Trumpf forms North American sales partnership with SPI Lasers
14 November 2017
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has formed a new North American sales partnership with its subsidiary SPI Lasers
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Trumpf partners with US additive company
2 October 2017
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has formed a partnership with US additive manufacturing firm Sintavia in order to accelerate the penetration of its TruPrint metal printers within the global aerospace industry
Jenoptik revamps automotive business in North America
14 June 2017
Photonics group Jenoptik has relocated its business to a new building on a modern, sixteen-acre engineering campus in Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA
Global laser systems market reaches $12.6bn in 2016
27 March 2017
The global market for laser systems for materials processing reached a record volume of $12.6 billion in 2016 after increasing 6.8 per cent
Brexit and Trump to hinder recruitment, executives suggest
28 February 2017
Jessica Rowbury reports from a Photonics West panel, where possible implications of Brexit and the Trump administration were debated
IPG exceeds $1 billion in annual sales
15 February 2017
IPG Photonics has reported annual sales exceeding $1 billion in 2016, an increase of 12 per cent year-over-year
AWL opens new branch in Mexico
23 January 2017
AWL-Techniek, a Dutch producer of automated welding machines, has opened a new branch in Mexico at the end of 2016
China surpasses Europe as largest laser systems consumer
11 July 2016
Arnold Mayer, general manager of Optech Consulting, analyses the major trends in lasers and laser systems for materials processing, including the Chinese and fibre laser markets
Electrox merge with Tykma to expand North American activity
22 April 2015
Electrox and Tykma have merged in order to further activity in North America and build on Electrox's recent European success
Global photonics market value to increase to $765.89 billion by 2020
23 February 2015
A report by Transparency Market Research has labelled North America as the largest market for photonics, but that Asia Pacific is the fastest growing driven by demand for instruments from India, China and Japan. The report predicts the global photonics market value to increase to $765.89 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of 5.8 per cent from 2014 to 2020.
