Solid-state laser investment at Trumpf

Trumpf (www.trumpf.com) has expanded its main facility for developing solid-state lasers by erecting a new building at Schramberg-Sulgen in Germany.

This project took 17 months and cost 13.5 million euros. At the opening ceremony, vice-chairman Peter Leibinger said: “Schramberg is not only the cradle of the German laser industry; today, it is one of the world’s leaders in laser technology development and production.”

For the first time, all the development sections will be under one roof, and the space freed up in other buildings around the site will be used to boost laser production capacity.

Moreover, the new development centre could be expanded at any time by the addition of a third floor. “The application options for laser technology are by no means exhausted.”