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ABOUT PCO
ABOUT PCO
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“PCO” stands for what we are: a Pioneer in Cameras and Optoelectronics. With 30 years of expert
knowledge and experience PCO has forged ahead to becoming a leading specialist and innovator
in digital imaging used in scientific and industrial applications such as life and physical science,
high-speed imaging and machine vision. However, the beginning of PCO’s story of success dates
back to the 1980s and a research project of the founder, Dr. Emil Ott, who was working at the
Technical University Munich for the Chair of Technical Electrophysics. While performing
measurements with intensified slow scan cameras, Dr. Ott realized that the existing standard did
not meet the sophisticated requirements of scientific applications – and so PCO came to life in
1987. With a small team of engineers Dr. Ott began to develop his first image intensified camera
followed by several variations on the original model, geared to overcoming all the existing flaws
and surpassing standards of the day. During these early years PCO developed a now well
established core of advance technologies used as the foundation to develop cutting edge
products.
In the early 1990s PCO expanded its business activities to the global market by successfully
establishing an international network of highly trained sales partners and customers. We entered
additional fields beyond traditional scientific research expanding the potential for our cameras’
applications in life science, automotive testing and even broadcasting. This step paved the way
for a wide range of innovative highlights:
As of 2017, PCO has three decades of technical know-how and expert knowledge in the
development and manufacturing of high-performing camera systems. In-house competence of all
significant technical disciplines and partnering with leading image sensors manufactures ensures
cutting edge sCMOS, CMOS and CCD technology for all PCO cameras.
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“If you want to do something special, particularly in the high end fields, you have to develop your
own image sensors. So we work with partner companies who develop tailored sensors made
especially for us. This is something we are doing continuously, so we’re already working on the
next generation of cameras that we will introduce in the coming years” – Dr. Emil Ott.
In PCO’s first 30 years, Dr. Emil Ott took a company that he started right after finishing university
and has built it into a major player in scientific and industrial cameras – and there’s plenty more to
come.
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