TRUMPF and Jenoptik Establish Partnership in High- Performance Diode Laser Sector

Munich, Germany (PROTEXT) - - TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG Acquires 25.1 Percent Share in JENOPTIK

Laserdiode GmbH - Cooperative Relationship to Develop New Areas of Applicationfor High-Performance Diode Lasers in Industry The technology group JENOPTIK AG (German securities number622910) and the TRUMPF Group, world market leader for industriallasers, have entered into a cooperative relationship in the high-performance diode laser sector, aimed at joint furtherdevelopment of high-performance diode laser technology forindustrial applications. Retroactively as of January 1, 2001,TRUMPF is acquiring a 25.1 percent share of JENOPTIK LaserdiodeGmbH, a company in the Jenoptik Photonics division. Until now,JENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH was 100-percent owned by JENOPTIK,Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH in Jena. The remaining 74.9 percentremains with the laser and optic specialist from Jena, Germany. Partnership Leading to New Areas of Application for High-Performance Diode Lasers JENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH (JOLD) develops, produces anddistributes high-performance diode lasers. These high-performancediode lasers are being utilized by TRUMPF as pump sources in thesolid-state lasers manufactured by its subsidiary HAAS-LASER. "Two companies, each market leaders in their respectivefields, have joined forces here. The interplay between diodemanufacture and industrial application will quickly lead toinnovative approaches and new spheres of application," saidProfessor Dr. H.C. Lothar Spaeth, chairman of the board, JENOPTIKAG, at the joint press conference in Munich on Tuesday. Spaeth added that for Jenoptik, this partnership was a logicalextension of its strategy to work closely together with thetechnological and market leaders of different business sectors."After ASML in the high-performance optics sector andHeidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in the digital camera sector, wehave now gained a third powerful partner in TRUMPF," Späth said. Powerful Growth in High-Performance Diode Lasers Lasers in industrial production are a key technology, theeconomic importance of which greatly exceeds its direct salesfigures. This growth sector is characterized by innovation anddynamics: "This acquisition will enable TRUMPF to cooperate in atechnology that is important for TRUMPF lasers. Because of theircompactness and high degree of efficiency, high-performance diodelasers have highly promising future prospects. Diode lasertechnology has enormous growth potential - and as such isimportant for the continued development of TRUMPF as world marketleader for industrial lasers," said Professor Berthold Leibinger,managing partner of the TRUMPF Group. Because of the strongmarket growth in the high-performance diode laser sector,Jenoptik is investing around 11 million euros in a new clean-roombuilding at its Jena site, including production machinery for themass production of high-performance diode lasers. Production isdue to begin as early as this year. For fiscal year 2001 JENOPTIKLaserdiode GmbH is planning to increase its sales by more than 50percent on the previous year. In fiscal year 2000 the company's33 employees achieved sales of 7 million euros. Company Profile: The TRUMPF Group (www.trumpf.com) TRUMPF is world market leader for lasers in industrialproduction technology and one of the largest producers offabricating machinery worldwide. The TRUMPF Group comprises 34subsidiaries and affiliates in 22 countries. Production takesplace in Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Taiwan and theUnited States. At present the Group has more than 5,000employees, and in fiscal year 1999/2000 (June, 30) it achievedsales of 1.01 billion euros. For the current fiscal year2001/2001 sales of 1.1 billion euros are expected. Company profile: JENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH (www.jold.de) The firm of JENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH develops, manufacturesand distributes high-performance diode lasers. This entirely newkind of laser light features a high degree of efficiency from avery small volume. It is primarily utilized as an excitationsource for solid-state lasers, and serves as a direct lightsource in medical technology and material processing. The companyhas been a member of the Jenoptik Group since 1993. As asubsidiary of JENOPTIK Laser, Optik, Systeme GmbH, the firm ofJENOPTIK Laserdiode GmbH belongs to the Photonics division of thetechnology group (www.jenoptik-los.de). JENOPTIK AG (German securities number 622910) is a technologygroup active worldwide, based in Jena, Germany. It concentrateson the high-growth divisions Clean Systems Technologies,Photonics Technologies and Asset Management. In fiscal 2000 theJenoptik Group achieved sales of 1.57 billion euros. Its annualnet profit for 2000 totaled 86.6 million euros. Jenoptikmaintains a presence in over 20 countries, and has 6,146employees worldwide. ots Original Text Service: TRUMPF GmbH +Co. KG Internet: www.presseportal.de For more information,please contact: TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG Ingo Schnaitmann Tel.: ++4971 56 3 03 - 9 92 Fax: ++49 71 56 3 03 - 61 15 E-Mail:ingo.schnaitmann@de.trumpf.com JENOPTIK AG Joerg Hettmann Tel.:++49 36 41 - 65 22 55 Fax: ++49 36 41 - 65 24 84 E-Mail:joerg.hettmann@jenoptik.com

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