19.08.2025 • News
Change in management at Stemmer Imaging: Arne Dehn steps down
New interim CEO Paul Scholten takes over management
personnel
11.07.2025 • News
Eckelmann with new management in China
Stefan Becker has been appointed Managing Director of Eckelmann Automation Technology in Shanghai and now forms a dual leadership team together with Zhongwei Huang.
10.07.2025 • News
Reinforcement in international sales
The Wika Group has appointed Sascha Niederhagen to the Executive Board as Executive Vice President EMEAI. He will take charge of sales activities in Europe, Africa, India, and the Middle East with immediate effect.
03.07.2025 • News
Edmund Optics promotes biophotonics talent
The company was the exclusive industry partner of the 12th International Graduate Summer School on Biophotonics, which took place from June 7 to 14, 2025, on the Swedish island of Ven.
02.06.2025 • News
Contract extension and management change at Sick
The Supervisory Board of Sick has extended the contract of CEO Dr. Mats Gökstorp by five years.
13.05.2025 • News
AMS Technologies reorganizes management team
In addition to distribution, the company plans to focus more on system integration, customized solutions, and contract manufacturing.
15.04.2025 • News
New reinforcement for the Vision Markets team
Mark Williamson, a British expert in industrial image processing, joins the Vision Markets consulting team
04.04.2025 • News
New leadership for Fisba North America
The company has appointed Daniel Gray as its new President for North America
26.03.2025 • News
Christophe Seuret to head Lasea Switzerland
Leading player in high-precision laser technologies wants experienced manager to run its Swiss subsidiary
11.03.2025 • News
AMS Technologies welcomes Michael Lee as new VP Sales
Lee succeeds Klaus Maier, who will be transferring his responsibilities before retiring in the second half of 2025
07.03.2025 • News
Marco Altherr appointed CFO at Ziehl-Abegg
In addition to traditional CFO tasks, he will also be responsible for IT and HR and will complement the Executive Board team led by Joachim Ley (CEO) and Wolfgang Mayer (CTO)
27.02.2025 • News
Susana Gonzalez has been appointed Chief Sales Officer at B&R
She takes over the management of the global sales organization
26.02.2025 • News
Laserline expands its management
Mechanical engineer Dr Claus Narr became the company’s third managing director in January.
20.02.2025 • News
New management at Evosys Laser Services
Thomas Eckert has assumed the position of Evosys service branch’s managing director with effect from 1 February 2025.
17.02.2025 • News
Jay Kumler has passed away
Jenoptik mourns the death of its North America head and photonics industry expert.
17.02.2025 • News
Change of leadership at Fraunhofer ILT
Constantin Haefner appointed to Fraunhofer board for research and transfer – Jochen Stollenwerk to serve as interim director.
03.02.2025 • News
New management at Blackbird Robotics
Dr Rüdiger Brockmann takes over as managing director of the German laser welding expert.
31.01.2025 • News
Natascha Sander becomes Technotrans CFO
The supervisory board has appointed the head of group controlling and acting CFO as chief financial officer effective February 1, 2025.
27.01.2025 • News
New head appointed at Fraunhofer CAP in Glasgow
Loyd McKnight has been appointed scientific director at Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, hosted at the University of Strathclyde.
23.01.2025 • News
New CEO for Exail’s photonics business line
High-tech company specializing in the design and manufacturing of cutting-edge photonics components promotes Bruno Desruelle effective 14 January 2025.
21.01.2025 • News
Significant addition to Luxinar’s executive team
Stefan Hackl has been appointed the new managing director.
16.01.2025 • News
Foba appoints new managing director
Richard Roth has taken over the strategic direction and leadership of the brand effective January 1, 2025.
10.01.2025 • News
Spectaris welcomes Sylvi Claußnitzer as new Head of Regulatory Affairs
The graduate engineer for technical environmental protection took over from Corinna Mutter on January 1.
09.01.2025 • News • Machine Vision
AT Sensors has expanded its sales team
In October 2024, the sales team of sensor manufacturer AT Sensors received reinforcements. Since then, Marco Brucculeri has been responsible for the Northern Europe business.
20.12.2024 • News
Frank Schlichting joins SaxonQ as Co-CEO
Founders Marius Grundmann and Jan Meijer, both professors at Leipzig University, reinforce the four year old company’s leadership team.
16.12.2024 • News
Change at Endress+Hauser InfoServe
Oliver Blum succeeds Pieter de Koning as Managing Director of Endress+Hauser InfoServe, the group's global IT service provider, as of 1 January 2025.
13.12.2024 • News
Changes in the management of Scanlab
The OEM manufacturer of laser scanning solutions is expanding its management team as of January 1, 2025
13.12.2024 • News
Changes to the Basler Management Board
Ines Brückel becomes new CFO, Hardy Mehl takes over sales and marketing
06.12.2024 • News
Evosys expands its management team
With the addition of Marie Schafnitzl and Oliver Brandmayer to the management board, Evosys is strengthening its decision-making level with two experienced managers.
19.11.2024 • News
Scintil Photonics names Matt Crowley as CEO
Founder Sylvie Menezo continues heading technology developments and customer partnerships.
15.11.2024 • News
Norbert Hanke appointed interim president and CEO of Hexagon
Paolo Guglielmini stepped down, company initiated recruiting process for his permanent succession.
15.11.2024 • News
Lenze reorganizes sales and customer service
Markus Sandhöfner, coming from B&R, has been appointed Group Vice President Global Accounts, Frank Lorch will take over the management of Customer Service
12.11.2024 • News
Christine Ruffert appointed professor at BTU
The Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) appointed the former private lecturer as adjunct professor.
29.10.2024 • News
New Sales Manager for the Codesys Group
Boris Schuster is now the new Head of Sales at Codesys
25.10.2024 • News
New vice-president R&D at Instrument Systems
Manufacturer of solutions for light measurement extends its management team.
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Universal Robots A/S
Lumentum Operations LLC
SPIE
AMS Technologies AG
KEB Automation KG
Fisba Optik AG
K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co.KG
ALLTEC Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH – FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving
SCINTIL Photonics
Volume Graphics GmbH
Fraunhofer Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme IPMS
PhotonicNet GmbH
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik
LayTec AG
Ziehl-Abegg SE
Evosys Laser GmbH
RS Components GmbH
Mahr GmbH
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University
Quantum Science Ltd
Carl Zeiss IMT GmbH
Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
III-V Epi Ltd
PowerPhotonic Ltd.
Kappa optronics GmbH
3D‑Micromac AG
Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics CAP
Schuler AG
InnoLas Solutions GmbH
Lumics GmbH
SPECTARIS – German Industry Association for Optics, Photonics, Analytical and Medical Technologies
Quantel USA
Laserline Gesellschaft für Entwicklung und Vertrieb von Diodenlasern mbH
Ximea GmbH
Technische Universität Darmstadt
ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
B&R Industrie-Elektronik GmbH
EGIDE S.A.
Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems – ASAM e.V.
Photoneo s.r.o.
ABB AG
LEONI Kabel GmbH
Scantinel Photonics GmbH
LASEA S.A.
Sigmatek GmbH & Co. KG
Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen „Otto von Guericke“ e.V. (AiF)
Systemtechnik LEBER
AMETEK, Inc.
EssilorLuxottica