II-VI Inc.
Industrial CO2 Laser Optics OEM supplier
II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, is a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in communications, materials processing, aerospace & defense, semiconductor capital equipment, life sciences, consumer electronics, and automotive markets. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, the Company has research and development, manufacturing, sales, service, and distribution facilities worldwide. The Company produces a wide variety of application-specific photonic and electronic materials and components, and deploys them in various forms, including integrated with advanced software to support our customers. For more information, please visit us at ii-vi.com.
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Coherent and II-VI to supply turnkey automotive and electrification welding systems
Coherent and II‐VI Inc. have entered into a supply agreement creating a collaboration to enable faster process development and streamlined production services for automotive laser welding applications. These include high-strength alloy welding for automotive body-in-white applications and...
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Is this laser cutting lens damaged?
Laser operators and maintenance technicians have a new diagnostic tool: a tiny crossed polarizer, which can detect lens stress. The crossed polarizer clips onto a smartphone and utilizes the phone’s polarized flat-panel display.
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Cutting clean with 1-micron laser optics
The high-brightness 1-micron cutting laser is redefining productivity in metal fabrication. The laser’s good absorption helps it cut faster with less power. It also means that keeping optics clean and dust-free is essential.
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Replacement CO2 laser optics designed to eliminate the need for beam centering upon installation
II-VI Infrared provides replacement cut lenses used in TRUMPF®'s latest-generation TruLaser single-cutting-head machines. The lenses feature a contoured flat on one edge that works with TRUMPF's LensLine monitoring system. The system monitors cut lens contamination and provides feedback to the...
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CO2 laser optics fabrication enhanced
II-VI Infrared now offers micromilling and microgrinding for diamond-turned laser optics fabrication. By incorporating a high-speed tool spindle into a four-axis diamond turning machine, the company can machine freeform designs. According to the company, this capability improves the manufacturing...
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The dirt on laser lenses
This roundup of laser lens providers gives tips on extending the life of lenses used in laser cutting.
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II-VI Inc. acquires majority interest in Highyag Lasertechnologie GmbH
II-VI Inc., Saxonburg, Pa., has acquired a 74.9-percent equity interest in Highyag Lasertechnologie GmbH, Germany. II-VI Inc. manufactures crystal-growth technology products for various industrial applications, including manufacturing, aerospace, military, medical radiology, high-power electronics,...
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II-VI acquires majority interest in HIGHYAG Lasertechnologie GmbH
II-VI Inc., Saxonburg, Pa., has announced that it has completed its acquisition of a 74.9 percent equity interest in HIGHYAG Lasertechnologie GmbH in exchange for cash as previously announced in a press release dated Oct. 2, 2007.
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II-VI names CEO
II-VI Inc. has announced that its board of directors has named Francis J. Kramer to succeed Carl J. Johnson as company CEO, effective July 1, 2007. Dr. Johnson will remain an executive of the company serving as its chairman of the board. Kramer has spent more than two decades at II-VI since joining...
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Lens is low absorbing
II-VI Infrared's MP-5 low-absorbing lens provides absorption of less than 0.12 percent. The lens features visible HeNe laser light transmission and reduced thermal lensing. The lens is coated with zinc selenide and available in 1.5 and 2.0 in. diameters. It ships in 14 standard replacement lens...