Luxium Solutions

What Luxium Solutions does

Luxium Solutions is a US-based specialty materials manufacturer headquartered in Hiram, Ohio, producing high-performance crystals and optical components for radiation detection, photonics, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, and medical imaging applications. Its core product lines span scintillation crystals (NaIL, CLLB, enhanced LaBr3, CsI(Tl), LYSO, BGO) and integrated detector assemblies for alpha, beta, neutron, gamma-ray, and X-ray detection; synthetic sapphire and large-format sapphire tubes for semiconductor processing and harsh-environment industrial use; garnet substrates (GGG, SGGG, NGG) for epitaxial semiconductor crystal growth; and precision optics including X-ray analyzers, hollow retroreflectors, monolithic interferometers, and electronic autocollimators. The company holds over 170 patents, operates large-format crystal growth assets (up to 8-inch CsI(Tl) crystals and the world's largest single crystal sapphire tube), and differentiates through proprietary co-doping technologies that materially reduce afterglow and improve energy resolution.

Luxium was formed in 2022 when SK Capital Partners and Edgewater Capital Partners carved the crystals business out of Saint-Gobain, and expanded in 2024 via the acquisitions of PLX Inc. and Inrad Optics (the latter for approximately $19 million). In February 2026, the company was acquired by Excelitas Technologies (an AEA Investors portfolio company), creating a vertically integrated sensing, detection, and imaging platform. Luxium operates as a B2B sales-led enterprise with custom quote-based pricing, multi-year contracts, and direct engagement with OEMs and system integrators across government/security, medical imaging, semiconductor fabrication, aerospace/defense, and research/synchrotron end markets. The company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Excelitas Technologies Corp.

Name

Luxium Solutions

Legal name

Luxium Solutions LLC

Website

https://luxiumsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Luxium Solutions manufactures high-performance scintillation crystals, synthetic sapphire, garnet substrates, and precision optical components for radiation detection, semiconductor fabrication, aerospace/defense, and medical imaging customers. Formed from Saint-Gobain's crystals business in 2022 and now a subsidiary of Excelitas Technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Crystals and Optical Materials

NAICS

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Detection Instruments & Systems (Portal monitors, spectrometers, contamination monitors) (EUAKAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nonproliferation Technology & Detection (radiation portal monitors, RPMs, spectroscopy, forensics) (EUAKAJAG), Radioisotope Production (Reactor/Cyclotron/Gamma) (HLAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Scintillation crystals
• Radiation detection materials
• Synthetic sapphire materials
• Garnet substrates
• Precision optical components

Headquarters

HQ city

Hiram

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Crystal and Materials Sales: Luxium generates revenue through the sale of high-performance crystals and optical materials including scintillators, synthetic sapphire, garnet substrates, and precision optical components to industrial, semiconductor, aerospace/defense, and medical imaging customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Luxium Solutions manufactures and sells high-performance scintillation crystals, synthetic sapphire, garnet substrates, and precision optical components. Its products support ionizing radiation detection (alpha, beta, neutrons, gamma rays, X-rays), semiconductor epitaxial crystal growth, X-ray spectrometry, and harsh-environment industrial applications in aerospace, defense, and medical imaging.

Product overview

Luxium Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance materials and precision optical components for radiation detection and photonics applications. The core product lines include radiation detector assemblies integrating scintillation crystals (NaIL, LaBr3, CsI(Tl), CLLB, LYSO, BGO) with photo-sensors for alpha, beta, neutron, gamma ray, and X-ray detection; synthetic sapphire materials and tubes for semiconductor manufacturing and industrial applications; garnet substrates (GGG, SGGG, NGG) for epitaxial semiconductor crystal growth; X-ray analyzer crystals; and precision optical components including retroreflectors, interferometers, mirrors, and metrology instruments. The company was carved out from Saint-Gobain in 2022 and has expanded through acquisitions of PLX Inc. (optical metrology) and Inrad Optics (advanced optical components). In February 2026, Luxium was acquired by Excelitas Technologies, combining Luxium's crystal expertise with Excelitas's sensing and imaging systems capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Radiation Detector Assemblies Integrated scintillation detectors with proper packaging and integration of scintillation crystals to produce stable, high-resolution radiation detectors for alpha, beta, neutron, gamma ray, and X-ray detection.
• Radiation Detection Scintillators Scintillator materials including inorganic crystals, organic plastic and liquid, fiber, wavelength-shifting (WLS) materials, and optical components for radiation detection applications.
• Lanthanum Bromide Detectors (LaBr3) Standard and enhanced lanthanum bromide scintillation crystals providing excellent energy resolution, fast emission, and good linearity for gamma spectroscopy. Enhanced version achieves 2.2% FWHM at 662 keV.
• X-Ray Imaging Crystals Crystals designed for X-ray imaging applications in medical imaging and industrial non-destructive testing.
• SiPM Integrated Detectors Compact, low voltage radiation detectors integrating silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) with scintillation crystals for gamma-ray detection.
• Ruggedized Detectors High-temperature, harsh environment radiation detectors designed for demanding industrial and field deployment conditions.
• Pixellated Arrays Linear and 2D pixellated scintillation detector arrays for imaging applications in nuclear medicine and industrial inspection.
• Gamma Camera Plates Nuclear medicine SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) detector plates for medical imaging applications.
• Neutron Detection Solutions NeuTruck and NeuPort portal and vehicle-mounted neutron monitors for homeland security and nuclear facility monitoring applications.
• NaIL Scintillation Crystal Gamma-ray and neutron dual detection scintillation material using 6Li (95% enriched) co-doping, offering excellent pulse shape discrimination (FoM = 3.0) for cost-effective detection platforms.
• CLLB Scintillation Material Cs2LiLaBr6(Ce) gamma-neutron scintillation detector material with ultra-high resolution (PHR below 4% at 662 keV) and PSD capability for handheld instruments.
• Synthetic Sapphire Single crystal alumina-oxide (Al2O3) with exceptional hardness and properties to withstand extreme conditions including high temperature, high pressure, and harsh chemicals. Used in semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, and industrial applications.
• Sapphire Tubes Single crystal sapphire tubes in various configurations (open-end, plugged, capillary, shaped) for semiconductor processing, test and analytical instruments, and lamp applications. World's largest single crystal sapphire tube at 2.5 inch OD x 30 inch length.
• Garnet Substrates GGG, SGGG, and NGG garnet wafers used to grow semiconductor crystal layers through epitaxy for nanotechnology and semiconductor fabrication applications.
• X-Ray Analyzers Crystals for X-ray spectrometry including LiF, Quartz/SiO2, InSb, Si, Ge, PET, ADP, Beryl, TlAP, RbAP, KAP, and CsAP for synchrotrons and analytical instruments.
• Windows and Optical Flats High-precision optical windows and flats for various scientific and industrial applications.
• Metal Mirrors Metal optical mirrors designed for precision reflectivity in scientific and industrial optical systems.
• UV-IR Optics Optical components designed for ultraviolet and infrared wavelength applications.
• Hollow Retroreflectors Precision optical instruments using hollow mirror technology for laser metrology and optical measurement applications.
• PLX Tool Cube High-precision optical instrument acquired through PLX acquisition, used in metrology and precision measurement applications.
• Monolithic Michelson Interferometers Precision interferometric instruments for scientific research and industrial metrology applications.
• Orthogonal Laser Metrology Module (O-LAMM) Laser-based precision metrology module for orthogonal measurement applications.
• Electronic Autocollimators Electronic precision angle measurement instruments using autocollimation principles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced LaBr3 achieves 2.2% energy resolution at 662 keV, compared to 2.6% for standard LaBr3
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Excelitas TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 December 2025Excelitas Technologies, a portfolio company of AEA Investors, acquired Luxium Solutions in late 2025/early 2026. The acquisition created a vertically integrated powerhouse in advanced technology components, combining Excelitas's sensing, detection, and imaging systems with Luxium's high-performance crystals and optical materials. The deal was Excelitas's seventh acquisition since 2017.
• Inrad OpticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2024Luxium acquired Inrad Optics in April 2024 through a definitive merger agreement valued at approximately $19 million. Inrad Optics was a provider of advanced optical components, assemblies and systems, expanding Luxium's capabilities in high-precision optical components markets.
• PLX Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Luxium acquired PLX Inc. and PLX UK, Ltd. in 2024 as part of its strategy to expand product offerings in precision optical components. PLX specialized in optical instruments and assemblies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain Crystals: Saint-Gobain is the original parent of the crystals business Luxium was carved out from in 2022. Both organizations produce scintillation crystals, sapphire, and garnet substrates with overlapping technology heritage, but Saint-Gobain operates as a much larger diversified materials conglomerate with broader product portfolios.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Hamamatsu is a global leader in photonic sensors, photomultiplier tubes, and scintillation detectors. The company directly competes with Luxium in scintillator materials and detector assemblies, but operates at significantly larger scale across a broader photonics product portfolio.
• Mirion Technologies: Mirion Technologies is a large radiation detection and nuclear instrumentation company serving nuclear power, defense, and medical markets. They purchase scintillation crystals from suppliers but also develop integrated detector systems competing with Luxium's detector assemblies.
• CAEN SpA: CAEN designs and manufactures digital data acquisition and detector electronics for nuclear and particle physics applications. The company integrates scintillation detectors and competes with Luxium's detector assembly business in research and homeland security markets.
• Teledyne Technologies (FLIR/DALSA): Teledyne is a large industrial conglomerate with imaging and sensing divisions that overlap with Luxium's radiation detection and precision optics business. Their photonic and detector product lines compete in adjacent markets.
• Mersen (formerly Carbone Lorraine): Mersen produces isostatic graphite and other specialty materials for semiconductor, aerospace, and energy applications, including some products serving the same silicon and sapphire wafer substrate markets as Luxium's garnet substrates business.

Direct peers

• Excelitas Technologies: Excelitas Technologies acquired Luxium Solutions in February 2026, making it the parent company. Excelitas produces complementary sensing, detection, and imaging systems—thermal cameras, photonic sensors, and SiPM detectors—directly integrating with Luxium's scintillator crystals in end products like radiation detectors.
• Crytur (spol. s r.o.): Crytur is a Czech manufacturer of scintillation crystals and optical components, producing CeBr3, CLYC, NaI, CsI, and other detector materials directly competing with Luxium's radiation detection product line in homeland security and medical imaging markets.
• Scionix Holland B.V. Scionix specializes in scintillation detectors and crystals for radiation detection applications, directly competing with Luxium in security, nuclear safeguards, and medical imaging segments. They offer similar products including CLYC, CLLB, and NaI(Tl) crystals.
• Knight Optical: Knight Optical manufactures custom optical components including sapphire windows, lenses, and filters used in similar industrial and aerospace applications as Luxium's synthetic sapphire products. Both companies serve B2B customers requiring precision optical materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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