Huber+Suhner acquires Cube Optics

Optical systems developer HUBER+SUHNER, Herisau, Switzerland, has announced the acquisition of the Mainz, Germany-based Cube Optics. Cube develops wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) solutions based on injection molding and fiber optic technology. The parties did not disclose the sales price but said that the deal is being financed entirely from company funds.

WDM products and systems provide a cost-efficient solution for boosting the data transmission rate of fiber optic connectivity and networks. Compared with competitor products, these solutions offer low space requirements, high quality and excellent performance, the new owner claims.

Urs Kaufmann, CEO of HUBER+SUHNER, said, "Cube's WDM portfolio ideally complements our existing product range, especially in the strategic market segments of data centers and fiber to the home. By this acquisition, our company will gain access to free space optics technology, also to new customers in the growing field of transceiver production and, above all, we are gaining well-qualified employees.

"Synergies will be generated by the companies' global sales networks and by our product combinations. We anticipate a simple integration process characterized by continuity and will continue to rely on the current management team of Cube Optics and on Mainz as a location."

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