StockerYale intros new laser modules at Photonics West

SALEM, USA: StockerYale Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of diode-based laser modules and LED systems for industrial OEMs, medical and defense markets, will unveil a new laser product line, InViso, at the Photonics West 2010 trade show in San Francisco, California, Jan. 25 -28, 2010, at Booth # 1923.

InViso is an innovative range of diode-based laser modules designed to meet the demanding requirements of high performance machine vision applications and compliment the Company's range of proprietary chip-on-board LED systems. The lasers will be available at wavelengths ranging from the UV to the infrared and power levels up to 100mW.

The innovative product design is focused on meeting specific customer requirements rather than adhering to conventional design approaches which are frequently constrained by certain manufacturing processes. The result is a novel design with many features that can aid in system integration and better performance for the end-user.

InViso is ideal for a wide range of machine vision and alignment applications, particularly where system integration needs to be performed quickly and with a high degree of repeatability. Applications include high-speed sorting and classification systems in the semiconductor field, food & beverage inspection and solar panel inspection, one of the Company's fastest growing markets.

Designed at the Company's new R&D center in Ireland and manufactured at its UK laser production facility, the InViso range of laser modules provides specific advantages over the conventional lasers currently used in many machine vision applications.

The InViso has a unique mechanical design which provides superior mounting flexibility and incorporates a reference mounting surface to the optical axis of the module. In addition, the new laser system has a unique external focus mechanism which preserves factory set alignment & bore sight settings when adjusting the focus without the use of any complex tools.

InViso has an innovative design which offers high thermal performance as well as an optional thermo-electric cooler and microcontroller. Various optical configurations allow for a wide range of focus and beam shaping options. InViso lasers will be available in both standard and custom configurations.

Mark W. Blodgett, Chairman & CEO of StockerYale, Inc., stated: "This new product line will allow the Company to significantly expand our product offering to the automated inspection market, particularly in areas such as solar panel, semiconductor & food inspection markets. InViso™, which means to inspect or see in Latin, is an appropriate name for this ground-breaking line of diode-based laser modules."

"StockerYale's engineers started with a clean sheet of paper to pioneer a new laser platform for the machine vision industry, which we expect will offer end users greater flexibility, higher performance, and ease of integration," added Blodgett.