{"id":4404,"date":"2018-02-06T12:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T12:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2018-02-06T12:50:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T12:50:30","slug":"trumpf-acquires-manufacturer-of-ultrashort-pulsed-lasers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/trumpf-acquires-manufacturer-of-ultrashort-pulsed-lasers\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMPF acquires manufacturer of ultrashort pulsed lasers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The high technology company TRUMPF has acquired the laser manufacturer AMPHOS. This strengthens the TRUMPF portfolio of laser products and technologies.<\/p>\n<p>AMPHOS was founded in 2010 as a spin-off of RWTH Aachen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. AMPHOS develops and produces ultrashort pulsed lasers with high output power for manufacturing and research applications.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nUltrashort pulsed lasers are especially important in electronics manufacturing, where they are used to produce items such as printed circuit boards, displays and cover glass.<\/p>\n<p>The key to AMPHOS lasers is InnoSlab technology, which was co-developed by the company\u2019s founders while still a part of ILT. InnoSlab will allow TRUMPF to open up an entire new range of parameters for its ultrashort pulsed lasers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4406\" style=\"width: 618px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMPHOS-Laser-acquistion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4406\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMPHOS-Laser-acquistion-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMPHOS-Laser-acquistion-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMPHOS-Laser-acquistion-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMPHOS-Laser-acquistion-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/AMPHOS-Laser-acquistion-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ultrashort pulsed lasers made by AMPHOS are excellent additions to the TRUMPF portfolio of products and technologies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Headquartered at the Herzogenrath technology center in Aachen, AMPHOS and TRUMPF agreed to not disclose the purchase price.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAMPHOS is an innovative manufacturer of lasers and the market leader in this field. And its managers have been developing industrial lasers for over 15 years. InnoSlab technology allows us to consolidate the technological leadership of TRUMPF,\u201d says Christian Schmitz, head of the Laser Technology division. AMPHOS develops ultrashort pulsed lasers that feature output power between 200 and 400 watts.<\/p>\n<p>The company also offers high-power lasers for research applications that have an output as high as 1.5 kilowatts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAMPHOS is a highly innovative company just like TRUMPF, which people admire for its laser expertise,\u201d explain Claus Schnitzler, Torsten Mans and Jan Dolkemeyer \u2013 the three co-founders and managing directors of AMPHOS GmbH. \u201cWe look forward to exchanging know-how, tapping new sales opportunities and advancing our technology in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The high technology company TRUMPF has acquired the laser manufacturer AMPHOS. This strengthens the TRUMPF portfolio of laser products and technologies. AMPHOS was founded in 2010 as a spin-off of RWTH Aachen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. 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