II‐VI to be known as Coherent following merger
2 July 2022
The combined company will be made up of 28,000 employees across 130 locations worldwide
II-VI Incorporated
II-VI and Coherent already collaborate in the development of turnkey automotive welding solutions. (Image: II-VI)
II-VI wins Coherent bidding war
25 March 2021
Coherent has accepted II-VI's $7.01bn acquisition offer and will now be required to pay a $217.6 million termination fee to Lumentum
Lumentum and II-VI up Coherent bids to $7bn
23 March 2021
Coherent is currently evaluating Lumentum's latest bid
II-VI's RLSK remote laser processing heads have integrated vision systems that enable welds with exceptional precision. (Image: II-VI)
II-VI opens new applications laboratory in China
23 March 2021
The applications laboratory will provide close customer support on laser materials processing with practical hands-on training, in-depth applications consulting, and detailed feasibility studies
Coherent bidding war continues with $6.8bn offer from II-VI
12 March 2021
Coherent determined that the II-VI offer is superior to the $6.6bn Lumentum offer accepted on Wednesday
II-VI makes $6.4bn Coherent bid
12 February 2021
Adding to an initial $5.7bn offer from Lumentum and a $6bn offer from MKS Instruments
II-VI's remote laser processing heads will be combined with Coherent’s fibre laser technology. (Image: IIVI)
II-VI and Coherent collaborate to develop turnkey automotive welding solutions
8 January 2021
The collaboration will see II-VI's remote laser processing heads combined with Coherent’s Adjustable Ring Mode fibre laser technology.
II-VI Incorporated introduces laser lapping system for diamond and superhard materials processing
26 August 2020
II-VI Incorporated, a provider of laser technologies for materials processing, has introduced its L45 laser lapping system for processing superhard materials such as polycrystalline diamond (PCD), polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC), synthetic diamond, and reaction-bonded ceramics.
II-VI introduces electro-optic modulators for ultrafast lasers
24 February 2020
II‐VI has introduced new electro-optic modulators, based on proprietary crystal technology, that are suited for ultrafast lasers in materials processing
II-VI Incorporated Introduces water-cooled aluminium variable radius mirror for 20kW lasers
20 January 2020
II-VI Incorporated has introduced a water-cooled, aluminum variable radius mirror (VRM) for next-generation lasers with up to 20kW output power
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