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wiredInUSA - September 2015
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Photonics
acquisition
Thorlabs,
a
photonics
products
manufacturer, has agreed to acquire
Vytran from NKT Photonics. The transaction
is expected to close in September 2015,
and follows other photonics industry
acquisitions by Thorlabs.
Alex Cable, president and founder of
Thorlabs, said: “[Vytran’s] expertise and
product offering are natural additions
to our current fiber draw and cabling
competencies.” Vytran supplies fiber
fusion splicing and glass processing
solutions for the fiber laser, sensing,
medical,
telecommunications
and
aerospace markets.
Vytran's New Jersey manufacturing
facility, and customer support centers
in the UK and China, will continue to
operate from their current geographical
locations, while Vytran’s product line
will be fully integrated into Thorlabs’
ecommerce site.
Thorlabs was founded in 1989 to serve the
laser and electro-optics research market.
Its integrated and diverse manufacturing
assets include semiconductor fabrication
of Fabry-Perot, DFB, and VCSEL lasers,
fiber towers for drawing glass optical
fibers (silica, fluoride, tellurite, and hollow
core), MBE/MOCVD epitaxial wafer
growth reactors, extensive glass and
metal fabrication facilities and advanced
thin-film deposition capabilities.