Headwall Photonics®, a leading manufacturer of master holographic gratings, spectrographs, and spectrometers for OEM customers, announced today the acquisition of Holographix® LLC.
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For over 25 years Holographix has focused on micro- and nano-structure replication of high-performance, custom-designed photonic solutions for the life sciences, semiconductor, aerospace & defense, and metrology markets.
“Headwall’s holographic master gratings are core to both our OEM and Hyperspectral Imaging businesses,” stated Don Battistoni, President of Headwall. “Adding Holographix’s replication technology immediately opens channels to new customers and markets as well as new products and capabilities for existing customers of both companies, while expanding our manufacturing capabilities to address future growth. Further, the added ability to fabricate high precision micro-lens arrays, structured diffusers, waveguides, and replicated mirrors facilitates value-add within our current customer base and opens the door to adjacent high-volume applications.”
“Headwall’s mastering expertise and Holographix’s replication capabilities go hand-in-hand. Therefore, it is clear to us that Headwall is the perfect complementary partner for Holographix,” David Rowe, President and CEO of Holographix added. “In addition to the close geographic proximity of our respective manufacturing facilities, Headwall and Holographix share a common company culture that is committed to excellence for our customers. Access to Headwall’s master holographic gratings and OEM assembly capabilities, as well as their commercial infrastructure, will help Holographix realize the inherent scalability of our replication technology.”