Photonic Products Ltd and Laser 2000 in agreement

photo left to right:
Manfred Augustin, President, Laser 2000,
Tony Wright, Director of Sales, Photonic Products
Thomas Rampertshammer; Director Business Development, Laser 2000

Photonic Products, the UK opto-electronics device manufacturer and laser diode specialist, and Laser 2000 GmbH have signed an exclusive distribution agreement. Laser 2000 will distribute and represent the Photonic Products' portfolio, including customised and standard design laser diode modules, laser diode assemblies and sub-assemblies, throughout Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein.

Laser 2000 is one of the largest European sources of photonic-based products for industry and research including laser sources, laser micromachining, laser protection, optics & opto-mechanics, optical instrumentation, image processing, optical transmission systems and digital testing.

It provides strong technical support and application knowledge to its customers in industry and research establishments.

"We are pleased to present Photonic Products' range of high performance, innovative laser diode modules and assemblies to the marketplace", said Thomas Rampertshammer, Director of Light Sources and Instrumentation for Laser 2000.

Tony Wright, Director of Sales for Photonic Products added, "The market for high quality opto-electronic components is growing, and we are very excited at the prospect of working with a company as forward-looking and committed to excellence as Laser 2000."

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About Laser 2000 (www.laser2000.de)

Laser 2000 was founded in Munich in 1986 by Armin Luft, whose objective in setting up the company was to offer the customer the most innovative "optical technologies" products of leading providers around the world from a single source. The Laser 2000 range of offers is characterized by a high standard of innovation and excellent reliability. The company's products are used in both research and industrial environments.

In order to stay abreast of the trend towards globalization, since the beginning of the 1990s the company has established bases in France, Switzerland, Great Britain, Belgium, Holland and Sweden, with further subsidiaries in the preparation stage.

Laser 2000 today ranks among the leading internationally active providers of "optical technologies".

About Photonic Products Ltd

Photonic Products was established in 1995 and is a StockerYale company with offices in the UK, USA and Germany.

It is an ISO9001:2000 certified manufacturer of electro-optical sub-assemblies and innovative optoelectronic components based on semiconductor laser diode technology, and also a specialist distributor of high performance laser diodes, LEDs and precision optical lenses to the industrial, medical, scientific and defence markets.

It has twice been honoured with a Queen's Award for International Enterprise.