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Gulf Fiberoptics Adds New Div.
Nov 16, 2009 — Gulf Fiberoptics, an Oldsmar, Fla.-based manufacturer of fiber optic products for the medical, industrial and visual illumination markets, has announced that it is adding a new photonics division. The division’s business development will be headed up by Cicely Rathmell, who has more than 10 years in the optics and spectroscopy markets. Christopher Bailey, who has a background in fiber optics technology and manufacturing, will lead the engineering department. Rathmell and Bailey have worked...
Leadership Changes at Lockheed
Nov 16, 2009 — Lockheed Martin Corp., based in Bethesda, Md., has announced several leadership appointments and a realignment within its Electronic Systems business area. The actions are effective in early 2010. Marillyn A. Hewson, 55, will become executive vice...
Applied Cutting 1300+ Jobs
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 12, 2009 – In the wake of posting a net loss of $305 million for 2009, chip-making equipment manufacturer Applied Materials said it will cut between 1300 and 1500 jobs, or 10 to 12 percent of its work force, over the next 18 months. Applied Materials said...
Sick Launches New Web Site
Nov 12, 2009 — Sick, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of sensors, safety systems and automatic identification products for industrial applications, has launched a new Web site at www.sickusa.com. Using the enhanced navigational features and functionality,...
Draka’s Fiber Powers Rwanda
Nov 11, 2009 — Optical fiber and cabling company Draka Communications announced that it is in the deployment phase of a nationwide project to install fiber optic infrastructure throughout the Republic of Rwanda. Rwanda’s population density is among the highest...
GigOptix Acquires ChipX
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 11, 2009 – Optoelectronics maker GigOptix Inc. has announced that it acquired fabless integrated circuits supplier ChipX on Nov. 9, a move expected to double its revenue and significantly expand its product portfolio.   ChipX is a mixed-signal,...
IPG Founder Wins LIA’s Top Honor
Nov 10, 2009 — Valentin Gapontsev, founder, chairman and CEO of high-power fiber laser maker IPG Photonics Corp. of Oxford, Mass., has received the 2009 Arthur L. Schawlow Award, the highest honor given by the Laser Institute of America (LIA). The prize was...
Bruker Names New Officers
Nov 9, 2009 — Bruker Corp., a provider of scientific instruments and solutions based in Billerica, Mass., announced that its board appointed Bill Knight as chief operating officer and Brian Monahan as chief financial officer (CFO), effective Feb. 1, 2010. Knight...
Hamamatsu Licenses JDSU IP
MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 9, 2009 – JDSU announced it has licensed patent rights for fundamental picosecond laser technology to Hamamatsu Corp. for the development of microelectronic products.
Senate Confirms 14th NIST Director
Nov 9, 2009 — The US Senate recently confirmed Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher as the 14th director of the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by unanimous consent. Gallagher has worked at NIST since 1993 as a scientist and...
Vision Market on the Upswing
STUTTGART, Germany, Nov. 9, 2009 – The machine vision industry has been hit hard by the economic downturn, but many exhibitors at the Vision 2009 trade show in Stuttgart, Germany, shared the view that the crowd was surprisingly optimistic, despite a 5 percent decline in attendance...
Show Plans Laser Tribute
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2009 – Special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, including a “Cirque du Lasaire” reception, will mark SPIE Photonics West’s first year in San Francisco. The primary photonics technical symposium and exhibition in North...
Flir Delivers 100,000th IR Camera
Nov 5, 2009 — Camera maker Flir Systems Inc. of Wilsonville, Ore., said it will deliver its 100,000th commercial-use infrared camera this week. The Flir thermal imager, used for building inspection, was sold by Tucson, Ariz.-based Professional Equipment to Bob...
Omicron Names Singapore Rep.
Nov 5, 2009 — Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH of Rodgau, Germany, has expanded its worldwide sales network by adding photonics specialist Photonitech as its distributor in Singapore and Malaysia, the company announced this week. Singapore-based Photonitech...
Walmart Selects Cree LEDs
Nov 5, 2009 — Cree Inc., an LED manufacturer located in Durham, N.C., has been selected to provide energy-efficient lighting for Walmart renovations and new construction. Walmart plans to install LRP-38 lightbulbs in 650 stores during the first year, replacing...
AMD Lasers Forms Alliances
Nov 4, 2009 — Indianapolis-based AMD Lasers announced strategic partnerships with 1-800-Dentist, Fortune Management and Cetylite Industries, in a move aimed at providing more value for dental professionals that purchase the Picasso diode dental laser, said AMD....
CDI Awarded Nanotech Patent
Nov 4, 2009 — Carbon Design Innovations Inc. (CDI) of Burlingame, Calif., has announced that it has received a key technology patent for the fabrication of carbon nanotube devices. US Patent No. 7,601,650 was issued Oct. 13, 2009, for a variety of methods and...
Changelight Orders Aixtron System
Nov 4, 2009 — Semiconductor technology company Aixtron AG of Germany announced that LED developer Changelight Co., based in China, has ordered a planetary reactor system for the production of gallium arsenide (GaAs) LEDs. The order is for an AIX 2600G3 system in...
Veridiam Names New CFO
Nov 4, 2009 — Veridiam of El Cajon, Calif., announced that Robert Mazzacavallo has been named its chief financial officer. Veridiam is a contract manufacturer of high-precision fabricated assemblies and metal components, serving primarily Fortune 500 companies in...
Machine Vision Standards Set
STUTTGART, GERMANY, Nov. 3, 2009 – Machine vision trade groups European Machine Vision Association, Japan Industrial Imaging Association and the Automated Imaging Association signed an agreement Tuesday at the Vision 2009 show in Stuttgart to jointly develop machine vision standards,...
Momentive Awarded $4.5M
ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2009 – Momentive Performance Materials was awarded $4.5 million by the US Department of Energy to develop crystal growth technology aimed at accelerating low cost mass production of LED-based solid-state lighting.
Cree LED Bulb Breaks Records
Nov 2, 2009 — Cree Chairman and CEO Chuck Swoboda demonstrated an A-lamp LED lightbulb with the highest lumen output and efficacy reported in the industry at the annual Cree shareholder meeting in Durham, N.C., last week. The company said the bulb produces 969...
$10 Million Investment
Nov 1, 2009 — Anteryon of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a provider of wafer-scale micro-optics, has received $10 million in new equity from Mentha Capital of Amsterdam, also of the Netherlands, and from BNP Paribas Private Equity of Paris. The capital will enable...
Distribution Agreement
Nov 1, 2009 — Oxxius Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., has named RPMC Lasers Inc. of O’Fallon, Mo., as the North American distributor for its family of continuous-wave diode-pumped solid-state lasers and laser diode modules. The devices can be used in a wide range of...
Fiber Spin-off
Nov 1, 2009 — Acreo Fiberlab of Hudiksvall has created Fibertronix AB of Stockholm, both in Sweden. The spin-off company will develop and manufacture specialty optical fibers and fiber-based solutions, targeting customers and applications in the oil, gas,...

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