Noliac has acquired a majority share of the Czech company Piezoceram, which specialises in high-quality piezoceramics. It is hoped the acquisition will significantly increase its product range.
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Goodrich awarded defence contract
12 December 2006
Goodrich has been awarded a contract from the US Air Force Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab to develop and fabricate a shortwave infrared sensor for the Spectre-Finder initiative.
Launch of Welsh training facilities
12 December 2006
Technium OpTIC is to be the base for two new government-funded training centres for opto-electronics: the Photonics Academy and the Integrated Knowledge Centre in Ultra Precision and Structured Surfaces.
Photonics people
12 December 2006
Several major companies have made significant appointments recently, including Intense, Melles Griot and Photonic Products
Fibre-embedded sensors for aerospace applications
12 December 2006
XenICs and FOS&S have been contracted to by aircraft manufacturer Airbus Industries to jointly develop novel ways to measure tension, compression and temperature in fibre-reinforced composite materials.
MEMS contract agreement
12 December 2006
XCOM Wireless, a developer of radio frequency (RF) products, has selected Innovative Micro Technology (IMT), the leading MEMS contract manufacturer, to manufacture die for its RF MEMS Relay product.
Nuvonyx appoints new distributor
01 December 2006
Nuvonyx has appointed Roditi International as its representative and provider of technical support for its full range of high-power laser diodes (HPLD) in the UK and Eire.
DOPS prize awarded to Johan Holm of Ibsen Photonics
01 December 2006
Johan Holm of Ibsen Photonics has been presented with the yearly DOPS prize for an individual whose contribution to the Danish optics field has been of unique quality and importance.
First Annual General Meeting of ALSP
01 December 2006
The Association of Laser Safety Professionals (ALSP) held its first Annual General Meeting on 19 September, to discuss the possible future work of the association.
Professor John Marsh appointed president of LEOS
01 December 2006
Professor John H Marsh, co-founder and CTO of Intense, has been appointed president elect of LEOS for 2007, succeeding Alan Willner of the University of Southern California.
Optima Research makes two new appointments
01 December 2006
Optima Research has appointed Neil Barrett as general manager, with Damien Giramondo joining as technical sales engineer
Ocean Optics appoints VP of operations
01 December 2006
Ocean Optics, a global leader in optical sensing, display optics, and biophotonics technologies has appointed Richard Pollard to the position of vice president of operations
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