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09 Aug 12
GSI Group hit by scientific market slowdown

Sales of fiber lasers from subsidiary JK Lasers triple year-on-year, but scientific orders are delayed.

08 Aug 12
Osram breaks ground on huge China LED fab

Back-end facility in city of Wuxi represents an investment of more than €100 million by the German lighting giant.

08 Aug 12
Cree: "LEDs have changed the lighting market"

But the LED manufacturer and solid-state lighting company says that more innovation is needed before the residential market takes off.

08 Aug 12
Healthy markets cheer biophotonics suppliers

Double-digit increases in revenues boost confidence, though new business strategies weigh on some.

06 Aug 12
Mixed fortunes for II-VI at end of tough year

After a fiscal year in which it was hit by slumping metal prices and floods in Thailand, II-VI reports mixed demand trends.

03 Aug 12
Rofin-Sinar to miss fiber laser sales target

Tough competition and strong US dollar mean industrial laser firm will miss its $80 million goal for fiscal 2012.

02 Aug 12
Newport cuts costs amid spending uncertainty

Government spending slowdown and US political gridlock prompt the photonics firm to streamline its operations.

01 Aug 12
Intevac Photonics orders hit new high

Record bookings largely due to $10 million deal to fit Apache helicopters with night-vision cameras.

01 Aug 12
Biolase strikes deal with Aachen Dental Laser Center

Partnership will promote laser dentistry and facilitate training in the field.

31 Jul 12
IPG defies economic worries with record quarter

Fiber laser firm stands to benefit from growing adoption of high-strength steel and aluminum in auto manufacturing.

30 Jul 12
Slimmed-down FLIR navigates tough quarter

But the infrared imaging company increased earnings despite sharp year-over-year contraction in sales.

27 Jul 12
Coherent boosted by flat-panel display bookings

Laser giant ends June quarter with a record backlog, and will formally release its kilowatt fiber laser by the end of September.

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