SMT-compatible Lumenflow optics simplify LED integration on printed circuit boards
Edmund Optics is expanding its standard product portfolio to include SMT-compatible Lumenflow optics for surface-mount applications.
Machine Vision
Rosenberger supports expanded beam standards for AI data centers
The company has joined the newly founded Expanded Beam Optical Multi-Source Agreement (EBO MSA).
Frederik Schönebeck becomes Co-CEO
He continues to be responsible for the Product & Technology division at Framos and thus remains the central designer of the company's product and system architecture.
Octave launches on the Nasdaq
The company has spun off from its former parent company Hexagon AB and has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since May 25 and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in New York since May 28
Efficient networking at the EMVA Business Conference in Stockholm
Participants can plan individual meetings with other registered experts via a platform in the four weeks before the event.
Premiere of the Control Expert Days
At the end of the Control Expert Days, which were held for the first time, the organizer draws a positive conclusion.
Global machine vision market set to grow to 8.3 billion dollars by 2030
According to a recent report by Interact Analysis, the machine vision industry has exceeded expectations with growth of 5.2 percent in 2025.
Market for humanoid robots set to grow to 15 billion dollars by 2035
According to the report "Humanoid Robots - 2026" by Interact Analysis, the market for humanoid robots is still at an early stage, but shows significant growth potential for the 2030s.
Production capacities for assembly and testing systems expanded
Nanosystec has moved to a new site in Groß-Umstadt and quadrupled its production area.
Teledyne Flir OEM receives award from Northrop Grumman
The award recognizes the company's role as a supplier of infrared sensors and camera modules used in weapons systems, aircraft, missile defense and space systems.
Edmund Optics appoints Judy Kelley as new Chief Human Resources Officer
She succeeds Jeanne Davie, who retired after several years in this role.
Embedded Vision Summit becomes part of SPIE Photonics West
From 2027, the conference will be organized as an independent track within SPIE Photonics West.
High order backlog and selective acquisitions in the first quarter
At EUR 164.6 million, incoming orders in the Indus Engineering segment remained at a high level in the first quarter of 2026, albeit slightly below the previous year (EUR 171.2 million).
Fotonation develops energy-efficient perception AI chip
The company has completed a pre-A funding round, led by Enterprise Ireland and Silicon Gardens, supplemented by other business angels
EMVA Business Conference: Another speaker introduced
Michael Fischer will speak on the topic of "Smart Factory 5.0 - From Digital Twin to Real Twin".
IMTS 2026 shows ways to increase productivity in manufacturing
The trade fair (September 14-19, 2026) brings together around 86,000 visitors, 1,800 exhibitors and ten technology sectors.
Scalable alignment solution for silicon photonics
3sae presented the Octapod microrobot for the alignment of silicon photonics components at Photonics West 2026.
25 years of Hamamatsu Photonics in Poland
The company has been represented on the Polish market with its own site since 2000 and supports customers from industry, science and research with optoelectronic solutions.
Macnica ATD Europe takes over Indesmatech
Indesmatech specializes in semiconductor manufacturer representation, design-in support, consulting and online sourcing.
Ams Osram sells its CMOS image sensor business
The company is selling it to the US semiconductor manufacturer Indie Semiconductor for a total of EUR 40 million.
Phoenix Contact establishes Chief Sales Officer in the Group Management Board
Stephan Volgmann will take over this role on the Group Management Board from May 15, 2026.
ams Osram strengthens Digital Photonics business and addresses AI data centers
The company reports sales of EUR 796 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.5% for the first quarter of 2026.
Zeiss Blockwise integrates Halcon for automated microscopy
Blockwise is designed as a toolbox for automated microscopy and primarily addresses applications in electron microscopy, for example in the semiconductor industry.
Results of the IVSM Spring Meeting in Prague presented
The international standardization community for image processing drew a positive balance after the IVSM Spring Meeting in Prague.
3D laser scanning for 100 percent inspection
Modern production requires precise, fast, and fully automated inspection processes. The robot-assisted inline measurement system Flexscan meets this requirement with two 3D compact sensors
European machine vision expects slight recovery and growth in 2026
According to the VDMA Machine Vision department, sales are expected to increase by around 3%, following a decline of 2% in 2025.
Vision Engineering appoints Harry Curtis as Technical Director
Since April 1, 2026, Curtis has been responsible for the company's global technical strategy while retaining leadership of Vision Technology Partnerships, Vision Optics and Vision TriTeq.
Extech bundles measuring device portfolio on new website
Extech, a brand of Teledyne Flir, has launched an independent website on which the complete range of measuring and test equipment is centrally available.
Beckhoff reports sales growth
The company closed the 2025 financial year with global sales of EUR 1.24 billion, which corresponds to an increase of 6% compared to 2024.
AMS Technologies acquires Bay Photonics
The company will remain with its team, management and location.
IESSS 2026: only a few places remain available
On April 22 and 23, 2026, experts from industry and research will meet for a two-day, technically focused exchange
Laser 2000 and Büchner Lichtsysteme cooperate
Through this cooperation, Laser 2000 is expanding its portfolio in the areas of machine vision, metrology and smart sensor technologies.
Datacation and VA Imaging enter into partnership
The aim of the cooperation is to provide end-to-end computer vision solutions.
Duwe-3d becomes part of the Innovmetric Group
With the integration, the company is contributing its experience to the development of a European Polyworks organization.
Pleora and Imavix enter into partnership
The two companies aim to provide a fully integrated, standards-compliant GigE Vision 3.0 transmitter-to-receiver pipeline.
