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Micro-Epsilon’s new optoNCDT 1420LL laser sensors offer accurate measurements on rough and metallic surfaces

The compact optoNCDT 1420LL laser sensors perform precise distance measurements on metallic and structured surfaces. The sensor projects a small laser line onto the measuring object, which compensates for any interference. This […]

Exaktera expands its capabilities by the acquisition of Advanced Illumination Inc.

Exaktera LLC, (“Exaktera”), a Union Park Capital (“Union Park”) portfolio company, announces its acquisition of Advanced Illumination Inc. (“Advanced Illumination”), a long-established design and manufacturer of specialty LED lighting assemblies and drivers […]

Hexagon’s new WRTL scanning system enables truly mobile automated inspection

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced the launch of its latest solution for automated inspection integration projects based on 6DoF laser tracker technology. The WRTL solves common configuration problems faced by customers setting […]

Hamamatsu Photonics leverages its imaging technology to develop world’s first THz image intensifier

Hamamatsu Photonics has developed the world’s first terahertz image intensifier (THz image intensifier or simply THz-I.I.) by leveraging its imaging technology fostered over many years. This THz-I.I. has high resolution and fast […]


New series of green laser diodes from Arima Lasers are now available from LASER COMPONENTS

With a new series of green laser diodes (520 nm), the manufacturer Arima Lasers offers additional protection in all applications requiring eye-safe operation. The integrated automatic power control (APC) switches off the […]


Avantes BV

Avantes: Launch AvaSoft 8.14

Avantes is excited to announce the release of their newest software, AvaSoft 8.14. With new features and improvements, AvaSoft 8.14 is ready for the future. The software package is available for download […]


Gentec-Eo

Oregon State University uses laser power meter by GENTEC-EO

The Chemistry department of Oregon State University was one of the twelve winners of Gentec-Eo’s most recent Laser Lab Awards contest. They won a UP19K-15S-H5 laser power detector and a MAESTRO display device valued at more than 3,000 […]


Hamamatsu develops new QCL module capable of narrow-band terahertz waves generation

Hamamatsu’s breakthrough was achieved by analyzing the principle governing the generation of terahertz waves which enhance the QCL’s output power, and the configuration of the highly efficient external cavity while using Hamamatsu’s […]


Laser Focus World choses Edmund Optics’s Achromatic Singlet Lenses as its 2021 top photonics technology picks

Edmund Optics®, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, announces that its TECHSPEC® Achromatic Singlet Lenses were named one of Laser Focus World’s top photonics technology picks of 2021. TECHSPEC® […]


LASER COMPONENTS’ new accessories enable mobile usage for FLEXPOINT®-Lasermodule with M12 connectors

USB Cable with Integrated Voltage Converter The latest addition to LASER COMPONENTS’ range of accessories makes FLEXPOINT®-Lasermodule with M12 connectors fit for mobile use. The M12 USB cable connects the laser module […]


Edmund Optics® won Vision Systems Design’s Reader’s Choice Awards in the category Machine Vision Lenses

Edmund Optics®, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, announces that it was voted first place for Vision Systems Design’s Reader’s Choice Awards in the Machine Vision Lenses category. These […]


Micro-Epsilon laser distance sensors offer ideal solution for automated crane systems

Automated crane systems must be controlled reliably and extremely precisely. This is the only way to achieve a fast, safe and efficient material flow. Modern control units frequently use measurement values obtained […]


LASER COMPONENTS’s new TSAB-40 and TSFB-125 strippers allow coatings removal without lost of fiber optic strength

Even robust fluoroacrylate coatings can be removed using the TSAB-40 and TSFB-125 strippers without the underlying fiber optic losing its strength. These strippers use a thermal process that heats the primary and […]