Industry News

Wales entices opto-electronics companies with business competition

9 March 2010
UK opto-electronics companies are being enticed to Wales via a high profile business competition, aimed at driving the country's knowledge economy

Jenoptik Group opens laser application centre in Korea

9 March 2010
Jenoptik Group has opened a laser application centre in Korea, enabling customers in the fields of electronics, flat panels, photovoltaics and the automotive sector to develop production processes and lasers

Vytran appoints new sales engineer

5 March 2010
Vytran has hired Jim Tracey as sales engineer for North America. Tracey will primarily focus on developing Vytran's business in the sensing, medical and research markets

Instrument Systems takes over X-Rite's light measurement division

5 March 2010
Munich-based Instrument Systems has taken over the light measurement division of US-based X-Rite, and has incorporated the division into its recently formed Optronik Berlin subsidiary

SPIE announces annual award recipients

4 March 2010
SPIE has announced the winners of this year's SPIE awards. The society aims to recognise outstanding achievements in the field of photonics through its annual awards programme