Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Larson Electronics Introduces LED Work Light with Magnetic Mount Pedestal Base

Larson Electronics has released an LED work light designed to provide a versatile and powerful lighting solution for operators who need effective illumination from a portable system that can work within a wide range of applications.

3 Apr 2013

Philips Ledalite Introduces New Portfolio of High-Performance LED Lighting Systems, BoldPlay

Expanding on its commitment to deliver innovative products that can help organizations meet their energy and lighting goals, Philips Ledalite introduces BoldPlay, a new portfolio of high-performance LED lighting systems that is 44 percent more efficient and consumes 28 percent less energy than traditional technologies like fluorescent.

3 Apr 2013

Free Educational Webinar on Exploring Non-Traditional Line Scan Vision Applications

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology,announced that it will hosta complimentary webinar titled,“Understanding Line Scan Vision Applications,”on Tuesday, April23rd at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

From Teledyne DALSA 3 Apr 2013

New Line of Intelligent LED Luminaires from Digital Lumens for Hazardous Locations

Digital Lumens, the leader in intelligent LED lighting systems, today introduced a new line of intelligent LED lighting fixtures for hazardous locations, all with the integrated controls that drive the industry’s best energy efficiency and faster payback periods.

3 Apr 2013

Ophir Photonics Announces Opening of New Office in Darmstadt, Germany

Ophir Photonics, global leader in precision laser measurement equipment and a Newport Corporation brand, today announced the opening of a new office in Darmstadt, Germany. Opening today, Ophir Spiricon Europe is dedicated to sales, service, recalibration, and repair of all Ophir power and energy meters and Spiricon and Photon beam analyzers.

From Ophir Photonics Group 3 Apr 2013

STEMMER Introduces New, Scalable Low Cost Multi-Camera Vision System

A new, scalable low cost multi-camera vision system supports up to 6 GigE Vision cameras for a host of applications including final inspection of large assemblies. The GEVA-300 compact vision system is available from STEMMER IMAGING for use by end users or vision integrators across all the traditional vision inspection industries. GEVA-300 is the latest in the Vision Appliance range from Teledyne DALSA.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 2 Apr 2013

GE Advances Laser Technology for Manufacturing Applications

In a research lab looking far, far into the future, a team of scientists and engineers from GE are developing next generation laser technologies that are rapidly becoming mainstream on the manufacturing floor.

2 Apr 2013

Royal Swedish Academy Installs Prysm Laser Phosphor Display at Wallenberg Auditorium

Prysm Inc., a video display provider offering brilliant life-like and life-size displays for truly immersive experiences, announced a new Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) installation in the Wallenberg Auditorium at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) building in Stockholm, Sweden.

2 Apr 2013

Sierra Vista Hospital Improves Parking Garage Security with EverLast Lighting Fixtures

"It's actually pretty amazing. The hospital employees are now parking their cars in the parking garage at night because of the new lighting," commented Joe Romero , Representative of California Electric Supply.

2 Apr 2013

AIS Offers Computers with Integrated Industrial-Grade LCD Flat Screens and Touchscreen Interfaces

American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) is an ISO 9001:2008 certified supplier and manufacturer of budget-priced industrial multi-touch panel PCs and rugged multi-touch panel computers that are high performance, reliable, durable, flexibly integratable, and provide industrial OEMs and manufacturers with a vast selection of industrial embedded computing technologies and solutions that help customers simplify PLC, HMI, or SCADA applications.

1 Apr 2013

Orthokeratology Contact Lenses May Help Restore Up-Close Vision for Patients with Presbyopia

By middle age, most people have age-related declines in near vision (presbyopia) requiring bifocals or reading glasses.

1 Apr 2013

Larson Electronics Magnalight Introduces Metal Halide Hazardous Location Lighting System

Larson Electronics announced the addition of a scaffold or rail mount system equipped with two Class 1 Division 2 400-Watt metal halide lights for hazardous area use. The HAL-JH2X400-120 produces 800 watts of metal halide light output and can be 'cinched' to any ladder, scaffold or rail mount to provide hazardous area illumination.

30 Mar 2013

Optical Liquid Stamping Technology Helps Produce 3D Hydrogel Particles for Detection of miRNAs

Current methods of detecting microRNA (miRNA) — gene-regulating molecules implicated in the onset of various diseases — can be time-consuming and costly: The custom equipment used in such tests costs more than $100,000, and the limited throughput of these systems further hinders progress.

30 Mar 2013

Alfalight's Commercial Laser Diode Product Line Acquired by Compound Photonics

Compound Photonics, the engineered light technology company that is changing the world of modern projection, has purchased certain assets of Alfalight, a leading manufacturer of high-performance laser diode products.

29 Mar 2013

Sydney Harbour Bridge to Become Centrepiece of Interactive Light Projection

The Sydney Harbour Bridge will be the centrepiece of an interactive light installation for Vivid Sydney, bringing world-class lighting artistry to one of Australia's most internationally recognised landmarks.

29 Mar 2013