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Advanced Motion Control Scales Submicron Additive Manufacturing
Jun 1, 2023 — Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has revolutionized the manufacturing industry by enabling the creation of complex and customized parts with unprecedented precision and flexibility. Among the various additive manufacturing techniques, two-photon polymerization (2PP) has emerged as a powerful tool for creating high-resolution structures at the nanoscale. The impressive resolution of this technique presents unique scalability challenges due to the submicron laser spot sizes...
Edmund Names Third-Generation Chair: People in the News: 08/17/22
BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 17, 2022 — Edmund Optics named Marisa Edmund chair of the board of directors, succeeding Robert Edmund, who will retire from the position. Marisa Edmund has more than 25 years of experience in the photonics industry, and she takes over the position previously...
Allied Motion Reaches Merger Agreement with ThinGap
AMHERST, N.Y., May 20, 2022 — Precision and specialty-controlled motion company Allied Motion Technologies will merge with ThinGap, a developer and manufacturer of slotless motors for applications that require precision motion. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The...
Light-Driven Microdrones Offer Nanosensing, Motion Possibilities
WÜRZBURG, Germany, April 26, 2022 — Physicists at the University of Würzburg have used light to propel micrometer-size objects in an aqueous environment and control them precisely on a surface with all three degrees of freedom — two translational degrees and a rotational...
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Offers Precision Wave Control
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 9, 2022 — An international team of researchers has developed a mechanical reconfigurable intelligent surface that features a high reconfiguration degree of freedom, is low cost, and is characterized by its low energy consumption. The device operates at...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 01/07/22
Jan 7, 2022 — VELDHOVEN, Netherlands — ASML Holding experienced a fire inside part of its factory in Berlin during the night of Jan. 2. The fire, in the company’s Berliner Glas facility, was extinguished; there were no injuries during the incident....
Allied Motion Acquires Spectrum Controls
AMHERST, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2022 — Allied Motion Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty controlled motion products and solutions, has acquired acquired Spectrum Controls, a manufacturer of industrial inputs and outputs and universal communications...
Light-Powered Robot Decontaminates on Water’s Surface
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 — Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have devised a sustainable solution to clean contaminants in open waters. The researchers have introduced a light-powered, floating, autonomous, soft robot that is fueled by vaporized water. The...
Allied Motion Closes 2021 With Three Acquisitions
AMHERST, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2021 — Allied Motion Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of precision and specialty controlled motion products, acquired ALIO Industries, a manufacturer of advanced linear and rotary motion systems for nano-precision applications. The purchase price...
Allied Motion Acquires ORMEC, Expands Motion System Capabilities
AMHERST, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2021 — Allied Vision, a designer and manufacturer of precision motion products, has acquired ORMEC Systems Corp. ORMEC develops and manufactures electro-mechanical automation solutions and motion control products, including multi-axis controls, actuators...
Devices Made of Multiple Materials Can Fit on a Single Chip
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 12, 2021 — A team of researchers at the University of Strathclyde has developed a highly accurate way to assemble multiple micron-scale optical devices extremely close together on a single chip. According to the team, the approach could eventually support the...
Novanta's Acquisition of ATI Adds Robotics, Precision Motion Capabilities
BEDFORD, Mass., July 19, 2021 — Novanta will acquire privately held ATI Industrial Automation, a supplier of intelligent end-of-arm technology solutions for industrial and surgical robots. The deal is worth $172 million upfront in cash and additional contingent cash payments...
MKS Instruments to Acquire Process Chemical Technology Company
ANDOVER, Mass., July 1, 2021 — MKS Instruments has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atotech Ltd., a process chemicals technology company and a provider of advanced electroplating solutions. MKS will acquire the company for $16.20 in cash and 0.0552 shares of MKS...
People in the News: 05/12/21
May 12, 2021 — LARNE, Northern Ireland — SWIR, CCD, EMCCD, and CMOS camera manufacturer Raptor Photonics Ltd. named Nathan Tate sales engineer. Tate will be responsible for growing sales globally. Nathan Tate. Courtesy of Raptor Photonics. TUCSON, Ariz....
Physik Instrumente Acquires P·G·W-Precision Granite W Co. Ltd.
KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 18, 2021 — Precision motion control and nanopositioning equipment developer Physik Instrumente (PI) acquired P·G·W-Precision Granite W Co. Ltd. The acquired company, based in Gifu, Japan, is a manufacturer of high-flatness granite base plates,...
Yaskawa Europe to Relocate Corporate Headquarters
ESCHBORN, Germany, Dec. 30, 2020 — Yaskawa Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corp., a manufacturer of mechatronics and robotics solutions and supplier of motion and control technology and regenerative energies, announced this month it will open a new corporate...
Busch Microsystems Expands US Presence with JP Sercel Partnership
LANGENLONSHEIM, Germany, Sept. 17, 2020 — Busch Microsystems, a designer and manufacturer of high-precision motion control systems, has partnered with technical consulting company JP Sercel TBC to expand its global presence in the U.S. Busch and JP Sercel will together provide...
Motion Control Solutions for High-Precision, Large-Field Laser Micromachining
Sep 25, 2019 — High-precision, high-throughput laser micromachining typically requires galvo scan heads with a short focal length, which in turn produces a small image field, or field of view (FOV). However, a growing number of high-tech manufacturing areas, such...
Novanta's Celera Motion Acquires Sensor Developer Zettlex
BEDFORD, Mass., May 28, 2018 — Motion control technology provider Novanta Inc. has acquired Zettlex, a provider of inductive position sensing technology for OEM, industrial, and medical markets. Zettlex designs and produces sensors and encoders to measure position or speed...
Jolliffe Named Head of Automation Marketing for PI
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Aug. 25, 2017 — Motion control technologies developer Physik Instrumente LP (PI) has named Cliff Jolliffe as head of segment marketing for automation. Jolliffe brings more than two decades of automation technology experience. For the last 15 years, he worked for a...
Physik Instrumente a Finalist in Motion Control Industry Awards
AUBURN, Mass., June 29, 2017 — Motion control and nanopositioning developer Physik Instrumente LP was a finalist for the Manufacturer of the Year and Contributions to Skills and Training awards at the 2017 Motion Control Industry Awards. The continued recognition in the field of...
Allied Motion Appoints Kevin McNicholas VP of Sales
AMHERST, N.Y., April 4, 2016 — Allied Motion Technologies Inc. has appointed Kevin McNicholas vice president of sales, as of March. In the position, the company said McNicholas' primary goal is to develop a sales organization and channel strategy to meets the current and emerging...
Physik Instrumente Promotes Dave Rego to Eastern-US Sales Director
AUBURN, Mass., March 28, 2016 — Motion control and positioning technology firm PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. has promoted Dave Rego to director of sales for the U.S. Eastern Region. Rego holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and a B.A. in German from the University of Rhode...
Omron to Acquire Motion Control Firm Delta Tau
KYOTO, Japan, July 31, 2015 — Industrial automation firm Omron Corp. plans to acquire a 100 percent stake in Delta Tau Data Systems Inc. of Chatsworth, Calif., maker of motion control systems used in semiconductor and LCD manufacturing. The deal is expected to close in early...
Dynamic Perspective, TU Wien Collaborate on Drone Gimbal
VIENNA, July 15, 2015 — A lightweight camera suspension system for ultralight aircraft and drones has been developed by Dynamic Perspective GmbH and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). Weighing less than 20 kg, the DynaX5 gimbal features five rotational axes and...
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