News: Optoelectronics
13 February 2026
NUBURU activates Q1 production ramp for 40 high-power blue laser systems
NUBURU Inc of Centennial, CO, USA (a dual-use defense & security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, and software-orchestrated defense systems) has activated its first-quarter 2026 structured production ramp through its operating subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. (an Italian laser-technology company specializing in the design, manufacturing and integration of high-power blue laser systems for industrial applications), following a previously awarded contract valued at about $850,000. Acquired in January, Lyocon represents the core industrial platform for NUBURU’s reactivated blue-laser business.
The order consists of 40 high-power 450nm blue laser systems for Dutch agritech automation company Trabotyx, including 24 units of 100W systems and 16 units of 200W systems.
The principal manufacturing and delivery cycle is scheduled for first-quarter 2026 and represents the first fully structured production cadence under NUBURU’s reactivated blue-laser industrial platform.
Industrial execution supporting defense platform strategy
While deployed within the agritech vertical, the order provides operational validation of Lyocon’s scalable 450nm high-power laser architecture — a core technological pillar of NUBURU’s broader non-kinetic and directed-energy strategy.
The platform enables:
- concentrated energy delivery in compact configurations;
- modular scalability between 100W and 200W systems;
- high-precision targeting capability;
- integration within automated and AI-driven operational systems.
Importantly, the Q1/2026 production ramp establishes a repeatable manufacturing framework, strengthening supply chain readiness, quality control standardization, assembly throughput, and deployment discipline.
Commercial deployments in civilian markets provide performance validation and industrial scale that are strategically relevant to mission-critical and security-oriented applications, says NUBURU.
As the firm continues to build its integrated Defense & Security ecosystem, structured industrial output serves as a measurable step in reinforcing operational discipline and revenue reactivation.
“This Q1/2026 production ramp reflects disciplined execution under our transformation strategy,” says Dario Barisoni, co-CEO of NUBURU and executive director of Lyocon. “Structured manufacturing cycles are foundational to building credible non-kinetic and directed-energy capabilities. Delivering under repeatable industrial programs strengthens our operational foundation and supports the progressive expansion of our Defense & Security platform,” he adds.
“Following a rigorous validation phase with the customer in 2025, we are now executing under a defined production program,” says Lyocon executive director Paola Zanzola. “The flexibility between 100W and 200W configurations underscores the modularity of our architecture and its suitability for advanced automated systems. This delivery cycle represents an important operational milestone for Lyocon.”
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