Jenoptik

Jenoptik AG
Aktiengesellschaft
Traded as FWB: JEN
Industry Optoelectronics engineering
Founded 1991
Headquarters Jena, Germany
Key people
 Michael Mertin (President and CEO), Rudolf Humer (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Services Lasers and laser systems, precision lenses and optical components, metrology systems, traffic enforcement cameras, electric motors, generators, power supply units, optical sensors
Revenue €590.2 million (2014)
Number of employees
 3,553 (end 2014)
Website www.jenoptik.com

As an integrated photonics group, Jenoptik divides its activities into five divisions: Lasers & Material Processing, Optical Systems, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems.

Its customers around the world mainly include companies in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry, automotive and automotive supplier industry, medical technology, security and defense technology as well as the aviation industry.

The Jenoptik Group headquarters are in Jena (Thuringia). In addition to several major sites in Germany Jenoptik is represented in about 80 countries worldwide, for example in the USA, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland as well as in Singapore, India, China, Korea, Japan and Australia.

JENOPTIK AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the TecDax index.

Jenoptik has approx. 3,500 employees and, according to provisional calculations, in generated revenue in 2014 of about 590 million euros.

Company profile

Jenoptik divides its activities into five divisions: Optical Systems, Lasers & Material Processing, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense, and Civil Systems. Its customers around the world mainly include companies in the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry, automotive and automotive supplier industry, medical technology, security and defense technology as well as the aviation industry.

Jenoptik has around 3,550 employees and in 2014 generated sales of approximately 590 million Euros (preliminary). The Group was created in 1991 out of JENOPTIK Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH. Since June 1998 JENOPTIK AG has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and is included in the TecDAX index. The Jenoptik Group headquarters are in Jena (Thuringia). In addition to several major sites in Germany Jenoptik is represented in about 80 countries worldwide and has major production sites abroad in the USA, France and Switzerland as well as shareholdings in Singapore, India, China, Korea, Japan and Australia.

Dr. Michael Mertin has been the Chairman of the Executive Board of Jenoptik AG since July 1, 2007, and is responsible for the entire operational business as well as for the areas of strategy and innovations, auditing, data protection, communication and marketing, IT, quality and processes and, as Human Resources Director, for personnel.

The group can trace its heritage back to the original Carl Zeiss AG company, founded in Jena in 1846. Following World War II, Jena fell within the Soviet occupation zone, later to become East Germany. In 1948, when it was apparent that the Soviet authorities were moving toward establishing a separate Communist state in their occupation zone, most of the main Zeiss company hastily relocated to West Germany. The Soviet and East German authorities took over the old Zeiss factory in Jena and used it as the nucleus for the state-owned Kombinat VEB Zeiss Jena. The eastern Zeiss became well known for its high-quality optical equipment.

Following German reunification, VEB Zeiss Jena became Zeiss Jena GmbH. The company then sold its microscopy division and other optical divisions to Carl Zeiss AG, effectively reuniting the old prewar Zeiss firm. The remainder of Zeiss Jena GmbH continued as JENOPTIK Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, owned by the state government of Thuringia specializing in the areas of photonics, optoelectronics, and mechatronics.[1][2] The name was shortened to Jenoptik GmbH, and was renamed Jenoptik AG in 1996 when the state divested its interest. The JENOPTIK trademark is owned by Jenoptik AG. Jenoptik is regarded as one of the few companies descended from an East German state-owned enterprise to be successful in the post-Reunification era.[2] Indeed, it was one of the few East German firms that was thought to have a realistic chance of competing in a global market.

Group structure and business activities

Lasers & Material Processing division

Lasers:

Laser processing systems:

Optical Systems division

JENOPTIK Optical Systems, LLC is the North American subsidiary of Jenoptik’s Optical Systems division. JENOPTIK Optical System has around 125 employees in Alabama and Florida with the capabilities to design, fabricate and test complex lens assemblies, diffractive optics, infrared cameras, microscope cameras and projection systems. JOS is ITAR compliant and ISO certified.

Industrial Metrology division

Traffic Solutions division

Defense & Civil Systems division

Concord Camera Corp.

In 2004, Concord Camera Corp. of the United States acquired a related company Jenimage Europe GmbH, and licensed the right to use the Jenoptik trademark for 20 years. It produced a range of compact digital cameras under the Jenoptik brand.[3]

References

  1. ↑ König, Karsten (21 July 1998). "A Short Review On History Of Optics In Jena". Institute of Anatomy II, University of Jena. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
  2. 1 2 "A passion for politics and a head for business". Optics & Laser Europe. 1 January 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Concord Camera Corp. Acquires Jenimage Europe GmbH, Expanding Its Operations in Germany and Europe". Business Wire. 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2015-08-21.

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