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CCD Sensors Remain Competitive with Broadening Appeal
Jun 26, 2015 — CCDs continue to be the sensor of choice for applications such as astronomy and spectroscopy. With future investment, we can expect improvements in sensor architecture, resolution, pixel size and depth, as well as readout speeds. Over the last few decades charge-coupled device (CCD) sensors have been slowly overtaken by CMOS sensors for applications ranging from mobile phone cameras to surveillance. But CCDs still have a lot to offer, particularly where extreme sensitivity and long
Exact Lens Positioning Is Key to High-Performance Optics Production
Jun 12, 2015 — Ultraprecision machines can provide positioning and lathe centering of mounted lenses in high-performance optics production. Integrated software works with high-precision metrology to offer more economical production for small- and medium-sized...
PI Names Matt Reck Product Line Manager for Air-Bearing Positioning Stages
AUBURN, Mass., April 27, 2015 — Matt Reck has been named product line manager for air-bearing precision positioning stages PI (Physik Instrumente) LP. Reck has worked for a number of motion control companies including Dover Instrument Corp., Danaher Corp. and Aerotech Inc. As a...
Advances in Micromechatronics Promote All-in-One Positioning Modules
Apr 24, 2015 — Smart motion technologies can reduce system size and simplify integration, enabling smaller photonic instruments with full performance. Advances in microactuators, microelectronics and micromechatronics are enabling a new class of all-in-one...
Kramer to Head Business Development for New Scale Technologies
VICTOR, N.Y., April 10, 2015 — New Scale Technologies Inc. has named Jeff Kramer vice president of business development, responsible for developing strategic deals and partnerships with key customers of the company’s miniature motion systems. Kramer has more than 30 years...
Writedown Saps GSI Earnings; Revenues Climb
BEDFORD, Mass., March 6, 2015 — Earnings at GSI Group Inc. took a hit in 2014 due to lowered expectations for the company’s NDS Surgical Imaging subsidiary. GSI reported a net loss of $24.3 million, compared to net income of $7.3 million in 2013. The company said the...
Newport Touts Record Sales Amid Acquisitions
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2015 — Newport Corp. notched sales and orders records in 2014, with profits reaching $35.1 million. Net sales for the year were $605.2 million, $158.7 million of that coming in the fourth quarter. “Our sales and orders in the fourth quarter of 2014...
Automated Fiber Aligners Improve Packaging
Dec 8, 2014 — Computer-controlled fiber alignment engines help process engineers achieve higher throughput in photonics packaging applications. Fiber alignment used to be a tedious manual task, back before the telecom boom. But automated fiber aligners have...
Mounting Precision Enhances Laser Performance
Dec 8, 2014 — Optical mounts literally form the skeleton of virtually all laser systems. The development of mounts with greater stability and wavefront fidelity is key to the creation of higher-performance laser-based tools. This, in turn, extends the precision...
GSI Revenues, Earnings Climb
BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 6, 2014 — GSI Group Inc. reported across-the-board revenue increases and higher earnings in the third quarter.
PMD Camera Enhances 3-D Imaging
Nov 5, 2014 — A CMOS-architecture imaging array where each pixel is a photonic mixer device overcomes challenges in 3-D image capture. Gauging the distance, size and shape of an object is of paramount and self-evident practical importance in everyday life. Nature...
Newport Profits Jump in Second Quarter
IRVINE, Calif., July 31, 2014 — Newport Corp. closed the second quarter of 2014 with earnings of $8.997 million, compared to $2.605 million in the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 245 percent. On a sequential basis, sales rose 4.3 percent to $153 million and orders increased...
Positioning System Advances Could Herald Smart-Factory Era
Jul 1, 2014 — Optical positioning systems could be at the forefront of carrying factories into the fourth industrial revolution. Positioning systems are essential to ensure precision engineering in a number of manufacturing industries from lithography and...
Invest in Photonics to return in October
Jun 9, 2014 — Invest in Photonics, a two-day international business convention focused exclusively on photonics-related venture capital investment, is set to return to Bordeaux, France, on Oct. 9 and 10. The fourth biennial convention brings together industry...
Celestial light switch reveals lunar ranging data
May 5, 2014 — When certain members of the universe play a linear game of hide-and-seek, humans pay attention: Many don special solar glasses; others stay up late to catch sight of a burnt-orange moon. Solar and lunar eclipses are sights to behold, appearing just...
Market Growing for Laser-Based Machine Vision Technologies
Apr 7, 2014 — A panel of industry experts weighs in on recent and future advances in laser technologies for machine vision, and offers a look at the market. Laser-based machine vision can be a valuable tool for manufacturers looking to improve various areas of...
Aerotech Reaches $1B Shipping Milestone
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 25, 2013 — Aerotech has surpassed the $1 billion mark in products shipped since the company’s inception in 1970, the motion control and positioning systems maker said recently. “We are strongly positioned for continued growth in the future,”...
Newport to Acquire Ophir Optronics
IRVINE, Calif., July 8, 2011 — Laser, components and positioning systems manufacturer Newport Corp. reported today that it will strengthen its position in photonics instrumentation by acquiring Israel-based Ophir Optronics Ltd. for $230 million in cash. Based in Jerusalem, Ophir...
Laser Positioning Anniversary
Oct 5, 2010 — Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Scanlab AG of Puchheim, Germany, has grown over the past two decades from a small alternative to the monopolists of that era into a laser positioning and deflection provider with more than 100 employees and annual...
Scanlab AG Marks 20 Years
PUCHHEIM, Germany, Aug. 16, 2010 — Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Scanlab AG has grown over the past two decades from a small, alternative to the monopolists of that era into a laser positioning and deflection provider with more than 100 employees and annual sales that exceed...
Adding Fiber Pays Off for Industry
Jul 1, 2010 — For Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI) of Portland, Ore., getting fiber into its diet has been one key to success. Among other things, the company makes a line of micromachining systems for the semiconductor, flat panel display, photovoltaic...
CVI Selects Israel Sales Rep
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 18, 2010— Global photonics products provider CVI Melles Griot, has named MDE Optics Ltd. as its exclusive sales representative in Israel. Located in Yavne, near Rehovot, MDE will represent the US company’s entire range of products and services, including...
Molecules in motion
MUNICH, Germany – Moving and then trapping freely dispersed molecules can be a challenging process, especially if they are suspended in liquid. To lessen the difficulty, a novel method has been developed using infrared light to thermally drive and control...
Accurate Timekeeping
Dec 1, 2009 — Eblana Photonics of Dublin, Ireland, has received a contract from the European Space Agency. The company will develop lasers for use in more precise atomic clocks. Atomic clocks are employed in the Galileo satellite system design that is used for...
Synchronized flying in space makes for good detection
TEDDINGTON, UK – Researchers from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) are using femtosecond laser combs and optical imaging features on multiple spacecraft with the idea of creating one large detector that will enhance Earth observation and exploration of the...
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