05 Dec Pulsar Photonics: new headquarters in Aachen
10 years after the company was founded, Pulsar Photonics, a machine builder and contract manufacturer in the field of laser technology, has reached another major milestone: the headquarters are to be relocated from Herzogenrath to Aachen. The ground-breaking ceremony for this final step took place a few weeks ago.
According to the company, the new location at the Verlautenheide highway exit offers urgently needed reserves for future growth. Another decisive aspect is the consolidation of the business divisions at a joint location. No longer separated locally, Pulsar Photonics wants to strengthen the cooperation between the various divisions.
With Walbert-Schmitz, Pulsar Photonics has a professional partner and landlord at its side since 2021. Here you can see (from left) Dr. Stephan Eifel, Burkhardt Mohns (W-S), Dr. Joachim Ryll, Dr. Jens Holtkamp on the site of the new headquarters in Aachen. Image: Pulsar Photonics
From ILT to future location
Pulsar’s history began in 2013 on the premises of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. In 2015, the company moved to the Herzogenrath Technology Park, which from then on became its headquarters. As the number of employees grew, new premises were needed – initially in the TPH. Then from 2022 with another assembly hall in Aachen. Plant 3 for system technology followed a year later. “With Plant 4, which we will be moving into this year, our workspace now extends to more than 4,500 impressive square meters,” summarizes Dr. Joachim Ryll, one of the three Managing Directors.
Modern, energy-efficient and sustainable
The new building is going to be a modern and future-oriented working environment that comprises contemporary working methods and technologies in order to operate more flexibly and efficiently, states the company. This should not only include the design of the workspaces, but also the technological and digital infrastructure such as the expansion of fiber optic networks, the interconnection of the plants with each other or the implementation of modern in-house IT and air conditioning technology.
At the same time, measures for a sustainable and energy-efficient orientation of the company are planned. This includes the availability of space for the use of renewable energy sources such as solar energy and the provision of larger parking spaces for bicycles and electric cars. According to the company, the planned building is a so-called KfW building and therefore meets certain energy standards. These include the use of CO2-reduced components, a green roof, heating by means of a heat pump and photovoltaic systems to secure the power supply.
According to the company, a seven-figure investment will be made in the new building, which will later be used primarily for assembly and production. With a work and assembly area of around 1,600 square meters, the first construction phase of the new plant should be completed and ready to move into by the end of 2024.
Source and image: www.pulsar-photonics.de
