SPI Lasers is now TRUMPF

SPI Lasers was established in 1999, its core competencies and intellectual property in developing special optical fibers were initially applied to the manufacture of telecommunications and quickly establishing itself as a global leader in the design and manufacture of industrial fiber lasers.

Ditzingen, December 1, 2020 – The high-technology company TRUMPF has completed the renaming and merger of its wholly-owned fiber laser manufacturing subsidiary SPI Lasers, into the TRUMPF group and under the TRUMPF brand. Effective November 28, 2020, the Southampton, UK-based company SPI Lasers UK Ltd. will now operate under the name TRUMPF Laser UK Ltd. The companies SPI USA and SPI Korea have been merged with the local companies TRUMPF USA and TRUMPF Korea, respectively, effective November 1 and December 1, 2020. TRUMPF has previously merged the SPI subsidiary in China with TRUMPF China back in April 2020. Since July 1, 2020, products from the former SPI Lasers have been available through TRUMPF sales channels.

As a result of this name change and merger, the former SPI Lasers organization is now working even more closely with TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, also a wholly owned subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group. The two companies are pooling their competence and expertise in laser technology worldwide to create synergies and improve customer service for industrial applications in both disk laser and fiber laser technology.

SPI Lasers UK Ltd. has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the TRUMPF Group since 2008 and has quickly established itself within the group as an expert in the development and manufacture of fiber lasers. In order to be able to offer its industrial customers the best possible beam source for their requirements and applications, backed by the highest levels of service, TRUMPF has now fully integrated fiber lasers into its global sales and service channels.