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II-VI Buys 75% of Laser Firm

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SAXONBURG, Pa., Oct. 5, 2007 -- II-VI Inc. announced this week it will expand its laser optics and components product lines and enter the fiber laser market by acquiring 74.9 percent of HighYAG Lasertechnologie GmbH for an undisclosed amount of cash. HighYAG was founded in 1995 and is based near Berlin, Germany. It manufactures automated equipment to deliver high-power 1-µm laser light for cutting, drilling and welding in automotive, semiconductor and other materials-processing applications. It also produces tools for laser materials processing, including modular laser processing heads for fiber lasers, YAG lasers and...Read full article

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    Published: October 2007
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