02.09.2025 • News
Baumer acquires force sensor specialist
The company is strengthening its position in force and strain measurement by acquiring Swiss company X-Sensors AG, a specialist in high-precision sensors.
Acquisitions and mergers
19.05.2025 • News
Edmund Optics Trusted Optical Partnerships Program Grows
ASE Optics Europe and Photonics Precision Engineering join the program
02.05.2025 • News
FOC&T becomes part of the Photona Group
Manufacturer of fiber optic components joins Laser Components.
14.04.2025 • News
Joint innovation for product safety
Zebra Technologies and Merck have announced a cooperation
03.04.2025 • News
Exaktera buys Autovimation
Autovimation will join Z-Laser, ProPhotonix, Advanced Illumination and iiM as Exaktera's fifth machine vision company
24.03.2025 • News
Sodick acquires majority stake in Prima Additive
Prima Industrie has signed a definitive agreement to sell its specialized 3D-printing subsidiary to Sodick.
10.03.2025 • News
Qualcomm Technologies acquires Edge Impulse
Edge Impulse offers a platform that automates and simplifies the development process of Edge AI models
19.02.2025 • News
Leica Microsystems acquires Atto-Tec
The microscopy and scientific instrumentation company has taken over the specialty supplier of fluorescent dyes and reagents from Siegen.
11.02.2025 • News
EssilorLuxottica acquires acquires Canadian med-tech start-up
Cellview’s ultrawidefield technology allows for fast and easy high-quality images, providing a comprehensive view of the retina.
22.01.2025 • News
IDIL Fibres Optiques joins Fiber Optics Group
Company strives to become a key player of fiber-optic assemblies and associated optoelectronic systems.
07.01.2025 • News
Exail acquires Leukos
High-tech industrial company expands its photonics expertise with the laser know-how from Limoges, France.
07.11.2024 • News
Nanosystec becomes part of Addtech
Effective November 5, 2024, the Swedish industrial group Addtech acquired the German manufacturer Nanosystec GmbH
10.10.2024 • News
Lynred acquires New Imaging Technologies
Paris-based NIT expands Lynred’s product portfolio to include coveted large format shortwave sensors with small pixel pitch.
09.09.2024 • News
Laserline acquires majority stake in WBC Photonics
By securing a seventy-percent stake in the Boston-based laser specialist, Laserline is expanding its solution portfolio to include blue industrial diode lasers with particularly high beam quality.
19.08.2024 • News
Sick and Endress+Hauser enter into strategic partnership
Both companies sign a contract to jointly advance the decarbonization of the process industry
24.07.2024 • News
Optosurf becomes part of the Mahr Group
The global provider of dimensional metrology solutions Mahr today announced the acquisition of OptoSurf GmbH
18.07.2024 • News
EssilorLuxottica acquires majority stake in Heidelberg Engineering
Eyewear and eyecare group continues to make moves in the med-tech space, creates growth opportunities for OCT company.
19.06.2024 • News
Inrad Optics and PLX are now a part of Luxium Solutions
Provider of single crystal scintillation materials for radiation detection applications acquires US optics companies.
11.06.2024 • News
Hamamatsu acquires NKT
The Japanese photonics giant broadens its portfolio with high-performance fiber lasers and photonic crystal fibers.
04.06.2024 • News
Edmund Optics and Quartus Engineering collaborate
The two companies enter into a strategic partnership
08.04.2024 • News
Zeiss completes acquisition of DORC
Companies now shift focus to integration implementation, fueling world-class innovation, and driving market expansion strategy for ophthalmic medical devices and surgery.
09.02.2024 • News
Synopsys to acquire Ansys
Merger joins leaders in semiconductor design technology and simulation and analysis to address customers’ needs for fusion of electronics and physics, augmented with AI.
07.02.2024 • News
Focuslight completes the acquisition of Suss MicroOptics
Chinese photonics company is further strengthening its position in micro-optics solutions.
22.01.2024 • News
Oxford Instruments acquires First Light Imaging
Oxford Instruments has acquired First Light Imaging, a specialist in scientific cameras
11.01.2024 • News
AMS Technologies takes over Neolase
Acquisition to broaden the existing customized photonic solutions portfolio.
19.12.2023 • News
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13.11.2023 • News
Fisba and Gray Optics move in together in Maine
Fisba has acquired Gray Optics, a developer of precision optical systems, in North America.
13.11.2023 • News
Stemmer Imaging and Aetina Europe start partnership
The aim of the collaboration is to advance embedded vision on the market
27.10.2023 • News
Sick and Endress+Hauser are joining forces
Both companies sign a joint declaration of intent for a strategic partnership in the “Cleaner Industries” area.
30.08.2023 • News
Ifm takes over startup Sentinum
Since mid-May, Sentinum has been part of the Ifm group of companies as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ifm Group Services.
31.07.2023 • News
OFS Fitel manufacturing draw towers and facility acquired by Heraeus Comvance
Heraeus to produce telecommunication fibers in Denmark to supply the EMEA market.
20.07.2023 • News
MVTec and Wenglor intensify partnership
The partnership was officially sealed at Automatica 2023, customers should benefit from coordinated hardware and software
06.07.2023 • News
Pyramid Computer takes over operational business from Faytech
Faytech and Pyramid Computer are merged within the Pyramid Group, Pyramid takes over Faytech's operational business
05.07.2023 • News
Atlas Copco acquires Extend3D
The Extend3D headquarters and the Munich team are now part of the Motor Vehicle Industry Tools & Assembly division.
30.05.2023 • News
Prima Industrie sells laser business unit to Lumibird
Convergent Photonics focused on the development and production of both industrial and medical diodes and laser sources.
OptoSurf GmbH
LEUKOS
Pyramid Computer GmbH
Stemmer Imaging AG
Prima Industrie S.p.A.
neoLASE GmbH
Luna Innovations Incorporated
PLX Inc.
Belden Inc
Prima Additive S.r.l.
Coherent Inc.
Zebra Technologies Corp.
SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques
MVTec Software GmbH
Xenics
ifm electronic gmbh
Oxford Instruments
EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH
Fisba Optik AG
Edmund Optics Europe
SÜSS MICROTEC SE
Laser Components Germany GmbH
Heidelberg Instruments Mikrotechnik GmbH
Edge AI and Vision Alliance
MGG Micro-Glühlampen-Gesellschaft Menzel GmbH
Carl Zeiss AG
Instrument Systems GmbH
Heidelberg Engineering GmbH
Leica Microsystems GmbH
Sodick Co., Ltd.
Thorlabs
Endress + Hauser AG
Fastlite
OFS Fitel, LLC
TeraXion Inc.
EssilorLuxottica
VALO Innovations GmbH
Baumer GmbH
Extend3D GmbH
AIT Goehner GmbH
New Imaging Technologies (NIT)
Basler AG
Euresys S.A.
WBC Photonics Inc.
SAC Sirius Advanced Cybernetics GmbH
Endress+Hauser (Deutschland) GmbH+Co. KG
SVS-Vistek GmbH
ANSYS, Inc
NKT Photonics A/S
Addtech AB