Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH is celebrating 40 years in business. Based in Herrsching am Ammersee, the company combines technical consultancy, sales, service and support with the growing technology portfolio of the Hamamatsu Photonics Group.
Four decades in Herrsching am Ammersee
In 1986, Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH established its base in Herrsching am Ammersee. The site developed into an internationally oriented sales and service organisation. This was followed by offices in Denmark (now part of Hamamatsu Photonics Norden), the Netherlands and Poland.
The warehouse, which opened in 2019, created additional capacity for further growth; in 2020, the branch in Israel was added. Today, around 130 employees serve customers in Germany and numerous other European markets.
Dr Reinhold Guth has been managing the German site as Managing Director since autumn 2018. His many years of sales experience at Hamamatsu and his background as a physicist with a PhD combine in-depth customer and market knowledge with a technical understanding.
Photonics for medicine, industry and research
From Herrsching, Hamamatsu Photonics serves customers in the fields of medicine, industry and research. As part of the European organisation, HPD brings the global technology portfolio to regional markets and supports customers from product selection right through to service and support.
The portfolio comprises detectors, image sensors, cameras, light sources, and measurement and analysis systems. It is specifically expanded through technologies acquired from other companies.
New technologies in the HPD sales portfolio
NKT Photonics was acquired by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. in 2024 and has operated as Hamamatsu Photonics A/S, Lasers & Fibres Business Unit since June 2026. HPD integrates the laser and specialised fibre solutions into its consultancy and sales activities, trains its own teams, coordinates joint customer activities and combines products such as SuperK lasers with Hamamatsu measurement systems.
Fairchild Imaging, also acquired by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. in 2024, complements the range with particularly low-noise CMOS image sensors. HPD integrates these technologies into its local product, sales and reporting systems and makes them available to customers via Hamamatsu’s sales and support structures.
In this way, complementary technologies give rise to integrated solutions, underpinned by technical expertise, quality and close collaboration with customers.
Technology with a future
“40 years of Hamamatsu Photonics Germany stand for continuity, technological progress and a clear focus on the future,” says Dr Reinhold Guth. “The Herrsching site will continue to play an important role in our activities in Germany and Europe.”
Digitalisation, artificial intelligence, automation and the life sciences are driving up the demand for precise optical measurement and detection methods. At electronica 2026 in Munich, Hamamatsu Photonics will be exhibiting its latest components, sensors and systems and will be available for discussions on specific applications.