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Scion Instruments Appoints Two New Sales Managers Scion Instruments has appointed two sales managers. Victor Badillo now serves as sales manager for Latin America, and Rob Clapper serves as sales manager for the United States. Badillo is a science...
Lattice Materials Appoints Jessica Higgins President Lattice Materials LLC has named former company CFO Jessica Higgins its next president. The grower of optical silicon and germanium announced Higgins’ appointment by its board of directors on...
SPIE, University of Glasgow Announce $1M Quantum Photonics Program SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and the University of Glasgow have announced the establishment of the SPIE Early Career Researcher Accelerator Fund in Quantum Photonics. The...
SPI Lasers Combines China Business Operations with Parent Company TRUMPF SPI Lasers announced that it will relocat its Shanghai office to the TRUMPF facility in Taicang to enhance its customer service throughout China. The company became a subsidiary of TRUMPF Group in...
US DOE Reveals Blueprint to Spur Development of National Quantum Internet The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet. In a July 23 press conference at the University of Chicago, DOE...
TRUMPF Sells Stakes in UWB Chip Developer, Partners with STMicroelectronics for UWB Positioning Technology Laser and machine supplier TRUMPF and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics are entering into a partnership in the field of ultrawideband (UWB) positioning technology. Per an agreement...
Berghof Group Acquires OptoPolymer Berghof Fluoroplastic Technology, a subsidiary of the Berghof Group, has announced it has taken over the business activities of OptoPolymer. The acquisition, formalized July 1, will allow Berghof...
Stephan Nickisch Appointed Managing Director of Evosys Subsidiary Stephan Nickisch has been appointed managing director of Evosys Laser Services GmbH. Nickisch previously served as key account manager for the expansion of the systems business at the machine...
SPIE Reschedules 2021 Photonics West Conference and Exhibition for March SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has rescheduled its 2021 Photonics West conference and exhibition for March 6-11. The event will be held at the Moscone Center in San...
Photronics Appoints Daniel Liao to Board of Directors Daniel Liao will join Photronics Inc.’s board of directors as an independent director, effective Sept. 10. With Liao’s appointment, the Photronics board will have seven members, four...
Emergent Vision Technologies Expands into EMEA Market with Subsidiary Emergent Vision Technologies Inc. announced it has launched overseas operations in Europe. A leader in the field of industrial cameras based on the 10-GbE and 25-GbE interface, the company said its...
Sergio Resendiz Appointed Vice President Americas at Leuze Sergio Resendiz has been named vice president Americas at Leuze electronic Inc. Resendiz reports directly to the CEO. Resendiz holds a master’s degree in management and finance and a...
Polytec Opens Testing Excellence Center Polytec has opened a testing excellence center in Plymouth, Mich. The facility contains state-of-the-art testing and office space. “The new space offers a full complement of our optical...
ASML Set to Expand with Acquisition of Berliner Glas ASML, a global leader in the development of lithographic equipment and chip-making materials, has acquired full shares of the Berliner Glas Group, the German-based provider of optical key components,...
VISION 2020 Canceled Due to COVID-19 Messe Stuttgart has announced that the VISION 2020 trade show will not take place. The organizers made the announcement to exhibitors July 7 after extensive talks. “In the discussions held, it...
Bonati Appointed CTO and Head of R&D at FISBA Guido Bonati was appointed CTO and head of research and development at FISBA. In this role, Bonati is responsible for decisions in the quotations, product development, and technical project fields....
Olympus Announces Sale of Imaging Business Olympus Corp. has announced the intent to sell the Olympus Imaging Business to Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (JIP), due to losses experienced over the last three years, according to a statement from...
Alltec/FOBA Appoints Managing Director FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving has appointed Sebastian Blösch as managing director. Blösch previously served as finance director and deputy managing director. He succeeds Stefan Heczko....
Asphericon, OptoSigma Announce Partnership Asphericon and OptoSigma have entered into a new partnership and supply agreement. The agreement includes distribution of asphericon’s aspheric optics and BeamTuning products for the European,...
CMM Optic Expands into Electro-Optical Systems with Acquisition CMM Optic has acquired the Rochester Hills, Mich., operation of Global Imaging Technologies, formerly known as Axsys Technologies and Speedring, and will be expanding its operations into optical and...
SMART Photonics Raises €35M in Series C Round SMART Photonics, the independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits, today announced a €35M Series C investment from a Dutch consortium led by Innovation Industries. Founded in 2012, SMART...
Jenoptik Acquires TRIOPTICS Jenoptik AG has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in TRIOPTICS GmbH. Both parties to the contract have agreed not to disclose details of the purchasing price. The transaction will be...
Industry Consortium Forms to Drive New Standard for Optical Laser Sources The CW-WDM MSA (Continuous-Wave Wavelength Division Multiplexing Multi-Source Agreement) Group announced its formation as an industry consortium dedicated to defining and promoting specifications for...
SPI Lasers to Rebrand Under TRUMPF Banner TRUMPF has announced that it will be combining TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH and SPI Lasers UK Ltd. under the TRUMPF banner. Beginning this month, SPI Lasers products will be available through...
Research & Technology
International Research Team Applies Metasurface Photonic Device Potential to Cold Atom Quantum Technology Researchers at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, led by the University of Birmingham, have designed and implemented an approach for miniaturizing devices used in quantum sensing...
Single-Crystal Perovskites Made with Standard Practices Are Stable, Flexible Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a way to fabricate perovskites as single-crystal thin films. The method, which uses standard semiconductor fabrication processes...
Researchers Structure Propagation-Invariant Light Fields Using Caustics Researchers at the University of Münster, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Marseille demonstrated a way to shape propagation-invariant light beams arbitrarily by using a...
Metasurface Added to Photonic Chip to Improve Footprint, Control A team of researchers at Penn State has integrated metasurfaces onto a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip. The design maintains high light controllability, allowing guided waves inside the PIC to...
Artificial Intelligence Brings Specificity to Label-Free Imaging for Assisted Reproduction As part of a project to develop specific traits in cattle that would make them resistant to heat and diseases in tropical regions, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
Researchers Miniaturize Imaging Device Using 3D Microprinted Camera Lens Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Stuttgart have developed an ultrathin endoscope small enough to scan images from inside the blood vessels of mice. In humans, the...
Photonic Crystal Generates VUV Light at Wavelengths Suitable for Spectroscopy Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a tabletop device that efficiently generates circularly polarized vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light using an ultrathin film with nanoscale...
Tunable Laser Determines Best UV Wavelengths for Germ Eradication While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken the time to report on research conducted in...
Marine Luminescence Appears After Stress Test No matter how small, organisms respond to their surrounding environment. A group of scientists at the University of Cambridge has shown that the light produced by ocean organisms is related to the...
Robust Laser Technology Will Enable Satellite to Measure Greenhouse Gas The MERLIN satellite, a collaboration between DLR RfM in Germany and CNES in France, will use a radar-like laser system to measure the methane concentration in Earth’s atmosphere. The...
Mirror Specifications and Energy-Efficient Design Support Increasingly Portable System for Laser Precision at Room Temperature A team of MIT physicists, working with researchers from Louisiana State University (LSU) and Crystalline Mirror Solutions (CMS, now part of Thorlabs Inc.) has designed a quantum “light...
Scalable Approach to Lidar Could Propel Autonomous Vehicles, Other Tech A silicon chip with a serpentine optical phased array (SOPA), developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, could improve the resolution and scanning speed of lidar systems while...
Silicon CCD Camera Peers into Mid-Infrared Researchers at the University of California, Irvine used the nonlinear optical properties of the silicon (Si) chip in a Si-based camera to enable a mid-infrared (MIR)-specific response in the camera....
Strain Engineering of 2D Materials Enables More Effortless Photodetection Using a 2D material and an approach it calls “strainoptronics,” a George Washington University research team created a photodetector that can operate with high efficiency at the...
Fishbone Waveguide Design Flattens Dispersion, Expands Bandwidth of Frequency Combs A waveguide design that could enable highly precise frequency combs has been created by a research team from the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris-Saclay University, and...
Laser Irradiation Degrades Cellulose for Use in Biofuel A laser-based technique developed by a Japanese research team could make it easier to degrade the plant product cellulose, which is used to produce biofuel. The new technique is based on a type of...
OCT Captures Optical Sections that Match Corneal Curvature A team from Paris’ Langevin Institute, a joint unit consisting of researchers from the City of Paris Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution (ESPCI) and the Centre...
Researchers Use Light and 3D Printing to Pump Life into Heart Although it can be difficult to get heart muscle cells to propagate in large numbers, a team of researchers at the University of Minnesota has found a way to use 3D printing and light-induced...
Photonic Processing Unit Supports Light-Speed Machine Learning Substituting a photonic tensor core for existing digital processors such as GPUs, a pair of engineers from George Washington University (GWU) has introduced a new technique for performing high-level...
Hybrid Approach Enables Ultralow-Loss Integrated Photonics for Lidar Researchers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Purdue University demonstrated a hybrid approach to on-chip acousto-optic modulation by combining piezoelectric...
Model Guides Precise Formation of Plasmonic Components Using a real-time mathematical analysis model developed at ITMO University, scientists will now be able to manipulate the process of creating photonic and plasmonic components to produce the precise...
Superresolution Microscopy Images Common Alzheimer’s Protein As superresolution microscopy has advanced, so too has scientists’ ability to dive deep into the neural network and the compounds that accumulate in conjunction with a variety of conditions....
Fraunhofer ILT Project Demonstrates Thulium Laser Welding Using a thulium laser, a team from the Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology (ILT) has developed an innovative process for producing the smallest weld seams in transparent plastic components. The...
Improved Illumination Achieved Via Superresolution Microscope Design By increasing the uniformity of light dispersed across the field of view, a team of biophysicists from the Laboratory of Experimental Biophysics (LEB) at École Polytechnique Federale de...
Device Produces Controllable Single Photons from Quantum Dots For quantum computing applications, it will be necessary to control emissions from quantum emitters, or quantum dots (QDs), and to produce quantum entanglement of the emission from pairs of QDs. A...
Funding Secured for Australian Quantum Science and Technology Research Projects Two quantum science and technology projects are commencing in Australia, thanks to 1.5 million AUD in funding from an initiative of the New South Wales (NSW) Defence Innovation Network (DIN). The...
Hybrid Process Integrates PIC with Artificial Atoms to Scale Up Quantum Chip MIT researchers have developed a way to manufacture and integrate artificial atoms with photonic circuitry to produce a quantum chip that could be used for large-scale quantum systems. Using a...
Computer Clock Synchronization Allows Optical Switching in Data Centers A University College London (UCL) and Microsoft-led research team has introduced a new technique for simultaneously synchronizing the clocks of thousands of computers, in less than one nanosecond....
Methodology Aids Microscopic Study of Fibrils in Molecules Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have found a mechanism to efficiently and accurately measure the point spread functions (PSFs) of the position of molecules, called variance upper...
T-Ray Camera Speed Boosted a Hundredfold An international research team led by professor Emma Pickwell-MacPherson from the University of Warwick has reached a crucial milestone toward developing single-pixel terahertz imaging technology for...
‘Whispering-Gallery’ Effect Enhances Optical Pulses Researchers in Germany have proven that when electrons are grouped with an optical whispering-gallery mode (WGM) inside a tiny sphere, the resulting pulses gain strength, similar to how audio waves...
Microscopy Methods Combined to Achieve Molecular Resolution An international team of researchers has combined superresolution microscopy method dSTORM with expansion microscopy to overcome a previous limitation of superresolution microscopy. Previously,...
Bose-Einstein Condensate Formed in Record-Breaking Time Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Eastern Finland have created a Bose-Einstein condensate in femtoseconds (fs) — a record-breaking time for producing this state of matter....
Scientists Aim UVC Light to Stop Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Indoors Experts in the fields of virology, immunology, aerosols, architecture, and physics surveyed the possible methods to prevent SARS-CoV-2 propagation in indoor spaces. Based on the survey results, they...
Spectral Mapping of Heart Tissue Could Help Improve Ablation Therapy An ablation catheter incorporating near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy mapping was able to distinguish various tissue types in hearts donated from patients with cardiovascular disease. Using this...
NIH Researchers Speed Image Processing for Fluorescence Microscopy Advances in image processing techniques could reduce post-processing time for highly complex microscopic images up to several thousandfold, based on work done by a research team at the National...
Molecular Qualities Captured with Plasmons Specific properties of small amounts of molecules can now be isolated with the use of graphene-metal film structures, thanks to the work of scientists in Russia and Spain. Their work focuses on a...
Red Light Optically Improves Mitochondrial Function in Aging Eyes Declining eyesight in humans was shown to improve when subjects looked at a deep red 670-nm light beam for three minutes a day for two weeks, according to a study led by researchers at University...
Photoluminescence Techniques Map, Measure Semiconductor Thermal Conductivity As new materials emerge, thermal conductivity measurements will need to be developed to handle materials with a small size and high thermal conductivity (k). A joint research group has developed two...
Neural Cells Studied After Space Gravity Exposure A researcher from UCLA recently sent human brain cells into space, with the goal of understanding how they react to and develop in an environment of microgravity (weightlessness). Astronauts have...
Massive Light Emission Emerges from Nanogap Between Plasmonic Electrodes While investigating above-threshold light emission from electromigrated tunnel junctions, researchers from Rice University and the University of Colorado Boulder discovered that an unexpectedly...
Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated Aboard Orbiting CubeSat An international research team led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has generated and detected quantum entanglement onboard a CubeSat nanosatellite weighing less than 2.6 kg and orbiting...
acquisitions
Berghof Group Acquires OptoPolymer Berghof Fluoroplastic Technology, a subsidiary of the Berghof Group, has announced it has taken over the business activities of OptoPolymer. The acquisition, formalized July 1, will allow Berghof...
ASML Set to Expand with Acquisition of Berliner Glas ASML, a global leader in the development of lithographic equipment and chip-making materials, has acquired full shares of the Berliner Glas Group, the German-based provider of optical key components,...
CMM Optic Expands into Electro-Optical Systems with Acquisition CMM Optic has acquired the Rochester Hills, Mich., operation of Global Imaging Technologies, formerly known as Axsys Technologies and Speedring, and will be expanding its operations into optical and...
Jenoptik Acquires TRIOPTICS Jenoptik AG has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in TRIOPTICS GmbH. Both parties to the contract have agreed not to disclose details of the purchasing price. The transaction will be...
Products
Arbitrary Waveform Generator SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 31, 2020 — The Model 675 Arbitrary Waveform Generator from Berkeley Nucleonics Corp. can generate the functions of sine, sawtooth, and square, as well as arbitrary waveforms, at a high rate and accuracy. The generator has a variable sample rate of 1.2 GS/s with a 14-bit resolution and an analog bandwidth of 1 GHz. With the ability to easily design sophisticated waveforms through the 7-in. touchscreen...
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation
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Machine Vision Camera ARLINGTON, Va., July 31, 2020 — The Blackfly S machine vision USB3 camera from FLIR Systems Inc. features the Pregius S IMX540 sensor from Sony. The visible spectrum camera module provides 24.5 MP at 12 fps for...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Single-Axis Linear Step Motors SANTA CLARITA, Calif., July 31, 2020 — Single-axis linear stepper motors from H2W Technologies Inc. are ideal for high-speed open loop positioning applications, performing at speeds of up to 80 in./s and strokes of up to 68 in. ...
H2W Technologies Inc.
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Beam Shapers NESS ZIONA, Israel, July 31, 2020 — Polymer on Glass (POG) Beam Shapers from Holo/Or Ltd. are cost-effective solutions for accurate beam shaping or multi-channel beamsplitting in low- to medium-power laser applications. The POG...
Holo/Or Ltd.
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Spectrophotometer SHENZHEN, China, July 30, 2020 — The TS7700 series grating spectrophotometer from 3NH Technology Co. Ltd. adopts a 1000-line precision blazed grating as its spectroscopic element. The silicon photocell array features a large...
3NH Technology Co. Ltd.
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Laser Rangefinder Receiver LONGWOOD, Fla., July 30, 2020 — The Model 758B.1 hybrid laser rangefinder receiver from Analog Modules Inc. features high-performance double-pulse discrimination. Weak targets can be seen through a close, partly obscuring...
Analog Modules Inc.
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Laboratory Reaction Support System ISLEHAM, England, July 30, 2020 — The ReactoMate DATUM from Asynt is a dual-rod stainless steel and aluminium support system built to ensure the stability and safety of lab reactors from 100 to 5000 mL. A neck clamp allows fast...
Asynt Ltd.
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UV-Enhanced Photodiode CAMARILLO, Calif., July 28, 2020 — The UVG5S UV-enhanced photodiode from Opto Diode Corp. features a 5-mm2 circular active area and a welded cap with a UV glass window. The device is ideal for detection between 225 and 400 nm,...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Embedded Vision Kit ETTLINGEN, Germany, July 28, 2020 — The VC MIPI Embedded Vision Kit from Vision Components GmbH is designed for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 or 3+, enabling the quick setup of full-fledged, industrial-grade embedded vision...
Vision Components GmbH
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Integrating Sphere Sources GOLETA, Calf., July 28, 2020 — ISV integrating sphere sources from Electro Optical Industries offers a reliable and easily operated reference source, covering a wide range of radiances from the visible to the SWIR spectrum. ...
HGH USA
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UV Sanitizer Wand LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2020 — GTX Corp. has announced portable UV sanitizer wands for disinfecting applications. With a UV-C lamp, the wands come in two sizes: one for home or business, and one for traveling. The wands are...
GTX Corp.
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Telephoto Lens RONKONKOMA, N.Y., July 28, 2020 — The 100-400 mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary Telephoto Lens from Sigma Corp. is designed exclusively for full-frame mirrorless cameras. Its optical formula ensures edge-to-edge sharpness and...
Sigma Corp. of America
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Micro-Welding Platform BEDFORD, N.H., July 27, 2020 — The LPW2424 Laser Precision Welding System from BOLD Laser Automation Inc. is a fully integrated micro-welding platform with fiber lasers from SPI Lasers Ltd. for critical applications within the...
Bold Laser Automation Inc.
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Laser Marking System SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 27, 2020 — The desktop laser marking system from Coherent Inc. offers an expanded working range and longer focal lengths than its predecessor. Marking fields are now available up to 240 × 240 mm....
Coherent Inc.
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Artificial Intelligence Software OBERSULM, Germany, July 27, 2020 — IDS NXT lighthouse 1.1 artificial intelligence software from IDS Imaging GmbH is an easy-to-use training software for creating neural networks. The training of neural networks in the web...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Miniature Bayonet-Based LED Lamps TORRANCE, Calif., July 27, 2020 — Short-length Miniature Bayonet-Based LED Lamps from LEDtronics are multi-voltage bulbs for applications that require a shorter lamp with bright, reliable light. The BSF321-SIW-6/48V bulb comes...
LEDtronics Inc.
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Hyperspectral Imaging Camera Add-On IRVINE, Calif., July 24, 2020 — Spectrolight Inc. has announced a camera add-on for hyperspectral imaging. The Flexible Wavelength Selector (FWS) Mono tunable filter with a camera add-on accessory is a simple and compact...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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Hexapod NIMES, France, July 24, 2020 — The MAUKA hexapod from Symétrie features a small footprint of 107 mm, designed for precision positioning applications in research or industry. Positioning up to 5-kg payloads with a...
Symetrie
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Automotive Lighting Design Software MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 24, 2020 — The LucidShape® CAA V5 Based v2020.06 from Synopsys Inc. is the latest release of its automotive lighting design software, offering powerful design features and photorealistic rendering...
Synopsys Inc., Optical Solutions Group
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Industrial Camera MUENSTER, Germany, July 24, 2020 — The CB654 PCIe industrial camera from XIMEA GmbH features 65 MP at a data rate of 70 fps when streaming at 10 bits of RAW image format. With the GMAX3265 CMOS sensor from Gpixel, the 8K...
XIMEA GmbH
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Nanoparticle Raman Microscope PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 23, 2020 — HORIBA Scientific has announced a nanoparticle-detecting Raman microscope, combining its own Raman microscope with CytoViva Inc.’s hyperspectral imaging microscopy module and enhanced darkfield...
HORIBA Scientific
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Laser Coolers DURHAM, N.C., July 23, 2020 — The UltraTEC™ UTX Series of thermoelectric coolers from Laird Thermal Systems is well suited for cooling lasers, laser projectors, and other devices that require high heat pumping capacity. ...
Laird Thermal Systems
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Gas Lasers ANDOVER, Mass., July 23, 2020 — Newport™ Helium-Neon (HeNe) gas lasers from MKS Instruments Inc. are continuously operating devices offering high beam quality and stability. There are 28 available HeNe gas laser...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Multi-User Virtual Reality Software MUNICH, July 22, 2020 — VisionVR 3.2 virtual reality software from arivis GmbH allows multiple users to experience 3D and 4D image volumes and surfaces in an immersive environment. Users can meet in a virtual...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Software Center Rostock GmbH
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Level Detectors FRIEDBERG, Germany, July 22, 2020 — The CleverLevel series of level detectors from Baumer GmbH can reliably detect every type of medium, whether liquid, pasty, viscous, or solid. The devices do not have to be parameterized,...
Baumer GmbH
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Microplate Reader WINOOSKI, Vt., July 22, 2020 — The LogPhase 600 Microbiology Reader from BioTek Instruments Inc. is a four-plate microplate reader built to perform microbial growth curve analysis. Multiple plate measurements increase...
BioTek Instruments Inc.
3D Depth-Sensing Technology MONTREAL, July 22, 2020 — The DEPTHIQ™ 3D computer vision platform from AIRY3D can convert any camera sensor into a single 3D sensor for generating both 2D images and depth maps. A hardware-enabled software...
AIRY3D
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Fever Detection Piezoelectric Shutter HERRSCHING, Germany, July 21, 2020 — The Nanomotion RS08 rotary, piezoelectric shutter from SphereOptics GmbH improves the accuracy of IR cameras in remote temperature measurements for fever detection. The system uses a patented...
SphereOptics GmbH
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Raman Spectrometer TRENTON, N.J., July 21, 2020 — The TPIR-785 Raman spectrometer from Teledyne Princeton Instruments is a fully integrated system that leverages spectrograph and camera technologies to optimize performance in the NIR region. ...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Machine Vision Camera WAYNE, N.J., July 21, 2020 — The Phantom S710 high-speed machine vision camera from Vision Research Inc. provides a throughput of 7 GPx/s at 87.5 Gbps. The devices provide 7,200 fps at full 1280 × 800 resolution and...
Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras
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Deep UV LED TOKYO, July 21, 2020 — The ZEUBE265-2CA Deep UV LED from Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. can be used for sterilization applications, maintaining high linearity even when the current increases. The 265-nm device uses a...
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.
Polygon Laser Scanner SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 20, 2020 — The Gecko-45-HSS from Precision Laser Scanning is a polygon laser scanner with a 4.5-mm aperture. With a linear scan speed of up to 12 KHz combined with a 20° scan angle, the device is...
Precision Laser Scanning LLC
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Thermal Imager SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 20, 2020 — The Seek Scan™ thermal imager from Seek Thermal Inc. meets FDA guidelines for initial temperature assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically designed and calibrated to deliver...
Seek Thermal Inc.
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Interferometer OLDENBURG, Germany, July 20, 2020 — The PicoScale Interferometer from SmarAct GmbH is a standalone device that can read out three interferometric encoders in parallel. The sensor heads’ compact design allows for an easy...
SmarAct GmbH
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Integrating Sphere HAVERHILL, Mass., July 20, 2020 — The RT sphere from Spectral Evolution is a portable, compact, 4-in. reflectance/transmittance integrating sphere for measuring the reflectance and transmittance of a wide variety of material types....
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Rotary Position Sensors PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, July 17, 2020 — The AS5147U and AS5247U rotary position sensors from ams AG lower system cost and enhance the electrification of safety-critical automotive functions like power steering, active damper control, and...
ams OSRAM
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Fiber Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 17, 2020 — The HighLight FL4000CSM-ARM fiber laser from Coherent Inc. enables advanced welding capabilities for high-thermal-conductivity metals. With a unique dual beam output and a center beam with...
Coherent Inc.
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Industrial Depth Camera OTTAWA, Ontario, July 17, 2020 — The D415e Industrial Depth Camera from FRAMOS features easy-to-integrate 3D vision for rugged environments. Built with Intel’s® D410 depth module and D4 vision processor, the camera...
FRAMOS GmbH
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XYZ Positioning Stages VAN NUYS, Calif., July 17, 2020 — Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. has introduced a series of high-precision, low-cost XYZ positioning stages that can be easily integrated into new and existing applications. Offered in travel...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Four-Channel Oscilloscopes ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 16, 2020 — The PicoScope 6000E four-channel oscilloscope series from Saelig Co. Inc. are mixed-signal devices with up to 5-GSa/s real-time sampling and 4-GSa deep memory. The devices provide 8 to 12 bits...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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3D Line Sensors ETTLINGEN, Germany, July 16, 2020 — VCnano3D-Z 3D line sensors from Vision Components GmbH are intelligent laser profilers cover working distances from 50 to 2025 mm and between 40- and 1250-mm horizontal fields of view. ...
Vision Components GmbH
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Automotive Wafer-Level Camera Module SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 15, 2020 — The OVM9284 CameraCubeChip™ automotive wafer-level camera module from OmniVision Technology Inc. enables more accurate driver monitoring systems. The 1-MP module has a compact size of 6.5...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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COVID-19 Detection System OTTAWA, Ontario, July 15, 2020 — A COVID-19 Detection System from OZ Optics Ltd. is designed to detect fluorescence and color changes from dyes that activate in the presence of specific viral DNA or RNA. The system includes...
OZ Optics Limited
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Vector Network Analyzer Calibration Kits IRVINE, Calif., July 15, 2020 — Seven fixed-load models of Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) Calibration Kits from Pasternack Enterprises Inc. support up to 50 GHz calibration capability. The kits are available in 12 versions...
Pasternack Inc.
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Current Generator BOZEMAN, Mont., July 15, 2020 — The 9730 Series Programmable Current Function Generator from Quantum Composers is compliant with USCAR-28 and AK-LV-16 safety requirements for automotive and pyrotechnical applications. ...
Quantum Composers Inc.
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Remote Live-Cell Imaging System EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, July 14, 2020 — The CytoSMART Lux2 Duo Kit from CytoSMART Technologies is a remote live-cell imaging system that allows researchers to carry out immediate side-by-side comparisons between cell cultures via two...
CytoSMART Technologies
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Lab-Rated Cable Assemblies IRVINE, Calif., July 14, 2020 — A series of RoHS and REACH-compliant, lab-rated cable assemblies has been released by MilesTek to address R&D, military, and aerospace applications. The assemblies feature an operating...
MilesTek
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Automotive Image Sensor SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 14, 2020 — The OX03C10 ASIL-C automotive image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. is designed for high-end viewing applications in premium vehicles. A large 3-µm pixel size is combined with a...
OmniVision Technologies Inc.
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Fever Detection System BERLIN, July 14, 2020 — A fever detection system from Optris GmbH is based on the 382 × 288-pixel optical resolution PI 450i IR camera and PIX Connect Software to measure the surface temperature of a person’s...
Optris GmbH
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Semiconductor Adhesive SUDBURY, Mass., July 13, 2020 — The MONOPOX TC2270 adhesive from DELO Industrial Adhesives LLC is designed for power semiconductors with thermal conduction and electric insulation. The adhesive provides strength even after...
DELO Industrial Adhesives
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Narrow Linewidth Laser Diodes FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany, July 13, 2020 — The FRLD-VBG series of Free Space Narrow Linewidth Laser Diodes from Frankfurt Laser Co. are designed to meet Raman spectroscopy requirements. The devices are offered at wavelengths of 532,...
Frankfurt Laser Company
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Spatial Light Modulator BEDFORD, N.H., July 13, 2020 — The PLUTO-2 Spatial Light Modulator from HOLOEYE Photonics AG and announced by Laser Components SA is designed for high-resolution holographic applications for the UV, VIS, NIR, and...
HOLOEYE Photonics AG
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PCIe Switches CHANDLER, Ariz., July 13, 2020 — The Switchtec™ PAX Advanced Fabric Gen-4 PCIe switch family from Microchip Technology Inc. enables complex fabric topologies with greater scalability, lower latency, and higher performance than...
Microchip Technology Inc.
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Luciferase Assay Kit CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10, 2020 — The One-Step Luciferase Assay kit from AMS Biotechnology LLC combines proprietary reagent buffer and reagent substrate components for simple cell lysis and luciferase quantitation. Designed for...
AMS Biotechnology Ltd.
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Embedded Vision Solutions AHRENSBURG, Germany, July 10, 2020 — Basler AG has introduced Embedded Vision Solutions for the NVIDIA® Jetson™ Platform, consisting of a development kit and add-on camera kits with BCON for MIPI interface. Supporting...
Basler AG
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Laser Alignment Modules ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., July 10, 2020 — Flat Pack Laser (FPL) Alignment Modules from BEA Lasers include the laser diode and housing, a mounting base, and a separate power supply. The FPL is a low-profile, 20-mm high, flat pack...
BEA Lasers
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Microspectrophotometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., July 10, 2020 — The 20/30 Perfect Vision™ microspectrophotometer from CRAIC Technologies can acquire Raman and photoluminescence spectra with lasers from the blue to the NIR range, in addition to...
CRAIC Technologies
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NEMA Enclosures IRVINE, Calif., July 9, 2020 — The NB302411 series of 30 × 24 × 11-in. fiberglass-reinforced polyester equipment NEMA enclosures from L-com are designed to house wired and wireless communications equipment. The...
L-com
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Modular Cable Connectors NORTHAMPTON, England, July 7, 2020 — Han-Modular Flexbox modular cable connectors from Harting Ltd. reduce construction and connection efforts when less space is needed. The flexible and reliable supply for fast, linearly moving...
Harting Ltd.
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Field Termination Connectors NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., July 7, 2020 — M8 field termination connectors from L-com feature a two-piece quick terminate design made for fast, easy, and reliable terminations. These connectors are IP67-rated when properly mated with a...
L-com
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Reflectometer ROANOKE, Va., July 7, 2020 — The OBR 6225 reflectometer from Luna Inc. provides field characterization and high-precision length measurement of optical fiber using optical frequency domain reflectometry. Portable and...
Luna Innovations Inc.
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3D Profile Sensors MONTREAL, July 7, 2020 — The Matrox AltiZ 3D profile sensors from Matrox Imaging features a dual-camera, single-laser design. The sensors’ design greatly lessens scanning gaps. Simultaneous viewing of the laser...
Matrox Imaging
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Laser Pre-Focusing Unit WESSLER, Germany, July 3, 2020 — The AXIALSCAN FIBER-30 laser pre-focusing unit from Raylase GmbH enables multi-faceted process optimization in e-mobility and additive manufacturing. Designed for fiber-couple laser...
RAYLASE GmbH
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Two-Axis Laser Deflection Units WESSLER, Germany, July 3, 2020 — The SUPERSCAN IV-10 two-axis laser deflection unit from Raylase GmbH provides dynamic response and high speeds for maximum productivity. Digital driver electronics enable speed and versatility,...
RAYLASE GmbH
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Glass Fabrication and Coating SANTA PAULA, Calif., July 3, 2020 — Corning® Gorilla® Glass fabrication and coating services are available from Abrisa Technologies. Corning’s® Gorilla® Glass 3 alkali-aluminosilicate thin sheet glass...
Abrisa Technologies
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Fiber Laser Marking System QUEBEC CITY, July 3, 2020 — The LXQ series of fiber laser markers from Laserax features remote connection capability to grant control to system integrators and partners in any location. Relying on a secure cloud VPN,...
Laserax
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Vision Inspection Software REDMOND, Wash., July 3, 2020 — The Vision Inspection Pack (VIP™) Software License from Radiant Vision Systems LLC enables the simultaneous evaluation of light, color, and defects in backlit symbols. Designed for...
Radiant Vision Systems, Test & Measurement
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X-Ray Time Delay Integration Camera HAMAMATSU CITY, Japan, July 2, 2020 — The C15400-30-50A x-ray Time Delay Integration (TDI) camera from Hamamatsu Photonics features enhanced sensitivity and low-energy x-rays for in-line nondestructive inspection of thin objects and...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Industrial Computer NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, July 2, 2020 — The Nuvo-8034 industrial computer from Neousys Technology Inc. meets the input/output expansion demands of industrial automation and system integrators for machine vision, automation, and artificial...
Neousys Technology Inc.
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Laser Marking Deflection Units WESSLING, Germany, July 2, 2020 — The MINISCAN III series of laser marking deflection units from Raylase GmbH are affordable devices with three different mirror apertures of 10, 14, and 20 mm for an expanded field of applications. ...
RAYLASE GmbH
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Clock Data Recovery Synchronous Rectifier CAMARILLO, Calif., July 2, 2020 — The GN2558 and GN2559 Tri-Edge Clock Data Recovery (CDR) Synchronous Rectifier (SR) systems from Semtech Corp. enable next-generation data center multimode interconnectivity for 200 and 400G. ...
Semtech Corp.
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