Since its founding in 2006 in San Diego, Photon Machines has expanded to locations in Redmond, Washington and Bozeman, Montana. Through direct sales and service, and the company’s network of worldwide distributors, Photon Machines spans the globe with installations on five continents.

Our engineers, developers and scientists have a long history of innovation in Laser Ablation and LIBS technology dating back to the formation of Merchantek, Inc. in 1994 through present-day Photon Machines.

We continue our mission to advance solid-sampling methods and apparatus in the interest of greater accuracy, affordability and ease of use. We invite you to bring us your most challenging applications.