The W3+ Fair is the networking and new business event for enabling technologies
Our next event: W3+ Fair Jena 2025 on September 24 + 25
Networking fair & conference for enabling technologies and innovation
The W3+ Fair is the marketplace for future technologies and cross-industry exchange. Knowledge, technologies, trends and talents from the fields of optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics come together at the high-tech locations of Wetzlar | Central Hesse and Jena | Thuringia.
At the W3+ Fair, leading exhibitors and hidden champions present the most advanced solutions and components that are used in a wide range of industries – from medical technology and aerospace to the automotive industry.
Learn from practical examples how high-tech solutions enable innovative processes and business models. Take the opportunity to network with experts and exchange ideas and requirements. At the W3+ Fair, you will quickly gain an overview of the key technologies of tomorrow and discover the potential that will take your company to the next level.
Sparkassen-Arena
24. + 25. September
18. + 19. March 2026 | W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2026
Together with our partners IVAM and EPIC, we enable uncomplicated participation in the Asia Photonics Expo (APE) from February 04- 06, 2026 in Singapore
Be there when the experts in future technologies meet at the W3+ Fair!
What you can expect at the W3+ Fair
+ Cross Industry Concept
+ All-inclusive stand construction packages for uncomplicated trade fair participation
+ Free accompanying conference “en-tech.talks”
+ Top technology locations
+ Matchmaking forums
+ Current high-tech trends and innovations
+ Strong partners from business and politics
Come with us on a tour of the W3+ Fair.
Experience the lively trade fair atmosphere, innovative technologies and uncomplicated networking.
The W3+ Fair is the central meeting place for experts and decision-makers in enabling technologies.
Become part of the community!
For us, W3+ Jena is an inspiring meeting place that brings together innovative companies, research institutions, experts and students. The event brings the diverse network of the technology region to life.
Over the years, the W3+ Fair has established itself in the Central Hesse region as an indispensable source of inspiration for local industry with a far-reaching ripple effect. We are proud to be the initiator and thus part of this success story. The underlying cross-industry concept drives the companies and thus the region forward.
Just as a prism unfolds the colors of light, the W3+Fair in Jena unveils the latest developments and technologies in precision and optics. The W3 in Jena is a real highlight for me! It's not just a trade fair, but also a tribute to the innovative strength and expertise that makes Jena so special as a globally recognized center of optics. Young talents and experienced experts come together here, even beyond the borders of Central Germany, to exchange knowledge and shape the future together. The spirit of research and passion for precision that drove Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss back then is alive and well here.
The W3+ Fair is an excellent platform for networking research and industry even more stringently and thus generating new innovations in photonics. The W3+ Fair is a great asset for Jena's “Optics Valley”.
Since 2020, the en-tech.talks have provided information on trends and developments. In different thematic blocks, companies present their product concepts, strategies, research results and thought-provoking ideas in numerous keynotes.
