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Industry Updates Highlights 2008 p1 of 19:

• Trumpf assumes control of SPI Lasers
  Laser and machine-tool manufacturer Trumpf (Ditzingen, Germany) has assumed control of SPI Lasers (Southampton, England) effective October 7, 2008. The bid submitted by Trumpf became effective after shareholders of SPI Lasers approved the sale of more than 90% of the company's shares to Trumpf.
• VIDEO: Tamarack high-speed laser ablation process patterns biochips
  Tamarack Scientific Company (Corona, CA) has developed a laser ablation system that directly patterns biochip sensors in a thin layer of metal on polyimide. The video shows a 40 mm x 10 mm part being ablated in a thin layer of copper on polyimide, showing slow ramp-up in speed to a rate of over 150 parts per second.
• FABTECH, Day 2: Optimistic mood continues
  Day two at FABTECH proved to be as positive as day one. More than 17,000 attendees passed through the doors and the general attitude reported to us by a substantial number of industry suppliers we interviewed was that these people were in a buying mood.
• VIDEO: Report from Day 1 of FABTECH 2008
  The FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show 2008 opened today in Las Vegas, and ILS Publisher and Editor-in-Chief David Belforte reports on how it's going in this exclusive video from the event floor. See Fabtech 2008: Day 1 to view the video.
• DILAS Diodenlaser forms new industrial laser business unit
  Laser manufacturer DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH (Mainz, Germany) has formed a new business unit, DILAS Industrial Laser Systems. The independent business unit within DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH will focus on developing and manufacturing turnkey diode laser systems, driven by the success of its COMPACT Series fiber-coupled systems with power levels up to 500 W.
• 2008 Innovationspreis winners receive awards
  Winners of the 2008 Berthold Leibinger Foundation Innovation Prize received their awards last month during a standing-room-only ceremony at Trumpf headquarters in Ditzingen, Germany. For 2008, the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung presented a total of four awards and a "special prize."
• Laser Photonics wins industry innovation award
  Laser Photonics LLC, Lake Mary, FL, has won one of six Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission's industry innovation awards. The William C. Schwartz awards are given out to companies who have had a significant impact in their respective industries in a geographic area the commission serves.
• Intense appoints new VP, global product and market development
  Intense Ltd., a developer of next generation semiconductor lasers and integrated solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Berthold Schmidt as VP, global product and market development. As a key member of the senior management team, Berthold will spearhead the company's drive into new products and market areas globally.
• John Mankowski appointed manager of engineering, PRIMA North America
  PRIMA North America Inc., the North American subsidiary of PRIMA INDUSTRIE S.p.A., Torino, Italy, has appointed Dr. John Mankowski to the position of manager of engineering for convergent lasers.
• OEN names nLIGHT growth company of the year
  nLIGHT Corp., a supplier of high-power semiconductor lasers and high-performance fibers, is pleased to announce that the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) has named nLIGHT growth company of the year at the 2008 OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship awards ceremony.

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