DRS Hadland Ltd. (Tring, England) has bought the business and assets of IMCO Electro Optics Ltd. (Basildon, England). Both companies make ultrahigh-speed cameras and imaging systems. A subsidiary of DRS Technologies (Parsippany, NJ), DRS Hadland has been collaborating with IMCO under a European distribution agreement. The acquisition of IMCO boosts DRS Hadland's rapid-prototyping capability. DRS Hadland will continue to operate from its Tring site, as well as from its other locations in Cupertino, CA and Munich, Germany. Former IMCO managing director Mark Riches will become DRS Hadland's technical director.
John Wallace | Senior Technical Editor (1998-2022)
John Wallace was with Laser Focus World for nearly 25 years, retiring in late June 2022. He obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and physics at Rutgers University and a master's in optical engineering at the University of Rochester. Before becoming an editor, John worked as an engineer at RCA, Exxon, Eastman Kodak, and GCA Corporation.