analysis software module for the inVia™ confocal Raman microscope has been announced by Renishaw PLC to automate the system, identify particles on images, and chemically analyze them...
Renishaw PLC, Spectroscopy Products Div.
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Machine Vision Software
WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 11, 2020 — Sapera™ Vision Software Edition 2020-09 from Teledyne DALSA is a suite of image processing and artificial intelligence software to design, develop, and deploy high-performance machine vision...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Plant Phenotyping System
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, England, Nov. 9, 2020 — The HyperAixpert multisensor plant phenotyping system from Analytik Ltd. can operate hyperspectral cameras in scanning mode to enable rapid digital analysis of phenotyping traits in plants. The...
Analytik Ltd.
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Femtosecond Ytterbium Laser
MARTINSRIED, Germany, Nov. 9, 2020 — The YLMO-Seed Femtosecond Ytterbium Laser from Menlo Systems GmbH is a fiber laser oscillator with low amplitude and phase noise. The laser’s figure 9® technology delivers reliable...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Triple-Axis Stages
VAN NUYS, Calif., Nov. 9, 2020 — XAB Triple-Axis Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. are low-cost solutions for the precise measurement of compound angles or the rotation of an object to precise angular positions. The...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Fiber Collimators
HAMBURG, Germany, Nov. 9, 2020 — The 60FC-SF series of fiber collimators from Schäfter + Kirchhoff GmbH is an improved, advanced line of the 60FC-F collimator series, providing an even more precise focus setting. The...
Schaefter + Kirchhoff, Optics, Metrology, Photonics
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Hand-held Laser Welding System
OXFORD, Mass., Nov. 6, 2020 — The LightWELD™ handheld laser welding system from IPG Photonics Corp. features fiber laser technology for fabricator flexibility and precision. Laser power of up to 1500 W is adjusted...
IPG Photonics Corporation
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Automotive Retrofit LED Lamps
MUNICH, Nov. 6, 2020 — Night Breaker LED-based automotive retrofit lamps from Osram GmbH meet road approval regulations, upgrading typical halogen lighting. Drivers benefit from improved visibility on the roads. The...
ams OSRAM GmbH
Security Camera
HONG KONG, Nov. 4, 2020 — The CZ400 security camera from ANNKE features 4-MP resolution with 4× optical zoom with Power over Ethernet for artificial intelligence protection. With the OmniVision Ultra HD image...
ANNKE
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Arbitrary Waveform Generator
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 4, 2020 — The M8199A Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) from Keysight Technologies Inc. features 256 GSa/s with a 65-GHz bandwidth. The device provides research engineers with a high-performing signal...
Keysight Technologies Inc.
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CMOS Laser Sensor
KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 4, 2020 — The E3AS-HL CMOS Laser Sensor from Omron Corp. provides reliable detection of difficult targets that cannot be detected with reflective photoelectric sensors. Helping to eliminate the need for...
Omron Corp.
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Motorized Optical Stand
ROCKLAND, Mass., Nov. 4, 2020 — The OpenStand® motorized optical stand from Prior Scientific Inc. is a unique modular platform that helps users develop custom optical platforms. When combined with a range of readily...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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Body Temperature Kiosk
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020 — The Seek Scan Kiosk from Seek Thermal Inc. is an all-in-one, contactless thermal scanning solution for initial body temperature assessment. Designed for employers and building operations...
Seek Thermal Inc.
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GigE Vision Camera
WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 2, 2020 — The Genie™ Nano-5G M/C8100 GigE Vision Camera from Teledyne DALSA is based on ON Semiconductor’s 45 M monochrome and color sensors. The camera is engineered for industrial imaging...
Teledyne DALSA, North American Sales (Machine Vision)
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