Cooperation: ZEISS and PowerVision Join Forces

OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 12.04.2017. Optics company ZEISS and drone manufacturer PowerVision have announced plans to work together in the future. A collaboration agreement to this effect has already been signed.

We are delighted to have partnered with such a young and dynamic enterprise as PowerVision, which puts such an emphasis on research and development, says Winfried Scherle, Head of the Consumer Optics business group from ZEISS. We see a lot of potential for future innovations in this collaboration.

ZEISS and PowerVision start their collaboration with the PowerVision product called PowerRay Wizard, an underwater drone. The VR headset ZEISS VR ONE Plus is among others part of the sales bundle. PowerRay Wizard will globally be available for pre-order starting today at https://store.eu.powervision.me. The recommended retail price incl. VAT for the PowerRay Wizard will be 2.099. The bundle will be available by the end of May.

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Press Contact:

J rn Leonhardt

Camera Lenses

Phone: +49 7364 20-4694

Fax:

joern.leonhardt@zeiss.com

Malin Lundsten

PowerVision

Phone +358443110289

malin.lundsten@powervision.me

About ZEISS

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. The ZEISS Group develops, produces and distributes measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cinema lenses, binoculars and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, Vision Care/Consumer Products and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology. The ZEISS Group is represented in more than 40 countries and has over 50 sales and service locations, more than 30 manufacturing sites and about 25 research and development centers around the globe. In fiscal year 2015/16 the company generated revenue approximating 4.9 billion with over 25,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).

Further information at www.zeiss.com

Consumer Optics

The Consumer Optics business group combines the companys business with camera and movie lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes, hunting optics, virtual reality headsets and planetarium technology. The business group is represented at sites in Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Jena. The business group is allocated to the Vision Care/ Consumer Products segment. In fiscal year 2015/16 the segment generated revenue of 1.1 billion with around 9,300 employees.

About PowerVision

The PowerVision Technology Group is a top global manufacturer of UAV technology, products and services. PowerVision's portfolio covers everything from smart drones and robots to data visualization and prognosis, as well as virtual and augmented reality. The company was established in 2009 and employs approximately 500 people in China, the USA, Canada, Germany and Finland.

For more information, please visit powervision.me.

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