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Reflex Receives $500K in Financing from Canada Reflex Photonics Inc. has received $500,000 in funding from the Canadian government to help expand production and increase sales and export. The funding was granted by local parliament member Francis Scarpaleggia, on behalf of Navdeep Bains, the federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister of Canadian Economic Development. The financing, with zero-percent...
MRSI Bonder Installed at MIT's AIM Facility MRSI Systems, a provider of die bonding and epoxy dispensing systems, has installed its flagship MRSI-M3 Die Bonder in the American Institute of Manufacturing’s (AIM) Photonics Academy’s...
Mathias Schindler Joins Toptica Photonics as VP of Production, Logistics Laser developer Toptica Photonics AG has appointed Dr. Mathias Schindler as its new vice president of production and logistics. Succeeding Walter Kraus, Schindler earned his Ph.D in electronics...
Chicago’s Red-Light Program a Success, Says Northwestern A Northwestern University Transportation Center study has found that Chicago’s red-light cameras (RLC) reduce serious injury crashes at intersections with a measurable “spillover...
Stirling Professor Publishes England, Wales Surveillance Strategy Stirling University’s William Webster, director of the Center for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, has established a national surveillance camera strategy for England and...
Everlight Opens Automotive LED Factory Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd., a developer of LEDs and optoelectronics, has opened a new factory exclusively for automotive products. In order to meet quality demands for automotive products and...
Call for Nominations! Submit Your Choice for Industry Beacon For the second year running, Photonics Media is honoring notable people in the photonics and optics industry, whose outstanding contributions have advanced light-based technologies in the scientific,...
SemiNex Expands Headquarters High-power IR diode laser manufacturer Seminex Corp. has doubled its manufacturing capacity, expanded office space and implemented a dedicated cleanroom. To keep up with growing demand, Seminex...
Teledyne IR Technology Used on Jupiter Mission Teledyne Scientific & Imaging LLC has been awarded a $9.98 million contract by the French Space Agency at the Centre National d’Études Spatiales to provide IR detectors and...
Zecotek’s MOU Altered Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of photonics technologies, has announced changes to its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Chinese medical OEM. "With the recent announcement that the EBO...
University of Illinois Joins Zeiss Program for Testing New Devices A new agreement between the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Zeiss has named the Core Facilities at IGB as an official Zeiss...
Patel Appointed Marketing Manager at Prior Scientific Microscope automotion equipment manufacturer Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. has appointed Manuj Patel as its global strategic marketing manager. Patel will be responsible for building the...
Bach to Supply NIRPS Gratings Custom diffraction grating manufacturer Bach Research Corp. has been awarded a contract by the NIRPS (Near Infrared Planet Searcher) consortium to manufacture and deliver a custom R4 echelle grating...
AMS Acquires Total Princeton Shares AMS AG, a supplier of high-performance sensor and analog solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Princeton Optronics Inc., a provider of vertical cavity...
SLT Sensor Earns AMA Young Enterprises Award The AMA Association for Sensors and Measurement, as part of its 2017 Innovation Awards, has given its Young Enterprises prize to Jens Karsten Lange’s team at SLT Sensor –und Lasertechnik...
AXT to Distribute Lyncean Sources in Australia, New Zealand Light source manufacturer Lyncean Technologies Inc. has made AXT Pty Ltd. its exclusive representative in Australia and New Zealand. ”AXT was really our first choice for representing Lyncean in...
SWDM Industry Consortium Created A new industry consortium focused on the definition of optical specifications and the adoption of shortwave wavelength division multiplex (SWDM) standards has been formed, geared towards datacenter...
Mitsubishi Unveils Autonomous Driving Technologies Electronics manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has developed technologies for automated mapping and the extraction of transitions in a mapping landscape, intended for use in autonomous driving....
Olympus Discovery Center Opens at McGill Olympus Corp. has opened an Olympus Discovery Center at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute of McGill University in Montreal, with the goal of making advanced microscopy equipment...
Coventor Joins AIM The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private photonics partnership, has welcomed semiconductor software developer Coventor Inc. as its newest...
Optoscribe Opens New Facility Glass-based integrated photonics component supplier Optoscribe Ltd. has opened a new facility to accommodate growth and future expansion plans. The new 7,400 sq-ft building includes a Class 1,000...
RIT, FIT Camera Being Tested on ISS Imaging technology advanced by researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) is being tested on the International Space Station (ISS) and...
Lucie Labs Joins Iseled Iseled, an open alliance for automotive LED lighting solutions, has welcomed Internet of Things (IoT) startup Lucie Labs as a new member. The company will complement the solutions of existing Iseled...
Qioptiq Awarded $100 Million STAS Contract from UK Ministry of Defence The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies Company, a $100 million Surveillance and Target Acquisition–Support (STAS) contract to provide support for...
OPCPA Laser System Created by Ekspla, Light Conversion Consortium A unique optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) laser system, providing 5 terawatts of output power at a 1-kHz repetition rate, has been produced by a consortium led by Ekspla UAB and...
DFG to Fund NAIR Project The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) German research funding organization has announced support for the Novel Astronomical Instrumentation Through Photonic Reformatting(NAIR) project of the...
Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Receives CS Industry Award Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Ltd. has received Compound Semiconductor Magazine’s CS Industry Award for High Volume Manufacturing. The award celebrates the company’s development of...
Biotek’s Alpert Appointed to Vermont Governor’s Modernization Initiative The vice president of life sciences instrumentation developer Biotek Instruments Inc., Adam Alpert, has been named a member of Vermont Governor Phil Scott's Government Modernization and Efficiency...
NYU Uses 3D Virtual Reality as Acceptance Letters New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering will debut a 3D cardboard viewer in its student acceptance packages, taking recipients on a journey to a microscopic, intracellular world -- a...
Scott Awarded Physics Teaching Award Ryan Scott, a 2016 alumnus of Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) College of Science, has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Advanced Laboratory...
Surek Named American Sales VP at Biolase Dental laser developer Biolase Inc. has appointed James D. Surek as its vice president of sales for the Americas. Surek has more than 24 years of experience in medical device sales and sales...
Pitt Receives NSF Award to Develop Exoskeleton Sensors for Spinal Cord Injuries Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have received an award from the National Science Foundation’s Cyber-Physical Systems program to enable the development of an ultrasound sensor...
Zecotek Appoints Shanghai EBO as its Crystal Distributor in China Zecotek Photonics Inc. has appointed crystal array producer and supplier Shanghai EBO Crystals Assembly Co. as its exclusive distributor of its patented Lutetium Fine Silicate (LFS) scintillation...
PI Acquires ACS Motion Control Positioning systems developer Physik Instrumente (PI) LP has acquired ACS Motion Control Ltd., an Israeli developer and manufacturer of high-end controllers and drives for multi-axis systems. The...
Univ. of Exeter, Cineon, Collaborate on Worker Safety Organization University of Exeter scientist Dr. Sam Vine, Exeter-based Cineon Productions Ltd. and experts from the nuclear industry have joined together to create a new worker safety training and technology...
Headwall Sensor Deployed on Satellite Detecting Greenhouse Gas Spectrometer manufacturer Headwall Photonics Inc.’s Micro-Hyperspec imaging sensor has been deployed on Claire, a small, low-Earth-orbit satellite produced and launched by GHGSat Inc., a global...
Pearson Appointed Äpre Instruments’ VP of Sales Interferometer developer Äpre Instruments has appointed Donald A. Pearson II as its vice president of sales. Pearson was previously the general manager of Mahr’s Tucson Center of Optical...
Singulus Delivers Machinery to Chinese Energy and Solar Subsidiary Engineering company Singulus Technologies AG has signed a contract for the delivery of VISTARIS vacuum sputtering systems, as well as TENUIS II wet chemical buffer layer deposition systems, with the...
EPIC, IAESI Collaborate for Photonics Advancement The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) and the Israel Association of Electronics & Software Industries (IAESI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance mutually advantageous...
Rockley Photonics Receives Global Technology Innovation Award Next-generation data center technology provider Rockley Photonics Ltd. has received a Global Technology Innovation Award from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan for its R&D in networking...
Ledvance Sold to Chinese Consortium Light manufacturer Osram Licht AG has sold Ledvance GmbH, a developer of light products, to a Chinese consortium consisting of IDG Capital, MLS Co. Ltd. and financial investor Yiwu State-Owned Assets...
Biolase Appoints Nelson as SVP and CFO Dental laser developer Biolase Inc. has appointed financial executive Mark J. Nelson as its senior vice president and chief financial officer. Nelson will report to Harold C. Flynn Jr., president and...
Robotics Research Focuses on Machine Vision The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the UK's main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences, has established two program grants worth a total of...
Tongtai Chooses Optomec Print Engine for its Vertical Milling Maching Additive manufacturing systems provider Optomec will integrate its LENS Print Engine into Tongtai Machine & Tool Co.’s AMH-350 vertical milling machine. “Partnering with one of...
Photonics Integrated Circuit International Award Winners Announced The Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) International Awards took place this week recognizing and highlighting key industry achievements in advancing photonic integration through platform development,...
New President and CEO of OptoSigma Corporation (USA) Optosigma Corporation (USA) has appointed Guy Ear as president and CEO. Ear also serves as president and CEO of Optosigma Europe SAS. He was chosen by the board of Sigma Koki Co., LTD, a Japanese...
PCAS Invests $8M in Polymer, Chemical Manufacturing French chemical group PCAS (Produits Chimiques et Auxiliaires de Synthèse) will invest $8 million to increase its manufacturing capacities for electronic polymers and chemicals. The investment...
Rosh Electroptics to Distribute Princeton Instruments in Israel Imaging and spectroscopy instrumentation developer Princeton Instruments Inc. has made Rosh Electroptics Ltd. its exclusive sales representative in Israel. ”We are pleased to have Rosh...
GIS Acquires Laser Resources Xerox Corp.-owned office imaging provider Global Imaging Systems (GIS) Inc. has acquired printer dealer Laser Resources Inc. President, CEO and co-founder Bob Lashier will remain Laser...
Memsstar, Plasma-Therm Sign Distribution Agreement Memsstar Ltd. and Plasma-Therm LLC, providers of semiconductor processing equipment for specialty markets, have entered into a North American distribution agreement. The agreement gives Plasma-Therm...
Syntec Optics Moves to Rochester Advanced manufacturing company Syntec Optics has moved into three facilities in Rochester, N.Y. "Syntec Optics is making American manufacturing globally competitive again,” said Al Kapoor,...
Zeiss, Deutsche Telekom Partner for Smart Glasses Development Optics developer Carl Zeiss AG has partnered with telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom AG for “smart glasses” technology, with an early prototype already in development. The...
Olympus Microscopes Receive iF Design Awards Olympus Corp.’s Scientific Solutions division has received two iF design awards for its CX23 upright microscope and FLUOVIEW FV3000 confocal laser scanning microscope. “We are delighted...
Cissé Awarded Young Fluorescence Investigator Award Dr. Ibrahim Cissé, an assistant professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has received Horiba Scientific’s annual Young Fluorescence Investigator Award....
Edinburgh Instruments Installs Laser in Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory Optical spectroscopy instrumentation developer Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. has installed its FIRL100 CO2/FIR (THz) laser system in the Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD) of the...
Johnson & Johnson Acquires Abbott Medical Optics Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. has acquired Abbott Medical Optics for $4.33 billion in cash. The acquisition includes ophthalmic products in the cataract surgery, laser refractive surgery and...
Dobbs Appointed Sales Director of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics Carl Zeiss SBE LLC, the sports optics division of Carl Zeiss AG, has promoted Barton Dobbs to its director of sales. Dobbs will assume a more visible and active role in the development and deployment...
Princeton Infrared Appoints Struthers Director of Sales and Marketing Imaging developer Princeton Infrared Technologies Inc. has appointed Bob Struthers as its director of sales and marketing. Struthers brings more than 35 years of experience in the photonics industry....
Creotech Fills Order for EU’s Extreme Light Infrastructure Project Instrumentation provider Creotech Instruments SA has completed an order from European research infrastructure organization Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) in the Czech Republic for 150 advanced...
Research & Technology
Multiview Video Streaming Emerges as a Form of Visual-Content Representation Multiview video streaming — the ability to view a recorded scene from different perspectives — could revolutionize the entertainment industry and the workplace. Possible applications range from consumer electronics, computer games and virtual worlds to realistic video conferences and autonomous driving. Although the components of this technology work individually, so far there has...
Imaging Gamma Rays to Help Decontaminate Fukushima A novel camera for visualizing radioactive hotspots is being used to develop radioactivity maps for use in the decontamination of the site of the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima. The Electron...
Call for Nominations! Submit Your Choice for Industry Beacon For the second year running, Photonics Media is honoring notable people in the photonics and optics industry, whose outstanding contributions have advanced light-based technologies in the scientific,...
Optoelectronic Device Speeds Parallel Processing To increase the speed of data transfer when many microprocessors are used in parallel, a novel device has been developed that uses surface plasmons to mediate optoelectronic imaging. The on-chip...
University of Illinois Joins Zeiss Program for Testing New Devices A new agreement between the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Zeiss has named the Core Facilities at IGB as an official Zeiss...
Bach to Supply NIRPS Gratings Custom diffraction grating manufacturer Bach Research Corp. has been awarded a contract by the NIRPS (Near Infrared Planet Searcher) consortium to manufacture and deliver a custom R4 echelle grating...
Nanoscale Sensor Detects Disease A new nanoscale sensor has been developed that can help detect cytokines — molecules that play a critical role in cellular response to infection, inflammation, trauma and disease. Researchers at the...
Optical Metamaterials Use III-V Semiconductors as Building Blocks Materials that are more efficient than metals and that feature wider bandgap measures than silicon are being developed for possible use in optical metamaterial applications. All-dielectric materials...
Nanoparticle Crystal Used to Control Light A complex clathrate colloidal crystal has been created by connecting nanoparticles using DNA. One potential application for the novel crystal structures is the control of light.
fNIRS Tool Measures Brain’s Response to Acute Pain Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) — an optical imaging tool for monitoring regional blood flow and tissue oxygenation — is being explored as an option to track the brain's response to...
Terahertz Analysis Helps Target Measures for Controlling Pollution A combination of terahertz (THz) absorption and 2D correlation spectroscopy (2DCOS) has been used to identify the concentration and pollution sources of PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5...
IR Light Remotely Controls Curvature of Plastics A new technique has been developed that uses infrared light to curve 2D plastic sheets into 3D structures such as spheres, tubes, or bowls. Researchers at North Carolina State University are building...
Olympus Discovery Center Opens at McGill Olympus Corp. has opened an Olympus Discovery Center at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute of McGill University in Montreal, with the goal of making advanced microscopy equipment...
Path Opens for Optogenetic Tools Regulated by Red Light The observation of sensor-effector coupling in the full-length structure of a protein responsive to red light could aid in the development of red-light regulated optogenetic tools for targeted cell...
Retina Camera, No Dilating Required A portable inexpensive camera that can photograph the retina could replace the need for pupil-dilating eye drops. Researchers at the University of Illinois at the Chicago College of Medicine and...
Light-Driven Catalysis Can Reduce CO2 Production in Industrial Applications Rhodium nanoparticles have demonstrated the ability to capture the energy in UV light and use it to selectively catalyze the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane. Such light-driven catalysis...
Scott Awarded Physics Teaching Award Ryan Scott, a 2016 alumnus of Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) College of Science, has been recognized by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Advanced Laboratory...
Novel Intense Beam Pattern For Microscopy, Industrial Laser Materials Processing The discovery of a thin, intense beam pattern, dubbed the “needle pulse beam,” could have broad application, ranging from imaging in pulse-echo systems to use in conjunction with...
Nanotube Film Increases Longevity of Challenger Solar Cells “Random network” nanotube films could improve the long-term stability of solar cells made of perovskite. Researchers from Aalto University in Finland, Uppsala University in Sweden, and...
Pitt Receives NSF Award to Develop Exoskeleton Sensors for Spinal Cord Injuries Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have received an award from the National Science Foundation’s Cyber-Physical Systems program to enable the development of an ultrasound sensor...
Optoacoustics, 3D Printing Form Sound Fields With Specific Shapes A method for generating ultrasound via light, coupled with 3D printing, has demonstrated the ability to form sound fields with specific shapes, for potential use in biological cell manipulation and...
Laser Ablation Technique Images Non-Flat Surfaces A custom-built laser-based technique for mass spectrometry enables the imaging of samples with non-flat surfaces. The tool uses a distance sensor to record a height profile of the sample before the...
Univ. of Exeter, Cineon, Collaborate on Worker Safety Organization University of Exeter scientist Dr. Sam Vine, Exeter-based Cineon Productions Ltd. and experts from the nuclear industry have joined together to create a new worker safety training and technology...
Flexible Sensor Holds Potential for Foldable Touchscreens The development of bendable, stretchable, and transparent touch sensors is an emerging technological goal in a variety of fields, including electronic skin, wearables, and flexible handheld devices....
Polymer-Coated Silicon Nanosheets May Be Graphene Alternative Silicon nanosheets are thin, two-dimensional layers with exceptional optoelectronic properties very similar to those of graphene; however, alone nanosheets are less stable. Researchers at the...
Using Mathematics to Improve Effectiveness of Tomography Novel mathematical theories could advance imaging techniques in optical tomography — a technique for creating three-dimensional images of the internal structures of a solid object by analyzing...
An Opportunity to Learn About Transition Mode Reactive Sputtering by PEM Control Pulsed DC reactive sputtering techniques are used in both research and production to overcome many of the difficulties inherent with RF reactive sputtering. Pulsed DC reactive sputtering typically...
Robotics Research Focuses on Machine Vision The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the UK's main agency for funding research in engineering and the physical sciences, has established two program grants worth a total of...
Photonics Integrated Circuit International Award Winners Announced The Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) International Awards took place this week recognizing and highlighting key industry achievements in advancing photonic integration through platform development,...
Device More Efficiently Generates FS Pulses in UV Wavelength A miniature tripler for generating femtosecond (fs) pulses in the UV has demonstrated three times higher efficiency than previously used devices, in a design that is tiny enough to fit on a...
Green LED Provides Safe, Inexpensive Treatment of Chronic Pain Exposure to green LED could provide an inexpensive, non-pharmacological approach to managing chronic pain, by altering the levels of endogenous substances that potentially inhibit pain and decrease...
Chiral Metamaterial Causes Optical Shift in mW Range A metamaterial with chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime has shown the ability to produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt (mW) range. Two absorptive...
Nano 'Sandwich' Could Enhance Optical Properties, Tunability of Graphene Use of a “nanoscale sandwich,” made from two atom-thick slices of graphene around nanoclusters of magnesium oxide (MgO), could expand the optoelectronic properties for graphene....
Fluorogenic Polymer Can Detect Mercury Levels in Fish A novel fluorescent polymer that lights up when it makes contact with mercury that may be present in fish could be used to reduce the sale and consumption of fish containing mercury levels deemed to...
Small, Low-Cost Remote Sensing Satellites Could Orbit Much Closer to Earth Smaller and less expensive satellites may soon orbit much closer to Earth improving the quality of images they send back. The University of Manchester is heading up this project to develop remote...
Low-Cost Monitoring Device Detects Oil's Fluorescence Fingerprint A simple device composed of photodiode detectors can detect an oil spill in water and then pinpoint the type of oil present on the surface. Researchers from the University of Vigo created the device...
Avoid the High Cost of Low-Performing Machine Vision Solutions Join us for , a free webinar on Friday, March 10, at 1 pm Eastern Time. Whether you are planning an update or a new build, this webinar will show you how to get your project right the first time with...
Material Reduces Signal Loss, Boost Efficiency of Light-Based Devices Photonic devices could see a reduction in optical signal loss, as a result of the discovery of a plasmonic metamaterial that compensates for loss of light energy by using a semiconductor to act as a...
Optical Nanoscopy Images DNA Naturally Fluorescing A novel imaging tool that is able to capture images of DNA naturally fluorescing could advance the study of individual biomolecules and help uncover global patterns of gene expression. Existing...
Remote Sensor Networks Could Track Biodiversity on a Large Scale Interconnected networks of remote cameras could be used to monitor biodiversity globally, helping to answer pressing ecological questions and guide conservation policy. A number of case studies have...
Researchers Develop Tunable and Controllable PL Compounds A new strategy for producing photoluminescent (PL) compounds has been designed that has increased capabilities. These PL compounds are used in a variety of different products to include glow-in-the...
Products
Beam Profiling System ANDOVER, Mass., March 31, 2017 — BeamCheck from Ophir Photonics, a beam profiling system that ensures accurate laser performance in additive manufacturing applications of selective laser sintering and selective laser melting. ...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Spectrometer SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2017 — Gamma Scientific has announced the UPRtek MK350S Advanced Spectrometer, a handheld device for light and color measurement. The device features a powerful suite of capabilities for lighting...
Gamma Scientific
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C-Lenses TUCSON, Ariz., March 31, 2017 — C-Lenses from Fisba LLC offer high precision and flexibility in custom design. A variety of coating options are available, beside the 1330- and 1550-nm bands for data communications. Their...
FISBA North America
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Compact Fiber Laser VANCOUVER, Wash., March 31, 2017 — The alta series of compact, high-power fiber lasers from nLight Inc. are half the size of typical 2-W lasers. The series allows for better use of shop floor space and simplified tool...
nLIGHT Inc.
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Camera Housing KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 30, 2017 — EyeProtect housing from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH provides protection for industrial cameras. EyeProtect provides up to IP67 standards. It is dust-proof and protects the camera in case of...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Metrology Camera EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, March 30, 2017 — The Sapphire S-25A80 global shutter CMOS metrology camera from Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV provides low-power implementation for ultra-high-resolution, high-speed imaging. The device...
Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV
Tunable Laser Source KOMAKI CITY, Japan, March 29, 2017 — The TSL-770 high-speed tunable laser source from Santec Corp. delivers upgrades in speed, accuracy and range. A proprietary resonator design enhances Q value and wavelength stability, opening...
Santec Corp.
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Multi-Angle Light Scattering Detector LANDSBERG AM LECH, Germany, March 29, 2017 — Postnova Analytics GmbH has announced the PN3621 multi-angle light scattering (MALS) detector for size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and field-flow fractionation (FFF) systems. The detector...
Postnova Analytics GmbH
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Spectroradiometer SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 29, 2017 — The PR-788 spectral measurement system from Photo Research Inc. is an extended, dynamic range spectroradiometer used in research, quality control and production floor applications for flat panel...
Photo Research Inc.
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Spectrometer DUNEDIN, Fla., March 28, 2017 — The Ocean FX Spectrometer from Ocean Optics Inc. provides high acquisition speed, Ethernet operation, sensitivity and spectral buffering. The Ocean FX spectrometer is ideal for high-speed...
Ocean Optics
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Miniature, Tunable Optical Filter SAXONBURG, Pa., March 28, 2017 — A miniature, tunable optical filter for high bit-rate dense wavelength division multiplexing transmission applications has been announced by II-VI Inc. The miniature MEMS-tunable optical filter...
II-VI Inc. (see Coherent Corp), II-VI Infrared
Optics Software ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, March 28, 2017 — The OptoDesigner 5.1 software from PhoeniX Software International Inc. is designed to improve productivity for photonic integrated circuit designers. The software provides a significant...
Synopsys Software Netherlands BV
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Microscope Camera System GOLETA, Calif., March 28, 2017 — The OcularCINEMA 4K progressive scan remote head C-mount camera system from Optronics Inc. is designed for research and industrial microscope visualization applications. The OcularCINEMA 4K 3...
Optronics
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Metrology Tracker NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., March 24, 2017 — The Leica Absolute Tracker AT403, announced by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, has been designed for portable metrology performance. With full IP54 certification, an operating temperature...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
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Lens Kit SAITAMA, Japan, March 24, 2017 — The MEGA6 lens kit from Goyo Optical Inc. includes four 6-MP, 2/3-format fixed focal length lenses at 170 lp/mm. The lenses range from 8 to 25mm. The kit conveniently packages all four lenses...
Goyo Optical Inc.
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Scientific Cameras BERLIN, March 24, 2017 — Scientific Superresolution Cameras from Greateyes GmbH are designed for high-performance spectroscopy and imaging from the NIR to x-ray region. The cameras feature ultra low readout noise, high...
greateyes GmbH
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Camera Software OBERSULM, Germany, March 24, 2017 — The latest IDS Software Suite 4.82 from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is a driver package for all USB and GigE industrial cameras from IDS. The suite supports USB power delivery with a...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Web Server Module BERLIN, March 23, 2017 — The Sinamics V20 Smart Access web server module from Siemens Industry Inc. is designed to mount directly onto the drive, transforming a mobile device or laptop into a virtual operator panel for drive... Request info >
Photo-Absorbance Sensor CYPRESS, Calif., March 23, 2017 — The PiCOEXPLORER PAS-110 photo-absorbance sensor from Ushio America Inc. is a compact laboratory research device that dramatically improves the efficiency of experiments. The PiCOEXPLORER can...
Ushio America Inc.
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Optical Spectrum Analyzer SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 23, 2017 — The WaveAnalyzer 100S Compact Optical Spectrum Analyzer from Finisar Corp. is a small, lightweight instrument designed for spectral measurements on advanced optical communication systems in R&D...
II-VI Finisar
AR-Coated Windows ANDOVER, Mass., March 23, 2017 — MKS Instruments Inc. has announced FemtoOptics Ultrathin AR-Coated Windows from Newport Corp., specifically designed to help with the minimization and fine tuning of positive group delay dispersion...
MKS/Newport
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Laser Diode Modules EDISON, N.J., March 22, 2017 — The SCW 1632-350R and the SCW 1532-500R high-power pulsed laser diode modules from OSI Laser Diode Inc. are specially designed for optical test equipment applications where high-peak- pulsed optical...
OSI Laser Diode
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Intelligent CMOS Camera PARIS, March 22, 2017 — The Smart MAGIC intelligent CMOS camera from New Imaging Technologies is an ideal solution for users wanting an easy to use wide dynamic range imaging camera to integrate into their systems. ...
New Imaging Technologies (NIT)
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Machine Vision Software MUNICH, March 22, 2017 — MERLIC 3 machine vision software from MVTec Software GmbH improves optical character recognition (OCR) technologies. MERLIC 3 comes with an OCR classifier that is based on deep learning and can...
MVTec Software GmbH
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Enclosures INDEPENDENCE, Mo., March 22, 2017 — HEMCO Enclosures from Hemco Corp. are designed to enclose robots and other lab automated processes by providing exhaust air systems or HEPA-filtered clean workstations. Enclosures are built to...
HEMCO Corp.
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Structural Epoxy LINCOLN, R.I., March 21, 2017 — The EB-316M structural epoxy from EpoxySet Inc. is a structural epoxy for bonding and sealing an extensive variety of substrates including metals, ceramic, glass and many engineered plastics. ...
EpoxySet Inc.
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Well Plate Robotic Loader CAMBRIDGE, England, March 21, 2017 — The PLW20 Well Plate Loader from Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. is an advanced robotic system for automatic well plate handling. Adaptable to most modern inverted microscopes, the simple,...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Fluorescence Dichroic Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., March 21, 2017 — The TECHSPEC High Performance Fluorescence Dichroic Filters from Edmund Optics Inc. are available in 26 models in cut-on wavelengths from 409 to 850 nm in both 12.5 × 17.6- and 25.2 ×...
Edmund Optics
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Vision Camera Modules AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 21, 2017 — Dart camera modules with a BCON interface from Basler AG are available for low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) embedded vision applications. The Basler dart camera series features a...
Basler AG
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Microplate WREXHAM, England, March 20, 2017 — The Seed Genomics microplate from Porvair Sciences Ltd. is a strong, reinforced, polypropylene deep well plate with matching polypropylene cap mats. Extra ribbing underneath the plate supports...
Porvair Sciences Ltd.
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Nanopositioning Controller AUBURN, Mass., March 20, 2017 — The E-754 nanopositioning controller from Physik Instrumente LP is designed for closed-loop piezo mechanisms with capacitive position feedback sensors. The controller features an ultra-fast...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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IR LEDs REGENSBURG, Germany, March 20, 2017 — Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH has announced new IR LEDs for iris scanning and facial recognition as part of its Oslux line for access control, enabling use on mobile devices. The Oslux SFH...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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Multichannel Detectors DRESDEN, Germany, March 20, 2017 — Miniaturized multi-channel detectors from InfraTec GmbH feature a central window in the sensor cap. The robust broadband filter offers protection against penetrating moisture, and can be soldered to...
InfraTec GmbH, Infrarotsensorik und Messtechnik
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Gas Analyzer WARRINGTON, England, March 17, 2017 — The HPR-20 laboratory gas analyzer from Hiden Analytical is designed for direct real time analysis, quantification and control of gas-related processes ranging in pressure from 100 mbar to 50 bar. ...
Hiden Analytical Ltd.
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Hexapod PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2017 — The HEX300-230HL HexGen hexapod from Aerotech Inc. is targeted at medium-load, ultra-precision applications ranging from sensor testing to synchrotron sample manipulation. The HEX300-230HL is...
Aerotech Inc.
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LED Drivers ELGIN, Ill., March 17, 2017 — The SelectSync line of programmable LED drivers from Thomas Research Products (TRP) offers a variety of new solutions for powering intelligent lighting devices. The line includes programmable...
Hubbell Lighting Components
3D Camera Systems OBERSULM, Germany, March 17, 2017 — The Ensenso X 3D camera system from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH consists of a 100-W projector unit and an integrated GigE switch, allowing two 1.3-MP cameras to be mounted at different...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Handheld Raman Spectrometer RIVERVIEW, Fla., March 16, 2017 — The Mira M-3 handheld Raman spectrometer from Metrohm USA Inc. allows full adjustment of laser power, integration time and data processing through customizable operating procedures. Unlike...
Metrohm USA Inc.
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Zoom Lens CHESHAM, England, March 16, 2017 — The Z10-HD zoom lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. is designed for machine vision, broadcast TV and CCTV applications that require top-quality, high-definition images. The motorized 10×...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Hyperspectral Imaging System HERRSCHING, Germany, March 16, 2017 — SphereOptics GmbH has announced the Hyper-Cam from Telops, an advanced, passive IR hyperspectral imaging system. The remote sensing instrument combines high spatial, spectral and temporal...
SphereOptics GmbH
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Large-Scale Laser Systems LENGWIL, Switzerland, March 16, 2017 — The Purelight series of laser systems from Laserworld AG features units with 6, 10 and 20 W, suitable for high-power applications in larger venues. The white light RGB laser systems have a good...
Laserworld AG
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Zinc Selenide Focusing Lenses PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 15, 2017 — A line of zinc selenide (ZnSe) focusing lenses from Laser Research Optics are optimized for use with steel cutting lasers up to 4 kW. The CO2 Laser Lenses come in plano-convex and meniscus...
Laser Research Optics
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Six-Axis Robots CARSON, Calif., March 15, 2017 — The Flexion N-Series six-axis robots from Epson Robots feature a compact folding arm design poised to dramatically change the scope of automation. Expanding and diversifying Epson’s 6-Axis...
EPSON America Inc., EPSON Robots
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Portable Raman Spectrometer NEWARK, Del., March 15, 2017 — The i-Raman Pro ST high-throughput portable Raman spectrometer from B&W Tek is a fully integrated system with a built-in tablet computer preinstalled with BWSpec Mobile, an intuitive software...
B&W Tek
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Optical Module Tester LONDON, March 15, 2017 — The MP2110A BERTWave all-in-one tester instrument from Anritsu Corp. is designed for 100-Gbps multichannel optical modules and targeted at simultaneous BER (bit error rate) measurements and eye...
Anritsu Ltd.
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Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Workflow WALTHAM, Mass., March 13, 2017 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced a fully integrated liquid chromatography mass spectrometry workflow designed to offer accurate and consistent analysis of challenging and complex sample...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
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Automotive Imaging System SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 13, 2017 — The Modular Automotive Reference System (MARS) from ON Semiconductor provides system and software developers with a ready-to-use camera for research and development activities. The MARS...
onsemi
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LED Light Sources CARLSBAD, Calif., March 10, 2017 — The RTGLS-03-48 line of LED light sources from L&M Instruments LLC features 48 channels with programmable current, color brightness control and dot correction. The RTGLS-03-48-RGB contains...
L and M Instruments LLC
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Sapphire Windows PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 10, 2017 — Custom-fabricated sapphire windows from Meller Optics Inc. can withstand extreme pressures and the rigors of harsh subsea applications while providing optimum visibility. The windows are ideal...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Triple Mirror Coating Method BEDFORD, N.H., March 10, 2017 — Laser Components USA Inc. has announced a new coating method for the production of triple mirrors in a single coating run. Reducing production time and unit cost, the method also yields a...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Classroom Demonstration Hood INDEPENDENCE, Mo., March 10, 2017 — The Classroom Demonstration Hood from Hemco Corp. is designed for classroom experiments and demonstrations due to its viewing visibility from all four sides. The hood can also be used as an...
HEMCO Corp.
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Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 9, 2017 — The Cypher VRS Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope from Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Inc. enables the high-resolution imaging of dynamic events at up to 625 lines/s or 10 fps. Its...
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research
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Toughened Adhesive LINCOLN, R.I., March 9, 2017 — The SetWORX 1510 toughened adhesive from EpoxySet Inc. is designed for medical device manufacturing and other industrial applications. The adhesive passed ISO-10993-5 standards and yields high...
EpoxySet Inc.
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Refractive Index Measurement SAN DIMAS, Calif., March 9, 2017 — The rIQ glass reflective index measurement solution from Craic Technologies Inc. is designed to help forensic scientists measure the refractive index of glass quickly, accurately and easily using the...
CRAIC Technologies
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F-Mount Lens BERLIN, March 9, 2017 — The 35- and 50-mm F-mount lenses from BlueVision Technologies Europe GmbH are designed for color sorter machines. The lenses are specifically suited for monochromatic color sorting machines for...
BlueVision Technologies Europe GmbH (BVT)
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Filament Inspection Sensor KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 8, 2017 — The EyeFI sensor from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is designed for the inspection of filaments. The device contains two perpendicular cameras with an Aptina sensor and an S-mount lens. It is...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Optomechanical 3D CAD Add-In KIRKLAND, Wash., March 8, 2017 — The LensMechanix 3.0 is the latest version of Zemax LLC’s SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD platform add-in for optomechanical development. The add-in quickly isolates spot size, beam clipping and image...
Zemax
High-Vacuum Spectrometer CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 8, 2017 — The Model 207V high-vacuum spectrometer from McPherson Inc. works over a broad spectral range for contaminant-free purge and vacuum applications. The Model 207V is a 670-mm focal length,...
McPHERSON
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CMOS Camera SEOUL, South Korea, March 8, 2017 — The IC-X25P-CXP, a 25-MP CMOS camera from ISVI Corp, features a CoaXPress CXP6, DIN-4 interface delivering 80 fps at a resolution of 5120 x 5120 pixels. The camera is available in monochrome...
ISVI Corp.
Centrifugal Evaporator IPSWICH, England, March 7, 2017 — The EZ-2 centrifugal evaporator from Genevac Ltd. is a workhorse system for environmental laboratories. The system combines high performance, versatility, ease-of-use and affordability. The...
Genevac Ltd.
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Laser Cleaning Technique ORLANDO, Fla., March 7, 2017 — Fonon Corp. has announced the release of Flexion technology for its CleanTech laser product line, a cleaning technique for hard-to-reach places. Flexion technology allows CleanTech to remove...
Fonon Technologies
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Rotation Stage MUNICH, March 7, 2017 — The ECR5050hs piezo-driven rotation stage from Attocube Systems AG features a higher torque than its predecessor and an aperture that can be used as a feedthrough for wires or for optical beams. ...
attocube systems AG
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Optomechanical Add-In KIRKLAND, Wash., March 7, 2017 — The LensMechanix 3.0 add-in for optomechanical development from Zemax LLC is designed for the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD program. This release includes new features to further simplify the transition...
Zemax
Stereo Microscope OBERKOCHEN, Germany, March 6, 2017 — Carl Zeiss AG has announced the Stemi 508 stereo microscope for industrial routine tasks. The stereo microscope with mechanics and optics is designed for the heavy workloads of everyday lab...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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Fluorescence Software BERLIN, March 6, 2017 — PicoQuant has announced a new version of its EasyTau software for the FluoTime 300 fluorescence lifetime spectrometer. The software allows the integration of interfaces for the remote execution...
PicoQuant GmbH
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Raman Imaging Operating System ULM, Germany, March 6, 2017 — The Suite FIVE operating system from Witec GmbH is an integrated tool for data acquisition, evaluation and post-processing that enables researchers to quickly extract key information from their...
Oxford Instruments WITec
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InGaAs Avalanche Photodiode EDISON, N.J., March 3, 2017 — The LAPD 3050 InGaAs avalanche photodiode module from OSI Laser Diode Inc. is designed for light-level detection and signal transmission applications. The 50-µm active area device...
OSI Laser Diode
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OCT Spectrometer LOGAN, Utah, March 3, 2017 — The Cobra-S optical coherence tomography (OCT) spectrometer from Wasatch Photonics Inc. offers speeds of 250,000 lines/s and enhanced roll-off performance for deeper sample penetration with the...
Wasatch Photonics Inc.
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Fiber-Amplified Laser Head BERLIN, March 3, 2017 — The LDH-P-FA-560 fiber-amplified laser head from PicoQuant emits laser pulses at 560 nm. The system delivers average optical powers of >3 mW at a repetition rate of 40 MHhz with pulse widths...
PicoQuant GmbH
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Externally Modulated Laser SAN JOSE, Calif., March 3, 2017 — A low-power-consumption, 28-GBaud externally modulated laser (EML) with an integrated driver from Neophotonics Corp. is designed for client side 4 x 25 NRZ 100-G, 4 x 50 PAM4 200-G and 8 x 50 PAM4...
Lumentum
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Laser Scanner COBHAM, England, March 2, 2017 — The RS4 laser scanner from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is optimized for measuring objects with challenging surfaces such as carbon fiber or machined steel. The system delivers a 60...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
UV Measurement Instruments MUNICH, March 2, 2017 — The new portfolio of UV measurement instruments from Instrument Systems GmbH are suitable for laboratory and production applications. The measurement solution consists of a spectroradiometer...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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Machine Vision Lenses FARIDABAD, India, March 2, 2017 — F-Mount machine vision lenses (35 and 50 mm) from Balaji Microtechnologies PVT Ltd. provide low distortion and high-quality images. Through in-house R&D and design efforts, the devices are...
BalaJi MicroTechnologies Pvt. Ltd.
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Hyperspectral Imaging Software MARTINSRIED, Germany, March 2, 2017 — ImageLab software for hyperspectral imaging from Epina has been introduced by Menlo Systems GmbH. The tool processes data from various spectroscopic imaging techniques such as THz, optical,...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Microscopy Cameras AHRENSBURG, Germany, March 1, 2017 — Basler AG has announced Microscopy ace camera models for its PowerPacks. The Microscopy ace 3.2 MP and Microscopy ace 5.1 MP are equipped with Sony Pregius sensors that provide a speed of up to...
Basler AG
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Lenses LEICESTER, England, March 1, 2017 — The Panchro/i Classic range of lenses from Cooke Optics Ltd. have newly designed housing and positive lock mounts. The lenses are lightweight, making them ideal for handheld, drone and...
Cooke Optics Ltd.
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Smart Cameras KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 1, 2017 — Three ZYNQ smart camera platforms for EyeVision machine vision software have been announced by EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH. With this variety of ZYNQ cameras, the software user is given a...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Voltage Amplifiers SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 1, 2017 — The DHPVA-101 and DHPVA-201 voltage amplifiers from Femto Messtechnik GmbH have been announced by Electro Optical Components Inc. The DHPVA series has a low-input voltage drift of 0.3...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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