Cobolt strengthens its German market approach as a member of the HÜBNER Group
source:Optics.org
Time:2016-08-03
Cobolt AB, Swedish manufacturer of high performance lasers, is proud to announce that they will integrate their sales activities into the HÜBNER Group and its Photonics division as of July 1st, 2016.
In December 2015, the HÜBNER Group, headquartered in Kassel Germany, acquired Cobolt AB. Cobolt’s long-standing partner for sales in Germany, Dag von Gegerfelt, will head the sales activities for the Cobolt lasers and for the tunable laser light source C-WAVE in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This move will strengthen HÜBNER’s current sales force within their Photonics division, focusing on servicing both Cobolt’s customers and HÜBNER’s customers.
Through the integration of Cobolt’s and HÜBNER’s sales activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, customers will continue to benefit from excellent service from knowledgeable experts, now enjoying expanded resources and a larger product portfolio.
Cobolt supplies high performance CW and Q-switched lasers, for stand-alone use or OEM integration in equipment for fluorescence analysis, Raman spectroscopy, interferometric metrology, micromachining and environmental monitoring. The Cobolt lasers are based on tailored nonlinear optical crystals for efficient frequency conversion and are manufactured in a compact and robust hermetically sealed package using proprietary HTCureTM Technology, which provides outstandingly high tolerance to demanding environmental conditions and ensured lifetime. Cobolt is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
HÜBNER Photonics is the youngest division in the HÜBNER Group consolidating all activities in the Photonics markets. Key products, a part from Cobolt lasers, are the tunable cw-laser source C-WAVE, Terahertz solutions as well as HF-Technologies. These products help enhance human well-being and security, increase quality and efficiency in industrial processes and improve our environment.
With its international footprint, the HÜBNER Group maintains close contact with its various markets and their specific requirements. In addition to its Headquarters in Kassel, Germany, HÜBNER has affiliates in Brazil, China, Columbia, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the USA as well as sales partners and trade representatives in more than 30 countries. HÜBNER products have earned an outstanding reputation for reliability and safety, high-quality workmanship, comfort and convenience and long service life during the company’s 70 successful years of business. More than 2,400 employees are bringing good ideas, commitment and excellent service to customers around the world every day.