associations

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FFL elects new board

Circle of Friends and Supporters of Laser Technology decides on pioneering measures to strengthen the association for the coming years.

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IBM’s Heike Riel to head the DPG

At its last meeting, the German Physical Society DPG’s board of directors elected industrial physicist Heike Riel as the future president of the world’s largest physics society.

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New board takes up work

The VDMA has elected a new board for the VDMA Machine Vision division. Dr. Olaf Munkelt succeeds Mark Williamson.

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IFR appoints new president

​​​​​​​The Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has elected Takayuki Ito as President. At the same time, Jane Heffner was appointed as the new Vice President of the IFR.

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AKL – International Laser Technology Congress in Aachen

AKL – International Laser Technology Congress in Aachen

From April 22 to 24, 2026, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT invites you to AKL'26. The photonics congress with over 500 participants is taking place for the 15th time, this year with a significantly expanded program, over 80 presentations, and 54 exhibitor booths.

ficonTEC Service GmbH
Photonics BW e.V.
SPECTARIS – German Industry Association for Optics, Photonics, Analytical and Medical Technologies
Photonics21
Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
Optica
FEMTOprint SA
Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V.
Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V.
German Physical Society
Wiley-VCH GmbH
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS
Nexus Media Events Ltd
Laser Components Germany GmbH
Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems – ASAM e.V.
Nynomic AG
The University of Manchester
Mahr GmbH
PhotonicNet GmbH
Messe München GmbH
Advanced UV for Life e.V.
SUSS MicroOptics SA
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
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PHOTONICS GERMANY
Photonics Finland – Suomen fotoniikan seura ry
Cooperatie Photon Delta U.A.
European Photonics Industry Consortium EPIC
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Edmund Optics Europe
Laserlab-Europe AISBL
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V.
Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Lasertechnik und Photonik e.V.
acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e.V.
*SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa GmbH
The International Commission for Optics
AIA Automated Imaging Association
Evosys Laser GmbH
PhotonVentures
Cobolt AB, a part of HÜBNER Photonics
NKT Photonics A/S
IVAM Microtechnology Network
Universität Paderborn
Quantum Business Network UG
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
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EMVA European Machine Vision Association
IFR International Federation of Robotics
European Quantum Industry Consortium e.V.
Vision Markets GmbH
SPIE
OptecNet Deutschland e.V.
European Optical Society