POG precision optics Gera opens new production line for microstructures

Over two million euros invested in future technologies in the presence of the state secretary in the Th�ringer Ministry for economics, work and technology, yokes Staschewski and the Geraer of mayor Dr. Norbert distinguished today (9.3.2010) after nearly two-year planning and realization time one of the largest investment projects of the company history was successfully locked. More than two million euros thereby in new equipment and the improvement of the infrastructure were invested. Principal item of the new production line is large over 200 the pure space range of the class square meter 1000, which for the manufacturing by microstructures and for the realization by development projects one will use. Beyond that an improved electron-beam exposure plant of the company Vistec Electron Beam GmbH Jena were taken among other things in enterprise and the photolithography and sputtering technologies were extended. With the realization of the investment, like already in the past, large value on co-operation also in the region resident companies one put. � we are pleased much that we could realize the planned investments despite the difficult economic basic conditions in 2009. �, Manfred says thrust oh, managing directors of the enterprise. � around the constantly rising requirements of our customers to satisfy to be able and with new products the enterprise development secure, we must develop our technologies constantly further. We thank the country Thuringia, the banks involved and the companies, which supported us with the realization of this investment. � mayor Dr. Norbert distinguished rated the recent investment of the steeped in tradition enterprise as � stabilization of the economic situation Gera �. Precision optics Gera is � enterprises, which call carries petrol DIX city as city with innovative a character, when city, in which it is worth to live themselves and invest, into which whole world. � 2009 were also for POG due to strong order decreases particularly from the range of the semiconductor industry and mechanical engineering a very difficult year. Dismissals could be prevented however and be accomplished by short-time work a multiplicity of qualifying measures. In the meantime the situation concerning orders improved again. The conversions rise again and the incoming orders of the last months lie the far over values of the previous year. � the crisis did not project yet, but we look optimistically into the coming months. Also the large industrial customers order again. We are in a good starting position - also because we used the crisis in addition to invest and us further develop. �, so the managing director.

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