Issue 27

... is exactly what every entrepreneur would like to see, if only to better protect his investment decisions.

At LASER COMPONENTS, when we analyze our data and indicators, there is no reason to doubt the development prospects of our company. Moreover, if we are to believe the latest business surveys carried out among French SMEs, the various indicators tend to show that the recovery already observed in 2016 is confirmed. At the end of the first half of the year, 40% of the SMEs surveyed were anticipating an increase in their turnover in 2017.

Of course, it is the innovative SMEs that are the most optimistic.
Innovation is an integral part of LASER COMPONENTS' philosophy, which is why LASER COMPONENTS has made the transition from a pure sales office to one of the leading component manufacturers in the market over the past few years. Last year, the percentage of products manufactured in-house throughout the LASER ¬COMPONENTS Group exceeded 70%. In recent years we have also been able to create several key innovative technologies in-house.

Photonic applications are an integral part of our daily lives and play an increasingly important role in consumer products. In the future, lasers and sensors will be increasingly integrated into products for the automotive industry, smartphones and - more generally - in high-growth markets such as drones.

With its current technology portfolio and future building blocks under development, LASER COMPONENTS presents itself as an extremely attractive potential supplier. The opportunities for growth are very high, especially due to these untapped market possibilities.

In this issue, we present in detail the contribution that our components are already making to improving safety measures in everyday life.

Yours sincerely

Christian Merry
Managing Director, Laser Components SAS