Business news

JK Lasers appoints worldwide sales director

22 February 2012
Industrial laser manufacturer JK Lasers has appointed Paul Ferris as its worldwide sales director to coordinate its global sales strategy

Cats and dogs get laser therapy safety goggles

News image21 February 2012
Dogs and cats can now be treated safely by laser with Laser Safety Doggles, the protective goggles product line for pets from Laser Vision

Gooch and Housego reports boom in fibre module business

20 February 2012
Gooch and Housego has reported significant new orders in its fibre module business in the first month of 2012, spread across markets such as sensing, avionics, telecoms, industrial and biomedical

Photonex roadshow comes to London

20 February 2012
Xmark Media, in association with Imperial College, will hold Photonex London on Thursday 26 April, in the first of a series of free regional events focusing on applications of photonics

Sofradir claims infrared detector global leadership

17 February 2012
Sofradir has announced that it has secured the world market leadership in supplying second generation Mercury Cadmium Telluride infrared detectors, with more than 25 per cent market share by volume

euroLED 2012 announces speakers

17 February 2012
Leading names from Philips, Osram, Nichia, UL, Zumtobel, Cordis and GE Lighting are among those set to speak at euroLED 2012, which is due to take place at the NEC Birmingham from 13-14 June

Distributors news

Optoelectronics Company to distribute Opnext diodes

20 February 2012
The Optoelectronics Company is to be an authorised distributor for Opnext laser diode products in Europe and North America

Brinell Vision to represent Protec Laserschutz in the UK

News image20 February 2012
Protect Laserschutz (Nuremburg, Germany) and Brinell Vision (Dundee, Scotland) have signed a partnership agreement

Arden Photonics appoints OgMentum as Chinese distributor

20 February 2012
Arden Photonics has appointed QgMentum as its sales and marketing partner for China and the western part of the USA

Armstrong Optical to represent Ophir for UK and Ireland sales

8 February 2012
Armstrong Optical is to represent Ophir Infrared Optics for the UK and Ireland sales of its thermal imaging lens systems and optical imaging components products

Telops expands sales network with Hadland Imaging

21 October 2011
Hadland Imaging is now an authorised sales representative for infrared cameras and hyperspectral imaging systems specialist Telops

Telops expands into Canada with High Speed Imaging deal

7 October 2011
High Speed Imaging is now distributing Telops infrared cameras and hyperspectral imaging systems for the defence, security, environmental and oil and gas markets in Canada

Business Features

Electro Optics coverFirst in safety

As Lasermet reaches 25 years old, Warren Clark explores the history of this leader in laser safety

Electro Optics coverFlourishing with fibre

SPI Lasers has emerged from troubled beginnings in telecoms to become a major player in fibre lasers, as Warren Clark discovers

Electro Optics coverThe colour of invention

Oxxius has established itself as a leading player in DPSS lasers for multiple wavelengths, as Warren Clark discovers

Electro Optics coverPlaying the parts

Laser SOS has cornered the market in laser refurbishment and repairs, as Warren clark discovers

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Warren Clark discovers how EOPC has grown its business by servicing a very specific market well

Electro Optics coverGlobal players

Hamamatsu Photonics has grown to be one of the industry's largest companies, as Warren Clark discovers

Electro Optics coverOne-stop for optics

Warren Clark follows the story of Opco Laboratory, a specialist US optics company looking for international growth

Electro Optics coverPolished to perfection

Warren Clark charts the intriguing and long history of Gooch and Housego, which dates back more than 60 years

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Cambridge Technology has evolved from a galvo company to a total scanning solution company, as Warren clark discovers

Electro Optics coverA smooth upward curve

Warren Clark tracks the history of interferometry specialist 4D Technology


Electro Optics coverBucking the trend

Florida-based StellarNet has continued to grow its business, even through the economic crisis, as Warren Clark discovers

Electro Optics coverThe entrepreneurial spirit

Warren Clark explores the history of UK distributor Pro-Lite Technology


Electro Optics coverThe value of exhibitions

Organiser of the Photonex exhibition in the UK Laurence Devereux comments on the increasing value of national exhibitions in the face of the plethora of information available on the internet and changing buying habits

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Finding a distributor for photonic products in Asia can be tough, as Warren Clark discovers


Electro Optics coverSpectral advances

Warren Clark maps the history of Ocean Optics, a company leading the field in portable spectroscopy and more