Industry

Compared to 2018’s event, which covered a total of 89,800m2, more than 95,000m2 of space has already been booked at this year’s event – an almost 6 per cent increase in stand space

Laser manufacturer Trumpf has acquired a minority stake in French startup GLOphotonics, a developer of special optical fibres for UF laser processing

A new project is set to boost the mass production of organic photovoltaic cells using a number of different laser technologies

Forums dedicated to 'Process Control & AI' and 'Quantum technology' will feature in the programme of the 13th AKL 'International Laser Technology Congress'

Lantek has signed a collaboration agreement with HSG Laser Group that will see its software integrated into HSG’s fibre laser sheet metal cutting machines

Photonics Systems Group has acquired EPP, a high-tech systems supplier in the electronics industry

A new survey has found that 100 Horizon 2020 photonics projects, established between 2014 and 2018, will directly create 3,500 high-tech jobs in Europe over the next three years

Australian semiconductor developer BluGlass has announced its intention to capture 6-10 per cent of the gallium nitride (GaN) laser diode market by 2025

A new technology cluster in Germany seeks to accelerate the uptake of additive manufacturing in industry through integrated research and development initiatives