Manufacturers and suppliers of optical components

Which companies manufacture optical components?

Photonics—and the SPECTARIS trade association of the same name—encompasses a wide range of technologies and companies. Planar optics, windows, filters, aspheric lenses, and prisms, etc.—this list of products represents only a small selection from the extensive portfolio of our member companies. Applications range from laser material processing to biotechnology and medical technology, all the way to security and defense systems.

Quality, innovation, and the highest standards—these characteristics ensure that our member companies stand up to any comparison, despite the highly competitive global market. You can find suppliers from the DACH region in the overview below.
 

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73447Oberkochen

Company Profile:
ZEISS is a global technology group in the optical and optoelectronic industries. The ZEISS Group develops, manufactures, and markets metrology equipment, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, and…

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23562Lübeck

Coher Sense offers researchers and engineers precise, easy-to-use laser measurement devices that simplify their workflows. Power, wavelength, and bandwidth measurements for lasers in a single compact device—our KISA sensors…

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67661Kaiserslautern

Company Profile
Coherent Inc. was founded in 1966 and is listed on the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 and Russell 2000 indices. As one of the world’s most experienced laser manufacturers, Coherent offers laser-based solutions for…

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83301Traunreut

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History:

In 1889, mechanic Wilhelm Heidenhain founded a metal etching shop in Berlin.
In 1923, Dr. Johannes Heidenhain joined his father’s company.
1928: The first major step:HEIDENHAIN develops the…

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90429Nuremberg

Company Profile

Innovation in Focus
The company’s overarching guiding principle is to provide innovative solutions to people’s vision problems. The statement “Innovation in Focus” supports this intention, as does the…

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85622Feldkirchen (near Munich)

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Excelitas is an indispensable partner in the design, development, and manufacturing of cutting-edge technologies. The company offers customers around the world outstanding innovations in…

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63801Kleinostheim

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Excelitas is a leading provider of advanced, life-enhancing technologies and supplies international market leaders in the life sciences, advanced industrial, and next-generation semiconductor sectors…

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28832Achim

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ficonTEC is an innovative high-tech company that has quickly established itself in a highly specialized market. With continuous growth and innovative development since 2001, we are a recognized…

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07745Jena

History of Development:

  • Founded in 1992
  • New building constructed in 2002 on the Beutenberg Campus
  • Approx. 270 employees
  • 2018 Budget: approximately €32 million

Director of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Andreas Tünnermann

Brief Description & Business Areas:

The Fraunhofer Institute for…

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38108Braunschweig

The Fraunhofer Institute for Thin Film and Surface Technology IST in Braunschweig is an innovative partner for research and development in surface technology, with expertise in the related product and production systems.

About 120…

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82211Herrsching

Hamamatsu Photonics is a Japanese manufacturer of optoelectronic detectors, light sources, and systems.

The company was founded in Hamamatsu City in 1953 and continues to operate its research and production facilities there to this day.…

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79379Müllheim

Hellma. Reliable and accurate measurement results in optical analysis.

For over 100 years, Hellma has been the world’s leading supplier of UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy cuvettes for laboratory analysis, and today it is also a solutions specialist in…

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75323Bad Wildbad

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For over 100 years, we have been a reliable system partner to leading industrial companies. Whether in the fields of medical technology, precision mechanics, or lithography optics—across all industries, we expect…

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61440Oberursel

HORIBA Scientific is a global leader in the development and manufacture of analytical instruments in the fields of “Material Science” and “Life Science” for research and development, laboratory analysis, and quality control. Our instruments…

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52499Baesweiler

Founded in 2001, INGENERIC GmbH today considers its approximately 110 employees to be the key to its success. Its headquarters and production facility are located in Baesweiler, within the Aachen high-tech region. INGENERIC develops and manufactures micro-optics,…

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81677Munich

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Instrument Systems GmbH was founded in Munich in 1986 and has been developing, manufacturing, and marketing complete solutions for photometry ever since. The main applications of these solutions, which are used in spectrometers or imaging photo- and…

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07743Jena

Jenoptik Company Profile

As a global technology group, Jenoptik operates in three photonics-based divisions: Light & Optics, Light & Production, and Light & Safety. In addition, Jenoptik offers products under the TRIOPTICS brand…

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55543Bad Kreuznach

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Schneider-Kreuznach specializes in the development and production of lenses and optical filters for industrial, film, and photographic applications. The Schneider-Kreuznach brand name stands for the highest…

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48341Altenberge

Selbstdarstellung des Unternehmens
JÜKE ist ein erfahrener Dienstleister für Entwicklung, Produktion und Systemintegration. Wir zeichnen uns durch eine große Produktionsbandbreite von der Zerspanung über Fertigung und Montage bis hin zur…

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40233Düsseldorf

About Kowa
Kowa Optimed Deutschland GmbH is part of Kowa Company, Ltd., one of the largest family-owned companies in Japan. Since its founding in 1894, Kowa has evolved into a Japanese multinational conglomerate. The activities of the…

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82234Wessling

Laser 2000 GmbH
Since 1986, Laser 2000 has been offering innovative solutions for photonics, image processing, and fiber optics that meet the demands of even the most challenging applications. Together with leading companies worldwide, we address every specific…

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82140Olching

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LASER COMPONENTS supplies components for laser technology and optoelectronics—mostly developed to meet customer specifications and often manufactured in-house. In addition to its in-house products, the company also offers components…

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90766Fürth

Kurzbeschreibung 
laservision, seit vier Jahrzehnten einer der führenden Hersteller der kompletten Palette an Laserschutzprodukten, entwickelt, fertigt und vertreibt weltweit Laserschutzbrillen und Laserschutzfenster auf Basis verschiedener…

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07745Jena

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The roots of LASOS Lasertechnik GmbH lie in the early days of commercial laser manufacturing by Siemens and Zeiss. LASOS was founded following the transfer of laser manufacturing from Siemens to Zeiss and…

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68165Mannheim


Company Profile Leica Microsystems is a global leader in the development and manufacture of microscopes and high-tech precision optical systems for biomedical research, microsurgery, industrial…

35578Wetzlar


Company Profile Leica Microsystems is a global leader in the development and manufacture of microscopes and high-tech precision optical systems for biomedical research, microsurgery, industrial…

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44319Dortmund

LIMO GmbH – A Focuslight Company

Introducing our member:


Since its founding in 1992, LIMO GmbH has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of optical and beam-shaping solutions and a pioneer in forward-looking photonic…

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64291Darmstadt

Newport Spectra-Physics
The Newport Corporation is one of the world's leading providers in the fields of photonics, micropositioning, vibration isolation, optics, instrumentation, positioning systems, wafer robotics, and advanced joining systems. This…

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15745Wildau near Berlin

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OBERON Fiber Technologies develops and manufactures specialized fiber-optic probes for minimally invasive laser medicine and medical diagnostics, as well as for optical measurement technology in sensor and analytical applications.…

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07745Jena


Optics Balzers Company Profile: Optics Balzers is a global leader in the manufacture of custom optical coatings and components for the photonics industry.

For more than 70 years, Optics Balzers (Principality of Liechtenstein) has been…

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80333Munich

OPTROVISION GmbH offers a wide range of precision optical components, all custom-made—from single units to mass production.

We are a manufacturer, supplier, distributor, and service provider for companies in the growing photonics market.
Through…

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04626Löbichau

Company Profile:
POG Präzisionsoptik Gera GmbH, with a current workforce of 170 employees, develops, manufactures, and distributes custom-designed, precision optical parts, components, and devices for the entire optical spectrum.

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76337Waldbronn

Company Profile:
Polytec, headquartered in Waldbronn, was founded in 1967 as a distributor of lasers and electro-optical components. Today, Polytec employs over 250 people. The company’s main sources of revenue are primarily…

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16761Hennigsdorf

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PMA GmbH develops and manufactures high-end analytical instruments with a team of experienced employees in Hennigsdorf, near Berlin. When developing our instruments, we always focus on three criteria:…

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75434Knittlingen

Company Profile:
Richard Wolf GmbH is a German, medium-sized medical technology company that offers a wide range of products and solutions for endoscopy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy.

With…

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55122Mainz

SCHOTT AG – Let’s see more for better diagnoses and treatments
For over 50 years, SCHOTT has been a pioneer in the field of light and image transmission. The Lighting and Imaging business unit is a global leader in the development and manufacture…

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90530Wendelstein

Sill Optics stands for quality and innovation in the field of photonic technologies. Through custom product development and standard solutions, we have made a name for ourselves internationally as specialists and are now among the leading…

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6067Absam, Tyrol

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SWAROVSKI OPTIK, headquartered in Absam, Tyrol, is part of the Swarovski Group. Founded in 1949, this Austrian company specializes in the development and manufacture of high-quality optical devices…

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CH - 9435Heerbrugg

Optical Solutions: From Development to Mass Production

Optical innovations are a promising avenue for gaining a competitive edge in many high-tech sectors—such as medical technology, the semiconductor industry, measurement technology, and laser processing—as well as in many other markets…

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61449Steinbach

tec5 – Smart in the Process

Since 1993, the tec5 Group has been developing and manufacturing industrial-grade spectrometer systems and components for process analytics. The spectrometers and photometers designed for this purpose are used in a wide range of applications…

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82166Gräfeling

Company Profile: TOPTICA Photonics SE

TOPTICA Photonics SE has been developing and manufacturing high-quality laser systems for scientific and industrial applications for more than 25 years. Our product portfolio includes diode lasers, ultrafast fiber lasers,…

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A-9100Völkermarkt

WILD and Innovative
WILD is in demand wherever precision and reliability matter and innovation takes place. The list of fascinating products developed within the WILD Group is long. Whether in vitro diagnostics, laser technology…

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