Overview

Lumonics Inc., incorporated in 1970 in Canada, initially produced lasers for scientific and research applications. By the 1980s, the company was developing, manufacturing and selling laser-based, advanced manufacturing systems for electronics, semiconductor, and general industrial applications. Lumonics was a Laser company. It developed and produced laser or laser-based systems for applications in materials processing (welding drilling and cutting) product identification (marking/coding) non-destructive testing and advanced research programs. In 1999 Lumonics merged with General scanning to become GSI Lumonics. In 2005 the company was rebranded as GSI Group.