McPherson is providing equipment for the Cosmic Origin Spectrograph, which will be deployed to help the Hubble Space telescope to observe faint ultraviolet targets.
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Canadian base for Avo Photonics
06 March 2007
Avo Photonics has created a Canadian subsidiary, based in Toronto, to provide design and prototyping services for its Canadian customers.
New global distributors for Nanonics Imaging
06 March 2007
Israeli company Nanonics Imaging has chosen two new distributors for its complete range of products: Lastek, to act as an Australian representative; and EIP SISTEM to act as its Romanian representative.
RedShift Systems finds UK distributor
06 March 2007
RedShift Systems, a US thermal imaging company, has appointed Armstrong Optical as its distributor in the UK and Ireland.
Express rapid prototyping service
27 February 2007
Due to the growing demands of R&D, Laseroptik is to provide a rapid prototyping service, with delivery times as little as 24 hours for the production of optical components.
Photonics management changes
21 February 2007
Philips, Optima Research and Bookham have all experienced changes to their management in the past few weeks.
Labsphere acquired by Halma
21 February 2007
Labsphere has been acquired by English sensor technology group Halma to join its global group of photonics businesses, which includes Ocean Optics and Mikropack.
McPherson receives Chinese contract
16 February 2007
McPherson is to provide a research group from the Chinese HL-2A Tokamak at the Southwestern Institute of Physics with a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) spectrometer.
Avo Photonics increases production
16 February 2007
Avo Photonics has significantly increased its manufacturing capabilities. Changes include upgraded equipment, and increased numbers of operators and technicians. In addition, it has more than doubled its manufacturing space.
Optek signs Allied Electronics
15 February 2007
Optek Technology has chosen Allied Electronics as one of its North American distributors. Allied Electronics will primarily promote Optek's LED products, but will also sell its full product offering.
Defence deal secured by Thales
12 February 2007
Qioptiq has secured a significant contract through Thales Australia to supply the Australian Defence Forces with its VIPIR-2 thermal imaging equipment.
Heptagon opens first US office
29 January 2007
Heptagon, a supplier of UV micro-optics has opened its first US office in San Jose, Silicon Valley to provide sales, marketing and business development.
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