Optek was purchased by Thorlabs in 2019. At Thorlabs, everything revolves around measuring systems, and therefore the former Optek product line was adopted by Thorlabs. However, for the DPL24A Vacuum Laminator, Thorlabs did not see any synergy effects. Based on the great and long-standing relationship between the CEOs of both Optek GmbH and SAT Electronic GmbH they both decided that it would be best if SAT adopted this line of production from now on.