The history of ACI Laser

ACI celebrates its 25th anniversary

From June 6 to 7, 2024, ACI Laser held a two-day open house event for long-standing business partners, customers and companions from Germany and abroad at its headquarters in Nohra near Weimar to mark the company’s 25th anniversary. In the evening, the ACI team celebrated with its guests at the nearby Land Alm in Utzberg.

ACI Laser is an economic powerhouse in Thuringia!

ACI Laser is one of the 90 or so world market and technology leaders from Thuringia to receive an award. Managing Director Mirko Wunderlich accepted the award from Dr Arnulf Wulff (Member of the Executive Board at LEG Thüringen).

Market launch of ultrashort pulse lasers (USP)

Highly precise, low-damage material processing on a micrometre scale can be realised.

• Picosecond laser DFL Brevis Marker

Expanding our product range with a new rotary indexing table

The newest addition to our product range! Virtually uninterrupted laser marking made easy with the Workstation RT400 rotary indexing table.

Highlights of the year:

• Rotary indexing table laser station Workstation RT 400

A strong partner for 20 years – ACI Team says thank you

Over the course of 20 years, our company has developed from a one-man enterprise to a world leader in development and manufacturing of laser marking systems, and continues to grow steadily today. The ACI team looks back over our 20-year success story and also continues to shape the future of the company.

Automated laser station – expansion of product accessories to include industrial robots

Multi-sided marking of workpieces in all positions is now possible with the extended handling system consisting of a laser marking station and industrial robot. The robot can be used to integrate additional handling processes into the laser station in order to make process sequences and checks in production even more efficient.

Highlights of the year:

• Product launch Workstation Robotic

Fiber lasers in industrial design – Product launch and opening of sales office in Mexico

ACI is launching a compact laser system with special properties for integrators. The laser marker for the industrial environment and use in production lines can be tailored even more closely to the needs of the user using imaging systems, among other options.

We presented our new products and technologies for laser material machining to prospective buyers from all over Germany at our first POWERDAY trade fair.

Highlights of the year:

• Launch of the new integration laser DFL Ventus Marker Industrial Design
• New imaging systems AOI and CPM
• POWERDAY – the first in-house trade fair in our new company building
• Opening of the sales office in Mexico

Move into the new company building

In summer 2016, we moved into our newly built company headquarters in the U.N.O. industrial estate at Steinbrüchenstraße 14 in Nohra. The modern company building provides optimal conditions for the continuous healthy growth of ACI Laser GmbH.

ACI Laser celebrates groundbreaking ceremony

On June 1, we celebrated the start of construction of a new company building in Nohra, Thuringia, with the traditional ground-breaking ceremony. Modern working conditions for research & development, design, production, support & service and administration as well as a well-equipped application laboratory and a representative showroom for product demonstrations are being created on a total area of 1,300 square meters.

One design – four wavelengths

On the occasion of the Thuringia Tour 2014, we presented our products to Ms. Christine Lieberknecht, former Minister President of Thuringia, during a tour of the company. The claim ‘One design, four wavelengths’ stands for the expansion of our product range to include frequency-doubled and -tripled laser systems.

Highlights of the year:

• New product launch of the DPL Nobilis Marker (UV laser) and DPL Lexis Marker (Green Laser)

Introduction of a low-cost fiber laser system

With the Economy Fiber product series, ACI is meeting the increased demand from small and medium-sized companies for a cost-effective entry into material marking with fiber laser technology.

Highlights of the year:

• New product launch of the Economy Fibre series with the DFL Ventus Marker ECO

Fiber laser technology opens up new marking possibilities

The new powerful DFL Ventus Marker fiber laser system from ACI not only sets new standards in terms of design. Freely selectable pulse shapes, the high pulse peak power and the usual simple handling make this all-rounder the perfect marking tool.

Highlights of the year:

• New product launch of the Business Fibre series with the DFL Ventus Marker

Cost-effective entry into laser material marking

The diode-pumped marking lasers in the Economy Diode series are the ideal entry-level systems for small and medium-sized companies with a manageable amount of marking work. The DPL Smart Marker is characterized by its extremely compact all-in-one design and is available in various power levels.

Highlights of the year:

• New product launch of the Economy Diode series with the DPL Smart Marker (solid-state laser)

Introduction of the second generation and opening of the sales center

A new product design for the marking lasers is intended to emphasize the technical innovations of the new device family. The second-generation compact lasers include the DPL Magic Marker, DPL Genesis Marker and DPL Nexus Marker solid-state lasers, which differ in terms of their performance and application options.

Highlights of the year:

• Introduction of the 2nd generation of laser marking systems
• New product launch of the CO Two Marker in the series Business CO2
• Opening of the sales center in Chemnitz, the SOC (Sales Office Chemnitz)

On course for expansion – relocation to Nohra and new laser models

Continuous company growth and increasing employee numbers make a move necessary. ACI Laser moves into larger, modern office and production premises in the U.N.O. industrial estate in Nohra near Weimar. Laser models with further performance classes follow. The DPL Nexus Marker compact laser marker is added to the product range for important application fields in order to further expand the market position in the field of laser marking.

Highlights of the year:

• Product launch: DPL Nexus Marker
• Relocation to the U.N.O. industrial estate, Österholzstraße 11, Nohra
• New slogan: Mark your territory …
• Systems installed worldwide: 600

New software interface

The graphically oriented software interface of the Magic Mark marking software is intuitive and enables the user to quickly create marking content and easily operate the entire laser system.

Highlights of the year:

• New product launch: new software interface for in-house labeling software Magic Mark

Development of an international sales structure

With the distribution of the diode-pumped solid-state laser DPL Magic Marker, Mirko Wunderlich is initially concentrating on high-growth foreign markets and the development of a worldwide dealer network. A dealer training session with the new sales partners is held in Sömmerda for the first time.

Highlights of the year:

• First dealer training course in Sömmerda
• Development of the international dealer structure

Series production of the first generation of laser marking systems & first ISO certification

The young ACI Laser GmbH is growing and will soon be able to go into series production with the first generation of diode-pumped marking lasers and the associated protective housings. The continuous growth makes a first move within the industrial park in Sömmerda necessary. For the first time, the development, manufacture and sale of laser systems are certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.

Highlights of the year:

• First-generation laser marking systems in series production
• Relocation to the Sömmerda industrial estate
• Number of employees: 5
• First ISO certification

Development of the first marking laser DPL Magic Marker

Technically and commercially very well positioned, ACI Laser GmbH develops, produces and sells marking lasers for material identification. With the distribution of the diode-pumped solid-state laser DPL Magic Marker, Mirko Wunderlich initially concentrates on high-growth foreign markets and the development of a worldwide dealer network.

Highlights of the year:

• New product launch of the DPL Magic Marker laser marking system
• Product launch claim: The Magic of Light
• Number of employees: 2

Founding of ACI Laser GmbH

Mirko Wunderlich founds ACI Laser GmbH in Sömmerda as a one-man enterprise.

First slogan: It‘s not a trick, it’s magic!