Germany: Moving Ahead in Markets and Technology
Germany holds a strong position in optics and photonics technologies, including test and measurement, imaging and optical manufacturing.
Here is what I see as the most interesting market and technology activity:
Industrial plant and manufacturing technologies are traditionally strong, one reason why the country has a significant market share in laser materials processing. Trumpf, a leader in the field, recently snapped up Southampton, UK-based SPI Lasers, which previously reinvented...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009