IPG Photonics Corporation Announces Demise of Felix Stukalin, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Member of Board of Directors

IPG Photonics Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and diode lasers that are used for diverse applications, primarily in materials processing. The Company’s portfolio of laser solutions is used in materials processing, medical and advanced applications. It designs and manufactures components used in its finished products, from semiconductor diodes to optical fiber preforms, finished fiber lasers and amplifiers. It manufactures complementary products used with its lasers, including optical delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, optical processing heads, in-line sensors and chillers. The Company offers laser-based and non-laser-based systems for certain markets and applications. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), system integrators and end users. It markets its products internationally, through its direct sales force. Its manufacturing facilities are located in the United States, Germany, Russia and Belarus.