Optatec is known around the world as the leading trade fair in the field of optical manufacturing technologies. It’s held regularly once every two years and serves as the meeting place for the optics and image processing sectors.

The trade fair has anchored itself firmly within the industry thanks to its explicit range of products for the development, production and utilization of optical components, optomechanics, optoelectronics, fiber optics, fibre-optic cables, laser components and digital microscopy, as well as processing machines and manufacturing systems for the production of optics. Around 250 exhibitors will present practical solutions in hall 3.1 on 4500 square meters of exhibition floor space and engage in personal dialogue with their target groups.

Users of optics and other interested parties come to the Optatec from all industry sectors such as robotics and automation technology, laser technology, the automotive industry, aviation and aerospace, medical technology and medical imaging, as well as lighting technology. It is a suitable setting for exhibitors to showcase their new products. Research and science also take advantage of Optatec as a communication platform covering all aspects of photonics.

Research and science also take advantage of the trade fair – as a matter of tradition, university representatives organize the “Training & Research” technology park which promotes a practical transfer of knowledge from research to routine business operations. This information platform is scheduled to take place again in 2024, in order to maintain ties between universities and the optics industry. Not least of all, the technology park is targeted at attracting young professionals and students to the field of photonics.The topics covered by Optatec are becoming more and more important in all industrial and non-industrial sectors. Optical technologies are being driven by ever-stricter quality requirements, as well as by expanding use of automation, digitalization and autonomous systems. “Optical technologies are indispensable for many areas of life,” emphasizes PE Schall project manager Fabian Krüger. “Optotechnology and image processing are among the booming trends of the future.”