Distortion has long been the unwelcome companion of welding—especially when working with thick sections of high-value materials like stainless steel. Fabricators, welders, and engineers alike have had to accept it as part of the process, spending significant time and resources trying to manage it. But with the arrival of pure laser welding enabled by Dynamic…

May 2025. With the new Modular Beam Splitting System (MBSS), the photonics group enables time-saving and high-precision laser structuring, which is used, for example, in the production of solar cells. The MBSS will be presented for the first time in Europe at the LASER World of Photonics trade fair in Munich in June 2025. Jenoptik,…

May 2025. Up to three times shorter assembly times, six times more cost-effective production processes and twelve times lower error rates can be achieved. Many start-ups are characterized by a high level of innovation and the development of new products and technologies. The implementation of prototypes and small series production is often possible without any…

Making SWIR imaging more accessible than ever before May 2025. Edmund Optics® is proud to announce their C Series Fixed Focal Length SWIR Lenses have won the Silver-Level 2024 Vision Systems Design (VSD) Innovators Award. These lenses drastically reduce costs compared to traditional short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging lenses, enabling a new generation of cost-effective SWIR machine vision applications….

May 1st 2025 – Photonics Industries International Inc., one of the largest solid-state laser manufacturers in the world, proudly announced today the establishment of its European subsidiary, PHOTONICS INDUSTRIES EUROPE, BV, further expanding the company’s global footprint to better serve customers across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. This strategic expansion builds upon…

April 2025. V-Optics and Optocraft/Micro-Epsilon are joining forces in the field of metrology for ophthalmic lenses and precision optics. This unique partnership of leading companies aims to offer customers worldwide the broadest, most powerful and innovative product portfolio in optical measurement technology. V-Optics is renowned for its high-performance products and technologies for defect detection on…

April 2025. With sense and reason – and a deep understanding of the requirements in the development of innovative applications for relevant future markets. This is how the experts at Rutronik System Solutions are working on the further development of existing base and adapter boards, as well as their integration into application-oriented demonstrations. The latest…

April, 2025. New online service allows US customers to user-friendly source for custom-tailored solutions Edmund Optics, a leading supplier of optical and imaging components, is excited to announce the new PixelTraq camera calibration service in partnership with Quartus Engineering. US-Customers can now conveniently pair a camera with an imaging lens and have them precisely calibrated,…

This year, the high-tech trade fair and conference W3+ Fair in the German city of optics Wetzlar/ Middlehesse again attracted experts in optical and related technologies. Despite the tense global situation, the mood was upbeat. Many idea-generating lectures and accompanying events, new contacts thanks to the national and international exhibitors and the great commitment of…

March 2025. The 2025 Munich Shanghai Laser Expo, hosted by Munich Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., opened grandly on March 11 amid great expectations and warm applause. 2025 is a glorious historical node of the Munich Shanghai Expo. After years of careful polishing, the exhibition finally ushered in the grand celebration of its 20th anniversary . To this end, this…