Executive team confident that softening of key market sector will be temporary.

Californian firm also reported “strong” Q2 ahead of the deal which is expected to double revenues and strengthen vertical integration.

Strong demand for lidar sensors and new Laser Mégajoule contract help offset weaker medical and industrial laser sales.

Acquisition of card and software firm extends Basler's portfolio towards performance segment of computer vision market.

Accommodating IOL technology could transform treatment of presbyopia.

Orders received rise from €3.4 to €3.8 billion with largest individual markets being Germany, USA and China.

Better-than-expected quarterly results and throughput gains prompt additional spending to develop EUV tools more quickly.

Following February IPO, expansive Stemmer expects French deal to boost revenues by €9 million (earnings by 11%).

Venture-backed Sydney startup says novel approach will offer required combination of performance and cost.

$127 million investment to enable faster growth and new lenses; management team remains unchanged.

Optical tweezers and fluorescence imaging techniques augment instrumentation firm’s burgeoning portfolio.

…and ups its 2018 guidance. Canadian firm works in machine and process integration in auto industry.