Micro-Epsilon orders thousands of Aeva sensors for factory measurement
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Micro-Epsilon has signed a supply agreement with Aeva covering an order for several thousand sensors, with plans to integrate Aeva's Eve technology into its next generation of factory measurement products. The announcement does not give the order's financial value or a delivery timetable. [1]
Micro-Epsilon supplies precision sensors used for distance and thickness measurements across industries including electronics and semiconductors. The agreement gives Aeva a route into that established product portfolio, with the companies describing coaxial measurement as a way to address applications where surface material, access or lighting can complicate optical inspection. [1]
Eve uses frequency modulated continuous wave laser sensing, or FMCW, in which a changing optical frequency and the returning light provide information about a target. Aeva integrates key sensing functions into its silicon photonics platform. The method also supports motion measurements, allowing the same broader technology to address distance, vibration and velocity applications. [2][3]
Aeva's Eve 1D displacement sensor, introduced in April 2025, carries company specifications of 100 mm to 20 metres measurement range and 0.01% linearity, alongside a coaxial beam arrangement intended to work in restricted spaces. Those are specifications for that existing sensor, providing context for the technology; the new agreement does not identify the performance or model numbers of Micro-Epsilon's forthcoming products. [2]
In September 2025, Aeva added Eve 1V for measuring lateral motion, including speed and length. Non-contact measurement avoids placing a measuring wheel against a moving material, which can be useful where contact would mark the surface or where wear and slip affect a mechanical measurement. Aeva positions the product for materials and processes that need continuous motion information. [3]
Micro-Epsilon's adoption follows that development of Aeva's industrial range and its earlier move from automotive lidar into factory sensing. The agreement covers integration into forthcoming measurement solutions; Aeva's existing performance claims remain specifications for its own products until the combined systems are characterised. [1][2] Micro-Epsilon already ships more than 100,000 precision sensors annually, according to the announcement, serving applications from robotics and automotive manufacturing to electronics and semiconductors. Its chief executive, Thomas Wisspeintner, says the integration is intended to extend the range of automated measurement and control processes its products can support. [1]
