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TRUMPF has acquired AMPHOS, a manufacture of ultrashort pulsed lasers. AMPHOS was founded in 2010 as a spin-off of RWTH Aachen and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. It develops and produces ultrashort pulsed lasers with high output power for manufacturing and research applications.

Ultrashort pulsed lasers are especially important in electronics manufacturing, where they are used to produce items such as printed circuit boards, displays and cover glass. The key to AMPHOS lasers is InnoSlab technology, which was co-developed by the company’s 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. Headquartered at the Herzogenrath technology center in Aachen, AMPHOS and TRUMPF agreed to not to disclose the purchase price.

AMPHOS being an innovative manufacturer of lasers is one of the market leaders in this field with its managers developing industrial lasers for over 15 years. Its unique InnoSlab technology allows consolidating the technological leadership of TRUMPF. The company develops ultrashort pulsed lasers that feature output power between 200 and 400 watts and also offers high-power lasers for research applications that have an output as high as 1.5 kilowatts.