Micro-optics for laser technology
Trumpf takes over Aixtooling
Trumpf takes over the Aachen-based tool manufacturer Aixtooling via its subsidiary Ingeneric with effect from July 1, thereby expanding its manufacturing technologies in the production of micro-optics.
Founded in 2005 as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT), the company develops and produces high-precision pressing tools for precision molding. This process can be used to produce optics with a wide variety of geometries and glass materials, which are used, for example, in laser or medical technology, camera lenses and components for autonomous driving. In precision molding, glass blanks are shaped between two tool halves. The process is particularly suitable for optics with complex geometries, such as those used in laser technology. Aixtooling's core competence is the production of these tools. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
"Aixtooling is an innovative company and technology leader in precision molding. Together we can bundle and complement our expertise and thus further optimize the process," says Lutz Aschke, who is responsible for the transaction at Trumpf. The subsidiary Ingeneric, headquartered in Aachen, is a leading supplier of micro-optics for applications in the field of high-power diode lasers and data transmission. "Precision molding is a core technology for the manufacture of our optics and tool production for this process is an important part of the process chain," explains Stefan Hambücker, who manages the business at Ingeneric together with Olaf Rübenach.
"We are convinced that combining Ingeneric's expertise with our know-how is an important step towards meeting the challenges of the optical market in the future. We are very much looking forward to working together," says Aixtooling Managing Director Bernd Bresseler.
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