BiSon64-ET-B

With the ESA/CNES International conference on space optics concluding the ESA GNC & ICATT Conference two weeks ago, the Bangalore space expo industrial space days and Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) before that, (and a lot of production scaling activities going on), none of us found time to tally the number of sensors produced. With the delivery of another 30 units today and after a question on the subject by Nikos Karafolas we did take some time and found the counter is now on 1031 units PhotonFirst volume at Lens R&D B.V. quality, that is what we like to see, and we see more and more of this. Crossing the 1000 units produced threshold, we are aiming to cross the next (2500 unit) milestone much faster than the 15 years it took to produce the first 1000 units. Thanks to all our customers that have put their trust in us over the years and show their satisfaction by becoming recurring customers in many cases.

As some exhibitors have left, but there is still a day of exhibit left, the people at the ESA conference bureau decided to compact the exhibition over night which now put us in the pole position of the exhibit. (Our thanks go to Tessa Rowbottom and Peter Kraan for putting us in pole position) The #proba-3 picture and #LISA logo turn the otherwise brownish exhibit room in a colorful feast for the eye

It is a bit odd to say the least, but it turned out that the ceiling at the Melia Sevilla wasn't high enough to harbour the Lens R&D B.V. photo-wall. As it would be a petty not to show the wonderful pictures taken by Soho, PROBA-3 and PROBA-2, we decided to reposition the wall next to the coffee stand. (after consulting the organisers) This essentially led to a 20m wide stand at the ESA GNC & ICATT Conference that attracted many interested (and interesting) persons to our product display. Suman Kasani and Johan Leijtens are at the disposal of potential customers or other persons that are interested in knowing some more details about high reliability Sunsensors tomorrow (when the exhibits officially start) and the days thereafter.

During the ESA ESTEC open day our R&D Engineer Jelle van der Ploeg and our Quality- and Production manager Silvia Leijtens have been promoting our company to interested youngsters (and their parents) to interest them even more for space related products. It was a fun day with a lot of curious minds!

23-6-2026 has been an eventful day for Silvia Leijtens, our Quality- and Production manager. After being in labour for almost 4 hours she gave birth to a beautiful girl, Maëlle Robin Jane Leijtens. At birth she weight 2550 grams (5,6 pounds) and measured around 45 cm (17.7 inch). September 18th Maëlle visited Lens R&D B.V. and met all the colleagues and special guest Florence Galtier from Axon Cable in Montmirail. Ofcourse Johan Leijtens, proud grandpa, was up for a cuddle.

Two busy days at ESA ESTEC during the industrial space days have brought many people to our booth. Booth E31 is difficult to miss (visited by many people already) and a place where we always try to receive people with a smile and provide them with all information needed to select the right Sunsensor for their application. Suman Kasani and Jelle van der ploeg will be there today (the second day of the exhibit) This photo is courteously provided by Lidia E. Lewczuk of Crayon Salad - Illustrations and graphic design