IPG Photonics to Supply US Navy with Fiber Lasers

IPG Photonics Corporation today announced that it has been awarded a $3.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply the Naval Warfare Surface Center with a 44 kilowatt fiber laser system.

The contract, representing the first large fiber laser system to the U.S. Navy, calls for the delivery of eight commercial 5.5 kilowatt fiber lasers from September to December 2007. IPG Photonics was selected after extensive market research by the U.S. Navy that determined that IPG was the only company that could produce the required output with the maximum allowable number of lasers for their requirements.

“This contract represents the success of our strategy to sell our fiber lasers into new applications and is an important step forward in expanding our government business,” said Dr. Denis Gapontsev, Vice President of Research and Development at IPG Photonics. “We are pleased that the Navy has selected our robust and scalable high power fiber laser technology that is recognized in the industry for its proven reliability and superior performance.”

The fiber lasers will be manufactured at IPG’s facility in Oxford, Massachusetts.