UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 8, 1998
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-21377 38-3306461
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(State of other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
45701 Mast Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(734) 455-5400
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
The registrant announced that joint efforts between Siemens AG and Rofin-
Sinar's subsidiary DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH have resulted in a recently booked
order amounting to over one million dollars from a major US customer, per the
attached exhibit.
ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
A) Not Applicable
B) Not Applicable
C) Exhibits:
99 - Press Release dated June 25, 1998
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ROFIN-SINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ GUNTHER BRAUN
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Gunther Braun
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 8, 1998
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Contact: Derek Heins
Rofin-Sinar
(734)455-5400
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Thorsten Frauenpreiss
Rofin-Sinar
011-49-40-73363-256
ROFIN-SINAR ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION BETWEEN ITS SUBSIDIARY DILAS
DIODENLASER GMBH AND SIEMENS AG
MAJOR CONTRACT FOR PUMP MODULES SECURED
Hamburg, Germany/Plymouth, MI, June 25, 1998 -- Rofin-Sinar Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ: RSTI), one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers
of high performance laser beam sources, today announced that joint efforts
between Siemens AG and Rofin-Sinar's subsidiary DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH have
resulted in a recently booked order amounting to over one million dollars
from a major US customer.
Based on a co-operative agreement, signed in 1996, Siemens distributes diode
laser modules manufactured by DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH utilizing Siemens high
power diode laser bars. Siemens has been manufacturing diode laser bars
since 1987 and is a leading supplier of diode laser bars with high output
powers. The 10 mm wide elements emit up to 50W cw and 100W qcw with
lifetimes in excess of ten thousand hours.
DILAS, located in Mainz, Germany, is a member of the Rofin-Sinar group and is
a leading manufacturer of high power laser diodes. The key technology is the
high precision soldering of these laser bars onto specially designed, highly
efficient heat sinks. This mounting technology has been developed at DILAS
and is essential in obtaining high output power and long diode life.
High power diode laser modules can be used to pump solid-state lasers, as
well as for various direct applications in materials processing for
hardening, soldering and welding, in the printing industry, and for medical
applications.
Headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan and Hamburg, Germany, Rofin-Sinar
Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, engineers and manufactures industrial
laser products for cutting, welding and marking a wide range of materials.
With production facilities in the US, Germany, Japan and the UK, Rofin-Sinar
is one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of industrial
lasers. Additional information is available on Rofin-Sinar's home page:
http://www.rofin.com.
The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or
performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties related to contract cancellations, manufacturing risks,
competitive factors, uncertainties pertaining to customer orders, demands for
products and services, development of markets for the Company's products and
services and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings.
Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company takes no obligation to
release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Readers are encouraged to refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the
Company's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, as applicable.
