02/2010

GFH GmbH is accepted as the supplier of a 5-axes laser micromachining system in the tender of the Photonikzentrum Kaiserslautern (PZKL). The PZKL was established end of 2009 as a centre of excellence and application for modern laser technology and nonlinear optics with an initial funding of 2,6 Mio. €. With this financial backup, the competencies of the federal state Rheinland-Pfalz shall be strengthened in the areas of laser micromachining, laser technology, nonlinear optics and optical materials which are key technologies to the local SMEs.
With an elaborate European call for tender the sourcing of the laser system for micro machining was organised. Amongst 4 competitors GFH was successful in the bid for which the quotes were compared with an emphasis on the price (40%), the technical specifications (25%), the flexibility (10%), the potential for an upgrade (10%), the ease of use (10%) and the maintenance costs incurred (5%).
The GFH congratulates the PZKL to its new foundation and wishes great success in the upcoming challenges in the research.

10/2009

Together with High Q Laser and the Institute of Quantum Optics of the University of Hannover, GFH has started the joint research project "NEOWARP - Next-Generation of Ultrafast Lasers and Workstations for Industrial Materials Processing". Within the framework of this project NEOWARP novel high power laser beam sources with picosecond and femtosecond pulses and their application for industrial materials processing are investigated. The consortium expects to demonstrate the project results with the integration of two prototype laser systems into a fully functional 5-axes micromachining system. Thus a conclusion can be drawn of the potential benefits of these innovative lasers for an optimisation of material processing applications. A positive result will lead to a commercialisation of the products within a year after the end of the project.

06/2009

With very big success the GFH presented itself on the world leading fair of the optical technologies for the first time. The image of the product novelty GL.3/5, an 5 axis laser micro machining system, worked as a visitor's magnet. The machine was convincing by the high precision combined with the high dynamics and the control-technical allowance of the laser process. According to our visitors presented the GFH an efficient laser micro machining system for the serial production. [ 35 pics ]

06/2008

The Trumpf Laser GmbH + Co. KG decided to invest in a laser micromachining workstation from GFH to run feasibility studies with ultrashortpulse lasers in their own applications lab. The TRUMPF group belongs to the world´s leading companies in manufacturing technology. TRUMPF´s innovations determine the trend in the laser machining market, define technical standards and establish new and more productive manufacturing methods for the users. With this new acquisition Trumpf continues its consistent course of market leadership.

02/2008

The company Raudszus capitalises on the competencies of the GFH GmbH in the development and manufacture of machines for the laboratory automation. With solutions for the automatic emptying of carrier boxes as well as the semi-automatic bottling of reference probes and entire analyser islands, laboratories dealing with the analysis of milk are equipped with up-to-date technology.

11/2007

At this year´s conference LANE 2007 (Laser Assisted Net Shape Engineering) Prof. Dr. Giedl-Wagner reports on the ablation behaviour of metall for the mould and die industry.
Read more (PDF)

05/2007

The technical paper "Im µ-Takt in die Tiefe" (In depth with µ-steps) is printed in the second edition of the magazine Mikroproduktion. Read more about high precision manufacture with 3D-laser processing. (PDF)

02/2007

The GFH GmbH joins the professional association for micro systems, nano technology and new materials (IVAM) effective from February 1, 2007.
218 member companies and institutes from 14 countries open new markets and set standards with the aid of IVAM. In order to cope with future challenges GFH is always in search of strong partners. This was the motivation for the membership in the IVAM.