Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midhat Shagiakhmetov visited the headquarters of IPG Photonics

Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midhat Shagiakhmetov in the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan, headed by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the headquarters of IPG Photonics ( Massachusetts , USA).
Recall that the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan is on a working visit in Boston ( USA) to participate in the activities of the "Russian Innovation Week ."
Chairman of the Board of Directors of IPG Photonics Valentin Gapontcev made ​​a brief presentation , he talked about the history of the company and its advancement in the global laser market .
The company was founded in 1990 by a group of Russian scientists headed by Valentin Gapontseva . Today it is a transnational Science and Technology Corporation , the company has offices in 12 countries , including Japan, South Korea, India, France , Singapore and the UK, production sites are located in the United States ( Oxford) , Germany ( Frankfurt) and Russia ( Friazino ) .
Valentin Gapontcev said that the company is developing , manufacturing and marketing of equipment with laser technology .
According to Valentin Gapontseva , today the company is the number 1 in the world in the field of laser technology , taking up to 80 % of the world market of fiber lasers and up to 20 % of the global laser market as a whole.
The laser equipment is used in a wide variety of industries, including the aviation industry , mechanical engineering , medicine , telecommunications , etc.
In particular, IPG Photonics Laser technology used today by OJSC "KAMAZ" .
Next Valentine Gapontcev held for the delegation of the Republic tour of the manufacturing and assembly sites, demonstrated the work of one of the most advanced laser systems .

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