Jenoptik and RAYLASE start cooperation in China

Both companies will cooperate in the Chinese market to offer customers joint expertise in micro-materials processing with ultra-short pulse lasers.

The Jenoptik subsidiary in China, JENOPTIK (Shanghai) Precision Instrument and Equipment Co., Ltd and RAYLASE Laser Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd have agreed upon a close cooperation in the field of scanner-based ultra-short pulse laser applications exclusively in China. This cooperation strategically aims at meeting the increasing demand for system solutions and application-based developments in China. It was announced at the trade fair LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA in Shanghai on March 15, 2016.

Both partners expect a higher customer satisfaction and a further expansion of their market positions by bringing more benefit to the growing Chinese laser processing industry. Supported by the technical expertise of both partners customers will be able to benefit from the joint know-how allowing a faster development of their applications.

Both companies will be able to support customers with an application system in the new Shenzhen facilities of RAYLASE. The system will feature Jenoptik’s new JenLas® femto 16 laser and RAYLASE’s latest scanning system. Both products are ideally suitable for micro-material processing with ultra-short laser pulses. Jenoptik and RAYLASE will also mirror the Shenzhen setup in Jenoptik’s Shanghai application lab. This will increase the availability and offer potential customers in China’s eastern industrial region a close-by support.

Jenoptik has more than 100 employees all over China, the majority of them are working at the Shanghai location. This state-of-the-art site includes a large production area for standard products, customer projects, service centers with repair workshops as well as R&D functions in order to serve Chinese customers.

Laser technology for industrial micro-machining

This year Jenoptik introduced the 16-W version as the new top model of its established JenLas® femto series for industrial micro-machining.

The performance of this femtosecond laser is ideal for drilling injection nozzles and also provides a high productivity in cutting and structuring processes, at higher material removal rates compared to picosecond pulses. In addition, the outstanding quality of machining achievable with this disk laser yields cost reduction at subsequent cleaning steps.