Laser marking solutions provider MECCO acquires FARO Photonics

May 5, 2020
MECCO has had a well-established relationship with FARO Photonics, leveraging the company’s products in MECCO’s laser marking and processing solutions.

MECCO (Cranberry Township, PA), which has developed laser and dot peen solutions for permanent marking and traceability for more than 130 years, has acquired FARO Photonics (Londonderry, NH). FARO Photonics designs and manufactures high-precision laser scan heads, Ethernet-based vector controllers, and advanced processing software to provide an integrated steering solution for a wide range of advanced laser applications.

MECCO has had a well-established relationship with FARO Photonics, leveraging the company’s products in MECCO’s laser marking and processing solutions. FARO Photonics has supplied laser application components for more than 25 years. This new MECCO operation will continue to supply the innovative high-quality products and support that MECCO’s global customers have come to expect. 

“By combining FARO Photonics’ scanner and software control technologies with MECCO’s application expertise, we are able to create new opportunities for innovation,” says Dave Sweet, President of MECCO. “Our focus will be to continue to deliver innovative laser solutions to open up new applications and meet our customers’ specific requirements.” 

For more information, please visit photonics.faro.com

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