What ProPhotonix (formerly StockerYale) does

ProPhotonix is an OEM photonics component manufacturer specializing in custom LED illumination, laser modules, and UV LED systems for industrial, medical, and scientific equipment manufacturers. Originally founded in 1999 as StockerYale and rebranded in 2013, the company has accumulated more than 25 years of photonics engineering experience and operates its primary LED R&D and manufacturing function out of Cork, Ireland, with corporate and sales operations in Boston, USA, and Bishop's Stortford, UK, plus sales coverage in China and Japan. The portfolio is organized around five product families — LED products (including the COBRA line light series and SpecBright area/ring/spot lights), laser modules, distributed laser diodes, COBRA Cure UV LED curing systems, and UVC LED disinfection systems — all built on a proprietary Chip-on-Board (COB) LED packaging technology that delivers substantially higher packing density, intensity, and uniformity than conventional surface-mount packaging. The company generates revenue primarily through direct B2B sales of hardware to OEMs, with pricing on a quote basis and references to multi-year contracts; laser diodes are additionally distributed through a partner network supported by an online selector tool. End markets span machine vision, printing and 3D printing, pharmaceutical and food inspection, rail and security, UV curing, and UVC disinfection, with named customer references including Balfour Beatty (rail) and unnamed system integrators in rice sorting, pharmaceutical blister pack inspection, textile recycling, and currency inspection.

Name

ProPhotonix (formerly StockerYale)

Legal name

ProPhotonix (IRL), Ltd.

Website

https://prophotonix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ProPhotonix is a private OEM photonics manufacturer that designs and produces custom LED illumination (Chip-on-Board), laser modules, UV LED curing, and UVC disinfection systems for industrial, medical, and scientific equipment OEMs worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photonics Components & OEM LED/Laser Modules

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL), Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK), Optics & Laser/Light Engine Components (Lenses, Galvos, Laser Modules, UV Engines) (IMAAAIAC), Photodiodes & Discrete Photodetectors (HDAHAHAL)

Keywords

• OEM LED lighting
• Laser modules
• Machine vision illumination
• UV LED curing
• UVC LED disinfection

Headquarters

HQ city

Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LED Products Sales: Sale of LED products including custom LED solutions, LED line lights, area lights, ring lights, and spot lights using Chip-on-Board technology. Products sold directly to OEM customers for integration into their systems.
2. Laser Module Sales: Sale of OEM laser modules and laser assemblies including digital compact lasers, industrial laser diode modules, 3D measurement lasers, and fiber-pigtailed laser diodes.
3. UV LED Curing Systems: Sale of UV LED curing systems (COBRA Cure series) for inks, coatings, and adhesives curing, as well as 3D printing applications.
4. UVC LED Disinfection Systems: Sale of UVC LED disinfection products including COBRA Clean FX1 and UVC-Pro area lights for air, surface, and water disinfection applications.
5. Laser Diode Distribution: Distribution of laser diodes from various manufacturers, with a laser diode selector tool to help customers find the optimal diode for their application.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ProPhotonix designs and manufactures OEM LED lighting, laser modules, UV LED curing systems, and UVC LED disinfection systems built around proprietary Chip-on-Board (COB) LED technology. The company also distributes laser diodes from third-party manufacturers and provides custom-engineered solutions from optical, mechanical, and electronic specifications through to production for OEM customers in industrial, medical, and scientific equipment markets.

Product overview

ProPhotonix is an OEM LED lights and laser modules manufacturer and laser diodes distributor with 25 years of photonics technology experience. The company operates a unified product portfolio organized around five core product lines: (1) LED Products encompassing Custom LED Solutions, the COBRA series LED line lights (COBRA Slim, COBRA Flex, COBRA Max, COBRA RGB, COBRA MultiSpec, COBRA HyperSpec, COBRA NX MultiSpec), SpecBright area/ring/spot lights, and COBRA Slim UVC; (2) Laser Modules including OEM custom laser modules, laser assemblies, and various standard configurations (Photon PRO, PROdigii, Nanosecond Pulsed); (3) Laser Diodes distributed across multiple manufacturers with application-specific selection tools; (4) UV LED Curing Systems including the COBRA Cure series (Mini, FX1, FX1 Max, FX2, FX3, FX4) with intensity ranges from 5.4W/cm² to 20W/cm²; and (5) UVC LED Disinfection Systems featuring COBRA Clean FX1 and UVC-Pro Area Light. The company's core enabling technology is Chip-on-Board LED packaging, which provides significant advantages in packing density, intensity, uniformity, and thermal performance compared to traditional LED packaging methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COBRA Slim LED Line Light Compact LED illuminator with extreme brightness and modular design using Chip-on-Board LED technology for high-speed line scan and web inspection; available in any length up to 5m and wavelengths from 365-1500nm.
• COBRA Flex LED Line Light Compact LED line light with flexible mounting options for applications with space restrictions, delivering up to 1350kLux with high uniformity in any length up to 2 meters.
• COBRA Max LED Line Light Extreme brightness LED line light delivering up to 3120kLux (without strobing) and almost 16 million Lux with strobing; modular design up to 6m with field-adjustable focusing distance and diffusers.
• COBRA RGB LED Line Light Extremely bright and uniform RGB LED line light using Chip-on-Board LED technology; available with up to 3 wavelengths from UV to visible and IR for multispectral applications including print inspection, food sorting, and currency inspection.
• COBRA MultiSpec Multispectral LED Line Light Tunable multispectral LED line light with up to 12 different wavelengths from 365nm to 1700nm, discrete control of each wavelength via intuitive GUI, four independent strobe lines, and modular design up to 6 meters.
• COBRA HyperSpec Hyperspectral LED Line Light Hyperspectral tunable LED line light configurable across a continuous broad spectrum with discrete control of up to 12 wavelengths, with standard Visible (400-700nm), Visible-IR (400-1000nm), and SWIR (950-1750nm) configurations.
• COBRA NX MultiSpec High-performance multispectral line light delivering up to 30% lower lighting costs; available in RGB, RGB-IR, RGB-White, and RGB-SWIR configurations with modular design from 300mm to 1.2m and integrated Ethernet control.
• COBRA Slim UVC LED Line Light UV-C LED line light delivering highly uniform UV-C light with intensities up to 61mW/cm² at 265nm, 275nm, and 310nm wavelengths; built on the COBRA Slim platform with modular design up to 6m.
• SpecBright Line Lights High-brightness LED line scan illumination placing up to 100 LEDs in a 98-mm line using chip-on-board technology with superior thermal management for OEM and system integrator applications.
• SpecBright Area Lights Chip-on-Board LED area lights for machine vision and industrial imaging applications, providing extremely bright, compact, and reliable illumination with superior uniformity.
• SpecBright Ring Lights Chip-on-Board LED ring lights providing uniform illumination for machine vision applications, with compact design and high intensity for semiconductor, life science, and machine vision uses.
• SpecBright Spot Lights Chip-on-Board LED spot lights for focused illumination in machine vision and industrial inspection applications, with compact design, high intensity, and uniform output.
• Custom LED Solutions Custom-designed LED lights for OEM customers requiring specific optical, mechanical, and electronic configurations; ProPhotonix partners with OEMs to develop cost-effective solutions for industrial, medical, and scientific applications.
• Custom OEM Laser Modules Custom-designed laser module solutions for OEM customers; ProPhotonix optical, mechanical, and electronic engineering teams develop customized laser solutions to address specific optical, electronic, heat, and communication challenges.
• Standard Laser Modules OEM laser modules and laser assemblies for alignment, measurement, and industrial applications, including compact, miniature, industrial, and 3D laser modules with various wavelength and power options.
• Laser Diodes Distribution of laser diodes from multiple manufacturers across various wavelengths and power levels, with an online laser diode selector tool for application-specific selection.
• COBRA Cure Mini Compact, lightweight UV LED curing system delivering 6W/cm²; cost-effective solution for high-speed single and multi-pass printers with stable, reliable cure over long lifetime.
• COBRA Cure FX1 Compact UV LED curing system offering 5.4W/cm² with stable, reliable cure over long lifetime; ideal for printing and 3D printing applications with multiple mounting options.
• COBRA Cure FX1 Max Compact, high-intensity UV LED curing system delivering up to 7.2W/cm² and 7.8 J/cm² dose at 2mm; features field-replaceable window option and linear intensity control; UL, CE, and IEC certified.
• COBRA Cure FX2 Compact, stackable UV LED curing system offering up to 8.4 W/cm² intensity or 17.5 J/cm² dose; modular design for flexible integration into printing and coating systems.
• COBRA Cure FX3 High-performance UV LED curing system offering 20W/cm² intensity with industry-leading intensity and dose values; provides edge-to-edge illumination for UV curing of inks, coatings, and adhesives.
• COBRA Cure FX4 UV LED curing system in the COBRA Cure FX series, part of the comprehensive UV curing product lineup offering high-intensity UV LED solutions.
• Custom UV LED Solutions Custom-designed UV LED curing systems for specific application requirements; ProPhotonix engineering team develops customized solutions for unique UV curing challenges.
• COBRA Clean FX1 UVC LED disinfection system for surface disinfection applications; part of the UVC LED Disinfection product line for industrial and commercial disinfection needs.
• UVC-Pro Area Light UVC LED area light for area disinfection applications; provides uniform UVC illumination for air, surface, and water disinfection systems.
• Custom UVC LED Systems Custom-designed UVC LED disinfection systems for specific application requirements including air, surface, and water disinfection applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 38x higher LED density than T-Pack technology and 8.5x higher than surface mount technology
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Thorlabs: Thorlabs is a broad incumbent in photonics, offering laser diodes, modules, and LED light sources across much wider scientific and industrial portfolios, competing with ProPhotonix on laser modules and laser diode distribution.
• ams OSRAM: ams OSRAM is a major optoelectronic components incumbent with broad LED, laser, and UV LED portfolios serving automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, competing with ProPhotonix at the LED emitter and UV curing system level.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Hamamatsu is a broad incumbent in optoelectronic components, light sources, and laser modules for industrial, medical, and scientific applications, overlapping with ProPhotonix's laser module and specialty LED solutions.

Direct peers

• Smart Vision Lights: Smart Vision Lights is a focused machine vision LED lighting manufacturer offering structured, ring, and bar lights serving the same OEM and system-integrator buyer base as ProPhotonix.
• Metaphase Technologies: Metaphase designs and manufactures LED line lights, area lights, and backlights specifically for machine vision applications, directly overlapping ProPhotonix's LED line light and area light lines.
• Advanced Illumination: Advanced Illumination produces LED lighting for machine vision, inspection, and microscopy applications, serving industrial OEM and system integrator customers with comparable product categories to ProPhotonix.
• CCS Inc. CCS specializes in LED lighting for machine vision and factory automation with an extensive line-light, ring-light, and area-light portfolio, making it one of the most direct peer competitors to ProPhotonix's COBRA and SpecBright product lines.
• Excelitas Technologies: Excelitas is a direct competitor offering LED illumination, laser modules, and UV curing/UVC LED solutions for industrial, medical, and machine vision OEMs, closely overlapping ProPhotonix's product portfolio and OEM go-to-market.
• Phoseon Technology: Phoseon is a direct competitor in UV LED curing systems for industrial printing, coatings, and adhesives, directly overlapping ProPhotonix's COBRA Cure product line.

Emerging players

• EFFILUX: EFFILUX is a smaller specialized supplier of LED illumination for machine vision and industrial inspection with a comparable product portfolio (line lights, area lights, ring lights), positioned as an emerging niche player similar to ProPhotonix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/prophotonix
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ProPhotonix/featured
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2058312

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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