Components, Engineering and Production for Research and Start-ups
From the first experiment to the first product series – while you stay focused on R&D.
AMS Technologies supplies components and instrumentation to universities and research institutions. For spin-offs and start-ups, we take on engineering, prototyping and production, so you don’t have to build engineering teams and production facilities.
Solve Your Challenges in Research and Product Development
Find specialized components for your experiment
Research setups often need components outside the standard range, from specific laser sources to detectors and thermal solutions. We select them from our portfolio of optical, thermal and power components and advise on how to combine them in your setup.
Get a laser that grows with your research
Research questions change as experiments progress, and new questions often call for higher pulse energy or shorter pulses. neoLASE, our business unit for laser amplifiers and laser systems in Hanover, builds modular lasers: you start with the configuration you need today and add modules as your research requires.
Move from optical bench to compact device
A setup that works on the optical bench is not yet a finished device. In Hanover, we turn bench setups into modules. Bay Photonics in Paignton, UK, miniaturizes further, down to micro-optical assemblies and packaged PICs. Each step is documented, so the setup can be reproduced and results from the lab carry over.
Build prototypes without your own engineering team
Spin-offs and start-ups often have the research know-how but no team for design, prototyping and testing. Our engineers in optics, thermal management and electronics develop and build your prototypes, while your team stays focused on R&D.
Prepare your product for production
A working prototype is not yet ready for repeatable series production. Our engineering and production teams work together to identify manufacturing and testing requirements early, before they become expensive to change.
Produce without building your own facility
Production facilities and qualified staff take years and significant investment to build. We produce your product in small series at our sites in Hanover, Kraków and Paignton, with documentation and quality control.
Find specialized components for your experiment
Research setups often need components outside the standard range, from specific laser sources to detectors and thermal solutions. We select them from our portfolio of optical, thermal and power components and advise on how to combine them in your setup.
Get a laser that grows with your research
Research questions change as experiments progress, and new questions often call for higher pulse energy or shorter pulses. neoLASE, our business unit for laser amplifiers and laser systems in Hanover, builds modular lasers: you start with the configuration you need today and add modules as your research requires.
Move from optical bench to compact device
A setup that works on the optical bench is not yet a finished device. In Hanover, we turn bench setups into modules. Bay Photonics in Paignton, UK, miniaturizes further, down to micro-optical assemblies and packaged PICs. Each step is documented, so the setup can be reproduced and results from the lab carry over.
Build prototypes without your own engineering team
Spin-offs and start-ups often have the research know-how but no team for design, prototyping and testing. Our engineers in optics, thermal management and electronics develop and build your prototypes, while your team stays focused on R&D.
Prepare your product for production
A working prototype is not yet ready for repeatable series production. Our engineering and production teams work together to identify manufacturing and testing requirements early, before they become expensive to change.
Produce without building your own facility
Production facilities and qualified staff take years and significant investment to build. We produce your product in small series at our sites in Hanover, Kraków and Paignton, with documentation and quality control.
Research groups work with lasers, optics, detectors and thermal control in setups that change with every new question, from imaging and spectroscopy to laser physics and quantum technologies. When a result has commercial potential, the technology often moves into a spin-off or start-up, which then needs engineering, production and quality processes it does not yet have. AMS Technologies works with universities, research institutions, scientific OEMs, spin-offs and start-ups along this path.
Our Capabilities from Research to Production
Component Selection & Sourcing
We select optical, thermal and power components for your experiment, including components outside the standard range, sourced from our network of manufacturers.
Modular Lasers for Research
neoLASE builds laser amplifiers and laser systems from modular building blocks in Hanover. Amplifier and compression modules can be combined and extended as your requirements for pulse energy or pulse duration change.
Engineering & Prototyping
In Hanover, our team covers optical design, prototyping, assembly, calibration and testing. In Kraków, we develop thermal management, electronics and software. At Bay Photonics in Paignton, the design team develops packages for photonic devices and builds packaged prototypes. The three teams work together on your prototype.
Miniaturization & Integration
We turn bench setups into compact rack modules that integrate optics, electronics and thermal management. Bay Photonics adds micro-optical assembly and PIC packaging, including the standard evaluation module BEVi for proof-of-concept work.
Industrialization
We prepare designs for repeatable production, covering manufacturing and test requirements, documentation, revision control and BOM management.
Small-Series Production in Europe
We produce optomechanical, electronic and thermal assemblies, laser systems and packaged photonic devices in small series at our sites in Hanover, Kraków and Paignton.
How You Benefit from AMS Technologies
Wide portfolio for specialized research setups
Reproducible setups from bench to device
Engineering support from concept to production
Upgradeable lasers for evolving research needs
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How we Develop Custom Solutions for You
Many research setups and new products need more than standard components. We develop custom solutions in-house or with partners from our supplier network, ranging from adapted components to new subassemblies and complete subsystems.
Application & Requirements Definition
Share your research objective or product idea and its requirements with us – together we define the technical goals and constraints.
System Concept & Architecture
We define a system concept for your experiment or product and select the photonic, electronic and thermal technologies.
Engineering & Integration
We engineer the subsystems and integrate them into your setup or prototype.
Validation & Optimization
We test and optimize your setup or prototype, for example to reduce noise and verify performance.
Documentation & Transfer
We provide structured documentation and support the transition from a single experimental setup to reproducible systems that can be shared, scaled or transferred into applied research.