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Rockwell to Acquire Segment of Cedes
Apr 1, 2008 — Rockwell Automation Inc. of Milwaukee has agreed to acquire the safety and automation business of Cedes AG of Landquart, Switzerland. The segment is a supplier of safety and measuring light curtains as well as of other optoelectronics, control units and accessories for industrial applications. The acquisition is expected to be completed by midyear.
Schneider Group Expands in Asia
Apr 1, 2008 — Lens supplier The Schneider Group of Bad Kreuznach, Germany, has opened a subsidiary in Hong Kong to strengthen its position in the Asian market. Schneider Asia Pacific Ltd. will support and develop the sales and sourcing activities of the parent...
Schott Solar, ersol Form Alliance
Apr 1, 2008 — In Germany, ersol Thin Film GmbH, a subsidiary of ersol Solar Energy AG, based in Erfurt, and Schott Solar GmbH of Alzenau have signed an agreement to jointly develop micromorphous technology for thin-film solar cells. They will combine their...
Seiko and Varioptic Sign Agreement
Apr 1, 2008 — Seiko Instruments Inc. of Chiba, Japan, a manufacturer of semiconductors and flat panel displays, and Varioptic Lyon of Lyon, France, a developer of autofocus lenses for the camera phone industry, have signed a cooperation agreement. The companies...
Solid-State Lighting Funding Announced
Apr 1, 2008 — The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory recently announced 13 selections for Round 4 of its solid-state lighting research and development program. The program funds projects that contribute to its goal of developing...
Triumph Acquires Stake in High Tech Plastics
Apr 1, 2008 — Royal Philips Electronics of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has sold a 90 percent stake in its High Tech Plastics Optics business in Suzhou, China, to Triumph Pan-Pacific Capital Limited of Hong Kong. High Tech manufactures plastic lenses used in...
ZC&R, Abrisa Produce Display Glass
Apr 1, 2008 — ZC&R Coatings for Optics Inc. of Torrance and Abrisa Industrial Glass Inc. of Santa Paula, both in California, have collaborated to produce display glass, LCD glass plates, and overlay and bus bar printing production solutions for glass...
Zecotek and Fujikura to Collaborate
Apr 1, 2008 — Zecotek Laser Systems Singapore Pte Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Zecotek Photonics Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has signed a manufacturing and commercialization agreement with Fujikura Ltd. of Tokyo, a producer of optical...
Applied Analytics Moves Its Headquarters
Mar 1, 2008 — Applied Analytics Inc., a provider of process analyzers and sampling systems for production and environmental applications, has moved its headquarters from Maynard to Concord, both in Massachusetts. The company said that the new location will...
Arasor Buys Novalux
Mar 1, 2008 — Arasor International Ltd. of Mountain View has acquired the assets of Novalux Inc. of Sunnyvale, both in California, for $7 million in stock and the assumption of debt. The purchase will enable Arasor to provide an end-to-end solution for the...
Aspectrics Picks Qwest as Western Distributor
Mar 1, 2008 — Aspectrics Inc. of Pleasanton, Calif., a provider of encoded photometric infrared and near-infrared spectroscopy analyzers, has concluded an agreement with Qwest Scientific Group of Redondo Beach, Calif., a distributor of chromatographs, robotics...
Boeing Receives $49 Million Contract
Mar 1, 2008 — Boeing Co. of St. Louis has been awarded a $49 million contract by the US Air Force. The company will support research, design, development and testing of gas, hybrid electric-gas and chemical lasers. Other efforts will include the prototyping of...
Cergence Re-Enters Fiber Optic Industry
Mar 1, 2008 — Cergence Inc., formerly LightMatrix Technologies LLC, of West Chester, Pa., has re-entered the fiber optic component industry. The company’s initial product portfolio offers integrated and packaged solutions ranging from lensed fiber to Bragg...
CoorsTek to Open Manufacturing Facility
Mar 1, 2008 — CoorsTek of Golden, Colo., a supplier of specialty ceramics for the semiconductor manufacturing and flat panel display industries, will build a manufacturing facility in Gumi City, South Korea. The building will be more than three times as large as...
Corning to Expand Facility
Mar 1, 2008 — Corning Inc. of Corning, N.Y., has announced plans to expand its LCD glass substrate manufacturing facility in Taichung, Taiwan. The $453 million expenditure will provide greater manufacturing capabilities for a range of large-size substrates, with...
Cree to Purchase LED Lighting Fixtures
Mar 1, 2008 — Cree Inc. of Durham, N.C., a provider of LED solid-state lighting components, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LED Lighting Fixtures Inc. of Morrisville, N.C. The latter company, which has developed lighting retrofit products, will be...
Crystal Systems Receives $250K for Crystal Growth Project
Mar 1, 2008 — Crystal Systems Inc. of Salem, Mass., has received $250,000 from the French Institute de la Lumiere Extreme project. The funding will be used to scale up the heat exchange method process of crystal growth from 6 to 8 in. in diameter, for use in the...
DRS Technologies Garners Defense Contract
Mar 1, 2008 — DRS Technologies Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., has received a $23 million contract from the US Army’s Aviation and Missile Command in Huntsville, Ala., to provide engineering and field service support, and general depot repairs for obsolescence...
Edmund Optics Opens Larger Office in Germany
Mar 1, 2008 — Edmund Optics GmbH, a subsidiary of Edmund Optics Inc., has moved to a larger facility in Karlsruhe, Germany, to keep pace with increased growth in the market. The office will accommodate the company’s sales, technical and administrative staff to...
Firecomms Selects Representative
Mar 1, 2008 — Firecomms Ltd. of Austin, Texas, a developer of plastic optical fiber transceivers and surface-emitting lasers, has signed a representative agreement with ESA Technical Marketing Inc. of Naperville, Ill. The latter company will market and sell...
Gemfire and Covega Have Merged
Mar 1, 2008 — Gemfire Corp. of Fremont, Calif., has completed its merger with Covega Corp. of Jessup, Md., a provider of indium-phosphide and lithium-niobate components and modules for the telecommunications, industrial, medical, and test and measurement...
Glasstech Forms Solar Business Unit
Mar 1, 2008 — Glasstech Inc. of Perrysburg, Ohio, a developer of glass bending and tempering equipment, has created a business unit to focus on solar energy systems. The division will market the company’s systems for the fabrication of flat panels for...
ICP Solar and Schott Sign Agreement
Mar 1, 2008 — ICP Solar Technologies Inc. of Montreal, a developer and manufacturer of solar products, has signed a multiyear agreement with Schott Solar GmbH of Alzenau, Germany. The Canadian company will use Schott’s thin-film plate technology with its...
Indium to Open Korean Facility
Mar 1, 2008 — Indium Corp. of Clinton, N.Y., a supplier of materials for the electronics assembly and solar photovoltaic markets, plans to open a facility in Cheongju City, South Korea. The plant, scheduled to begin processing in May, will reclaim indium from...
Isra Vision Expands into South America
Mar 1, 2008 — A global supplier of machine vision systems for surface inspection and robot guidance, Isra Vision AG of Darmstadt, Germany, has opened a sales and distribution office in São Paulo, Brazil, from which it intends primarily to serve the market for...

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