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04 Aug 17
Oclaro closes 'remarkable' fiscal year on a high

Component and module maker posts 47% year-on-year rise in annual sales as profits surge.

02 Aug 17
Coherent slips back despite record quarter

Stock price plunges in value by 20% as record revenues and profits fail to impress investors.

02 Aug 17
IPG hits record highs as sales soar 46%

CEO and founder Valentin Gapontsev says demand for fiber lasers has "never been stronger".

01 Aug 17
Cognex racks up profits as factory automation gathers pace

Founder hails record quarter and ‘ridiculously high’ profits delivered by leading machine vision company.

31 Jul 17
Physik Instrumente opens $15M tech center

10,000 square-meter facility will adopt interdisciplinary approach to precision engineering innovation.

31 Jul 17
First Solar bounces on raised guidance

Stock price up 9% after the bellwether photovoltaics firm lifts sales and profit forecast in transitional year.

28 Jul 17
Mauna Kea optimistic despite sales slump

First-half revenues fall 26% as the optical biopsy firm works to establish a new business model and resolve issues with licensee Cook Medical.

27 Jul 17
Osram buys 25% stake in auto lidar firm LeddarTech

German lighting giant makes move into autonomous driving technology alongside spin-out from Canada's National Optics Institute.

26 Jul 17
FLIR boosted by Point Grey camera sales

Quarterly revenues and earnings up but stock price slips back as new CEO Jim Cannon takes the helm.

26 Jul 17
MKS reaps rewards as Newport division posts record sales

Integration well on track and stock price close to a record high as buoyant semiconductor equipment market boosts top and bottom lines.

24 Jul 17
Philips Lighting: LED-based sales now 63% of total

Recent developments include 'world’s largest LED horticultural project' to increase fruit and vegetable yields in Russia.

21 Jul 17
Trumpf 'satisfied' as EUV lithography momentum boosts laser sales

Total sales up 11% and orders surge 21% as ASML's need for high-power carbon dioxide lasers makes an impact.

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