| 2001 |
Foundation as a Spin-Off from Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology in the Laser Application Center Aachen |
| 2002 |
Introduction of air-cooled and stand-alone InnoSlab lasers A-series with output power up to 20W |
| 2002 |
Introduction of InnoSlab lasers BX-series (Boxtar) with passively cooled diode lasers with output power up to 30W |
| 2003 |
Introduction of InnoSlab laser IS-series with output power up to 80W |
| 2004 |
Relocation to a new company building with an overall area of 750m² in the industrial park Aachen Würselen. |
| 2006 |
Power scaling of IS-series up to 200W |
| 2007 |
Introduction of high power HD-series with power up to 600W |
| 2008 |
Starting development of high power ultra short pulse laser |
| 2009 |
Power scaling of BX-series up to 80W |
| 2010 |
Introduction of compact high power DX-series with power up to 400W |
| 2010 |
Demonstration of high power ps laser with output power 400W and pulse energy up to 800µJ |
| 2010 |
Winner of the 1st prize of the “INNOVATION AWARD LASER TECHNOLOGY 2010” granted by AKL (Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V.) and ELI (European Laser Institute) |
| 2011 |
10 Years EdgeWave |
| 2011 |
Introduction of ps-laser PX-series with power up to 100W |
| 2011 |
Introduction of high power ps-laser PX-series with power up to 400W |
| 2011 |
Starting development of high power femto second laser |
| 2012 |
Winner of the Stifterverband Science Award 2012 |
| 2012 |
Winner of the 1st prize of the “INNOVATION AWARD LASER TECHNOLOGY 2012” granted by AKL (Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V.) and ELI (European Laser Institute) |
| 2014 |
Relocation to a new company building with 1000m² of clean room area and an overall area of 3500m² |
| 2015 |
Dr. Keming Du was awarded the Arthur L. Schawlow Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of industrial laser technology. |
| 2016 |
Introduction of fs-laser FX-series with power up to 200W |
| 2016 |
Development of new ns-laser series with average power up to 800W |
| 2016 |
Expansion of offices and work space. Construction works for a new application center begin. Early 2017 additional 440m² of usable area will be available. |
| 2017 |
Opening of new application center with an area of 130m². It houses short- and ultra-short-pulsed lasers with different wavelengths and beam guiding systems, available for sample processing and small series production. |
| 2017 |
EdgeWave GmbH wird Ausbildungsbetrieb ab September 2017 |
| 2018 |
Introduction of high performance ns-lasers GX-series with an average power of up to 800W IR |
| 2019-2022 |
PROJECT LaserRoll – High-resolution laser structuring of printing and embossing rollers for the roll-to-roll production of printed electronics as well as micro- and nano structured foils |
| 2019-2022 |
PROJECT Focus – Flexible and robot-based surface structuring of 3D free-form geometries using position-regulated USP fiber guidance |
