QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4
Floated on AIM raising £10.5m net
Two supply agreements signed for
pulsed MARKING laser
Fibre platform proven to scale in power
to encompass majority of MICRO market
Customers use SPI product for
demanding new stent material (nitinol)
Opened up ten market verticals and
applications with increasing numbers
of repeat purchases
Peter Schultz joins the Board as
non-executive director
Annual review confirms continued
ISO9001
Group sales for year to date exceed total
sales in 2004
SPI Lasers plc and Group structure
established
Graham Meek joins the Board as
non-executive chairman
AT A GLANCE
SPI is now a recognised leader in the design and manufacture of fi bre lasers.
The Company’s technology is rapidly becoming an integral part of producing
many end-user products by improving, and in some cases enabling, its
customers’ manufacturing processes. SPI continues to expand the applications
space for fi bre lasers, with powers from mWs to kWs.
MARKING
The production of equipment
to produce permanent marking
on a wide range of products.
Examples include consumer,
electronics, semi-conductor,
automotive and aerospace.
MICRO
A term for a diverse set of
applications that require fi ne or
precise cutting or welding. These
include medical components
(e.g. stents), electronic assembly,
printing etc.
MACRO
Cutting and welding of larger
parts in industries such as
automotive, white goods, etc.
