Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar hears cautious but positive forecasts.

The German laser firms, both specialists in laser diode technology, take their long-standing collaboration a step further.

Lithography and laser annealing equipment firm expects to carry on bucking the semiconductor market trend with continued growth in 2013.

Auto manufacturers looking to use remote laser welding processes could benefit from merger of the two scanning specialists.

Commercial lasers division registers 20% year-on-year uptick in sales; expects network spending increase in the spring.

But the Germany-headquartered optics firm expects sales to rise only 5% in 2013 due to adverse economic conditions.

Buy-out of ophthalmic laser firm worth up to €450 million was initiated in September 2011.

IHS iSuppli is expecting 35GW of PV installations this year – an increase on 2012 but a marked slowdown in growth rate.

Laser giant has high hopes for ultrafast sources in glass cutting and cataract surgery, and expects the microelectronics sector to bounce back.

Ophthalmology equipment specialist boosted by strong demand for its new 532nm MicroPulse system.

Net income up nearly 30% compared with same period last year.

Share price down nearly 10% after the Pittsburgh-headquartered optics firm reports second fiscal quarter.