
Frequently Asked Questions
Company & scope
What does Shinhotek do?
Shinhotek (Shinhotek Co., Ltd.) is an industrial laser and optical solution company founded in 2007, with its head office and R&D center in the Gasan Digital Complex, Seoul.
- Supplies industrial laser sources, laser scanners, laser metrology instruments, optical solutions, and optics and coatings
- Goes beyond supply: process review through application support
- Launched its own beam profiler brand, LUMOS, in 2026
Which product categories does Shinhotek offer?
Five categories.
- Lasers — CO2, DPSS, fiber, diode, ultrafast (picosecond and femtosecond), and excimer sources
- Laser scanners — 2D/3D scan heads, polygon scanners, drilling heads, and controls
- Laser metrology — power and energy meters, beam profilers (LUMOS)
- Optics solutions — beam shaping, freeform optics, ultrafast beam delivery, custom optical assemblies
- Optics & coatings — AR/HR coatings and CO2 optics for high-power lasers
Which industries does Shinhotek serve?
Precision manufacturing in semiconductors, displays, automotive, general industrial laser processing, and defense.
Typical applications are ultrafast laser processing and precision metrology, where beam quality and stability determine yield.
Manufacturers & LUMOS
Which manufacturers does Shinhotek supply?
- Lasers — Spark Lasers (ultrafast), LUXINAR (ceramic CO2), Coherent, SemiNex, Monocrom and Optical Engines (diode), MLase (excimer)
- Scanners — SCANLAB
- Metrology — LaserPoint (power meters), LUMOS (beam profilers)
- Optics solutions — AdlOptica and Cailabs (beam shaping), PowerPhotonic (freeform optics), MLOptic, Photonic Tools (ultrafast beam delivery)
- Optics & coatings — Optoman, ULO Optics, Zenops
Shinhotek handles specification review, applicability checks, technical consultation, and supply of these products for customers in Korea.
What is the relationship between LUMOS and Shinhotek?
LUMOS is Shinhotek's own beam profiler brand, developed and manufactured in-house.
- Shinhotek was the official Korean distributor of Metrolux (Germany) for 20 years and supplied hundreds of beam profilers to Korean production lines
- After Metrolux discontinued its product, about four years of development led to the launch of LUMOS in 2026 — Korea's first commercial beam profiler
- Both the hardware and the Lumosity analysis software are made in Korea
Product details are at www.lumosity.co.kr.
Quality, certifications & patents
Which certifications does Shinhotek hold?
- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System — certificate QMS-5271
- ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System — certificate EMS-2259
Scope: "manufacture and sale of laser optical devices (beam profilers)", issued by the Korea SMEs & Startups Registrar (KOSRE), valid 2026.09.28 – 2029.09.27. The certificates can be downloaded from the Quality page.
What patents does Shinhotek hold?
Shinhotek holds 5 registered Korean patents.
- Laser Processing Device — 10-2077732, 2020.02.10
- Vacuum Beam Profiling Device — 10-2243189, 2021.04.16
- Laser Optical System — 10-2932994, 2026.02.25
- Laser Beam Shaping Device — 10-2946121, 2026.03.26
- Laser Optical Device — 10-2948666, 2026.04.01
They cover laser processing, beam profiling in vacuum, laser optical systems, and beam shaping, and are applied in the LUMOS beam profilers and optical solutions.
Contact & visiting
How do I request a quote or technical consultation?
- Quote page — describe your inquiry and process conditions (laser wavelength and power, scanner or optics specifications, etc.) and a representative will review and respond
- Phone +82-2-852-0533
- Email sales@shinhotek.com
Pre-selection specification review, test and demo consultation, and technical documentation are handled through the same channel.
Can customers outside Korea buy from Shinhotek?
Yes.
- China — handled by our distributor PulsePower (Beijing)
- All other regions — served directly by Shinhotek headquarters, in Korean and English
Where is Shinhotek located?
- Head office — 1306 Daerung Techno Town-18, 19 Gasan digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul 08594, Korea
- R&D center — room 1307 in the same building
- Tel +82-2-852-0533 · Fax +82-2-853-0537
Near Gasan Digital Complex station. See the Directions page for a map.