MKS Instruments to acquire ESI for $1 billion
1 November 2018
MKS Instruments, a provider of process control solutions, is set to acquire laser micro-machining firm Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) for approximately $1 billion in cash
Ophir Photonics
Special delivery
10 September 2018
Matthew Dale explores some of the latest technology for manipulating and measuring the beam, including a multi-spot optical module for laser brazing and a contactless beam analysis device
MKS Instruments introduces new beam profiling camera
10 August 2018
MKS Instruments has announced the new Ophir SP920G GigE silicon CCD high resolution camera designed for industrial laser beam profiling applications
Ophir
Ophir, part of MKS Instruments, will be showing its Beam Squared M2 laser beam propagation system
Ophir
Ophir will display its BeamSquared device, an M2 laser beam propagation system that measures the quality of the beam to optimise performance. A compact, portable device, it provides automated measurements of the propagation characteristics of CW and pulsed lasers in less than one minute.
Users can run the system in automated mode from UV to NIR, and telecom wavelengths, and in manual mode for terahertz and CO2 laser beams. BeamSquared is designed for continuous use applications, from scientific research to rapid prototyping to fabrication and machining.
StarBright Update
18 August 2016
Ophir Photonics has updated its StarBright handheld laser monitor
M2 beam propagation software
14 April 2016
Ophir Photonics has released M2 beam propagation software for the Pyrocam family of pyroelectric laser beam profiling cameras
BeamWatch
30 November 2015
Ophir Photonics has announced the newest version of BeamWatch, a non-contact beam monitoring system for high power YAG, fibre, and diode lasers
BeamWatch 2.0
21 August 2015
Ophir Photonics Group, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation company, has released a new version of BeamWatch, a non-contact beam monitoring system for high power lasers
Fan-cooled laser sensors
2 June 2015
Ophir Photonics has released a line of high-power fan-cooled laser sensors: FL1100A-BB-65, FL600A-BB-65, and FL600A-LP1-65. The sensors are compact devices that can measure very high laser power levels from 600mW to 1,100W and energy from 250mJ to 600J with no need for water cooling. The sensors feature a large, 65mm aperture.
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Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
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