Vision Engineering has launched an autofocus microscope for production inspection. PicoZoom combines motorised optical zoom, focus stacking, controlled illumination, measurement, annotation, and reporting within a compact bench-top system.
Altus added higher-power laser depaneling equipment across Britain and Ireland. LPKF’s 90W CuttingMaster 3290 targets faster separation of thick FR4, ceramic, flex, and rigid-flex assemblies with reduced mechanical stress.
ADJ has begun shipping its compact Vizi Xtreme moving-head luminaire. Four 60W RGBL emitters, a pixel-controlled LED ring, motorised zoom, and networked movement control are integrated within the 7kg fixture.
AIXTRON is expanding Malaysian operations around compound-semiconductor manufacturing equipment production. The Penang facility will add assembly, engineering, purchasing, and customer support for systems serving gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and indium phosphide devices.
Mycronic secured another SLX order as photomask investment remained resilient. The $5m–$7m system will support mature-node semiconductor production as mask suppliers replace ageing equipment and add capacity.