Jenoptik Clean Room Expansion
Jenoptik Clean Room Expansion
On October 27th, Jenoptik announced a Jenoptik Clean Room Expansion initiative. Jupiter, Florida location sees cleanroom environment expansion, where Jenoptik triples its clean room space to accommodate the global demand for optical systems.
Jenoptik further expands manufacturing capacity with a new class 5 clean room
Jenoptik Clean Room Expansion
Jenoptik Optical Systems, LLC, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance optical solutions, announces the expansion of its manufacturing operations in Florida. Jenoptik opened a new ISO 14644 Class 5 clean room with state-of-the-art filtration technology for high-precision optical assemblies to support applications with demanding cleanliness requirements like semiconductor and space flight instrumentation. Additionally, Jenoptik has extended site capabilities by investing in a new thermal vacuum chamber in the clean room. The Class 5 clean room complements the pre-existing ISO 14644 Class 7 clean room and triples the amount of clean room space in Florida.
The Jenoptik clean room expansion in Florida is the direct result of customer volume requirements for the company’s products. This new cleanroom facility compliments the clean room capacity in Huntsville, Alabama. The Huntsville facility is purpose-built to meet the rigorous requirements of leading-edge semiconductor-related manufacturing activities.
Jay Kumler, President of Jenoptik Optical Systems in North America, commented, “We are investing in differentiating technologies, advanced equipment and employees, and we are committed to meeting our customers’ expectations for higher levels of cleanliness and contamination control.”
Leading equipment manufacturers around the globe rely on Jenoptik’s products to build semiconductor devices, telecommunications equipment, digital projection, mobile devices, augmented reality, industrial automation and connected vehicles. Jenoptik’s optical systems are helping lead the digital transformation and internet of things.
About Jenoptik Optical Systems
About Jenoptik
Jenoptic Optical Systems
We are a globally operating integrated Photonics Group which is present in more than 80 countries. Optical technologies are the very basis of our business. Our customers primarily include companies in the semiconductor equipment, automotive and automotive supplier, medical technology, defense and security as well as the aviation industries. In 2016, we generated revenue of approximately 685 million euros.The Jenoptik Group headquarters are located in Jena in the state of Thuringia. Next to our major sites in Germany, we maintain production and assembly sites in Europe, the US, and Asia and employ about 3,600 staff worldwide. JENOPTIK AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the TecDax index.
Company profile
As an integrated photonics group, Jenoptik divides its activities into three segments: Optics & Life Science, Mobility and Defense & Civil Systems. The segments are, in turn, composed of five divisions: Optical Systems, Healthcare & Industry, Automotive, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems.
As the holding company and corporate center of the Group, JENOPTIK AG, based in Jena, performs functions including strategic corporate development and innovation management. In the Shared Service Center (SSC) the central functions IT, human resources, purchasing, security, work and health protection, environmental protection and real estate management are organized.
