W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2026
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W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2026 | 18 + 19 March 2026
9.30 am - 5.00 pm | Buderus Arena
CRADLE OF VISIONARY IDEAS -
Booming high-tech region in Hessen
Booming high-tech – not only the world-famous Leica camera was invented here – the W3+ Fair is also “Made in Wetzlar”. The industry network Wetzlar Network launched the trade fair in 2014 together with Fleet Events – and found the ideal location in its Hessian home town. There are more world market leaders in the vicinity of the leading center of the optics industry than almost anywhere else. At the W3+ Fair, it’s easy to talk to the global players in person!
Learn more, expand your network and experience two days of trade fairs on March 18 and 19, 2026, all about the future technologies of optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics.
These are the preliminary topics of the W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2026
AI | Semiconductors | Laser Development | Industrial Image Processing with AI | Microtechnology | Purchasing with AI | Start-up Matching | Collaborative Robotics | TransMit Automotive | MedTech | Defense & Security | EPIC TechWatch | AI in Purchasing | IVAM Photonics meet Microtechnology | LifeScience – Opportunity for Central Hesse | Modern Optics Transformation and much more.
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Uncomplicated trade fair participation with our all-inclusive stand construction packages
BECOME AN EXHIBITOR
Be there when the experts in future technologies meet in Central Hessen!
What you can expect at the W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2026
- 200+ companies and partners
with the latest trends and innovations - 40+ speakers
at the free accompanying conference “en.tech-talks” - Campus Area
with the latest findings from university research - Simply make contacts
and help shape the technological future
W3+ FAIR WETZLAR 2026
CUTTING-EDGE KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
With the accompanying high-tech conference
Semiconductor industry in Central Hesse | High power lasers | Industrial image processing powered by AI | Transformation through diversification and innovation | EPIC TechWatch | AI in purchasing | IVAM Photonics meet Microtechnology | LifeScience – chance for Central Hesse | Modern Optics
Sponsoring at the W3+ Fair
Increase your visibility and make valuable contacts in the high-tech industry. As a sponsor, you benefit from extensive media presence on our online channels, including our website, newsletter and the W3+ Fair app, as well as on-site on posters and LED screens. Our GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE sponsorship packages start from €1,900
Or secure one of our popular in-kind sponsorships such as the exclusive evening event W3+ AND FRIENDS, the FREE W-LAN, the innovative CAMPUS AREA and much more.
Contact us for customized sponsorship packages and secure your place in the spotlight at the W3+ Fair!
A look back: Successful meeting of the industries of the future in March 2025
Around 200 exhibitors, partners and speakers met a good 2,000 trade visitors in Wetzlar on March 19 and 20, 2025.
Top speakers spoke on stage at the free accompanying conference en-tech.talks.
STUDENTS ARE WELCOME
Free admission for pupils and students
Simply show your student id and talk to top companies over two days.
Also with guided tours at the W3+ Fair on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Be there and become an exhibitor
Wetzlar - A center for optics, precision and high-tech
Big names from Wetzlar are recognized worldwide: Entrepreneurial success stories such as those of Leica, Heraeus and Carl Zeiss Sports Optics began here. As the cradle of the German optics and precision engineering industry, Wetzlar has developed into a leading high-tech location in the heart of Germany.
Numerous international corporations, but also many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), characterize the economic life of the city. The optics, electronics, precision engineering and mechanical engineering sectors are particularly well represented here and drive innovation for the global markets.
Wetzlar is not only home to research and development – it also manufactures cutting-edge products for global markets. Thanks to the extraordinary density of expertise in the fields of optics, precision engineering, automation technology and medical technology, the city plays a central role in Germany’s industrial and innovation landscape.
That's why you should take part in the W3+ Fair Wetzlar:
- Cross-industry concept
for cross-industry innovations - Matchmaking forums
for targeted networking - en-tech.talks accompanying conference
for free knowledge transfer - Campus Area
for current university research & recruiting
- Meeting place for visionary technologies
In the middle of Germany - High-tech location
with a high concentration of expertise - International innovative strength
through trade visitors from over 20 countries - Strong partners
for new contacts and project ideas from industry and science
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