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Industry News
30 November 2013
Call for applications for the
Berthold Leibinger Laser
Innovation Prize
DEVELOPERS and researchers who
work in the field of laser technology are
again called to apply for the Berthold
Leibinger Innovationspreis. Deadline for
both applications and nominations is 31
December 2013. This international prize
of the non-profit foundation Berthold
Leibinger Stiftung is granted since
2000 every other year for innovations
pertaining to the application of lasers as
well as to laser devices.
At the award ceremony on 26
September 2014 in Ditzingen, Germany,
€30,000 for the first, €20,000 for the
second and € 10,000 for the third prize
will be awarded for the Innovationspreis.
The prestigious Berthold Leibinger
Zukunftspreis, a prize for laser research,
which is determined by the jury on the
basis of secret nominations, will also be
awarded with €30,000.
Eight finalists will also be honoured as
winners of the first evaluation process.
They are invited to the jury session in
April 2014 to present their innovations
personally and to be presented with
their awards.
Eligible to apply or be proposed are
individuals and project groups worldwide
whose main development efforts and
market potential lies in the application of
laser light or the development of laser
devices.
Further information regarding the 2014
Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis is
available at
With the innovation and the research
prize the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung
promotes laser technology research and
development and showcases the results
to the public. Other fields of activities are
culture, church and charity.
Berthold Leibinger – Germany
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Production continues to
increase at Elcometer
SIX years after doubling its UK
manufacturing facility, Elcometer
confirmed that in September
2013 work commenced to expand
production capability in Manchester,
UK.
Elcometer’s additional 17,200ft2
(1,600m2) of manufacturing space will
allow it to meet increasing demand for
its coating inspection and ultrasonic
NDT range of test equipment. “In recent
years Elcometer has launched a number
of new products which have significantly
increased the demands on our existing
production facilities around the world,”
commented managing director Michael
Sellars. “This expansion allows
Elcometer to meet the growing demand
for our test equipment and widen our
product portfolio, enabling us to enter
new markets ahead of our strategic
plan.”
Over the past three years alone
Elcometer has introduced a number
of industry leading test instruments,
including the new Elcometer 456
coating thickness gauge with scan
probe – allowing users to inspect
more than twice as fast as before; the
lightweight and versatile Elcometer 280
pulsed DC holiday detector with internal
jeep tester; and the Elcometer 130 salt
contamination meter which allows users
to measure soluble salts up to five times
faster than other Bresle equivalent
methods (see page 64).
This expansion to Elcometer’s
Manchester facility is in addition to its
existing production facilities in Liege,
Belgium, (manufacturing a wide range
of test equipment for testing the physical
properties of coating’s formulations) and
in California, USA, where Elcometer’s
range of Ultrasonic thickness gauges
and flaw detectors are designed and
manufactured.
Elcometer – UK
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The Elcometer facility in Manchester