Special Events

HLEM 2023

13th High Level Expert Meeting
Topic: Asphere Metrology

Focus Group Photonics
Meeting

Hosted by IVAM
For members and interested parties

en-tech.talks

Cutting-edge knowledge transfer with the new high-tech congress parallel to the trade fair

EPIC TechWatch

Selected members of EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium – formulate their needs from the user perspective

VDI Innovation Area
& Networking Breakfast

Robotics, Automation, Digitalisation & 3D Printing

IHK Hessen innovative

Automation, Digitalisation, 3D Printing, AI & Energy Consulting

Jobwall

Best career opportunities with Recruiting Partner
karriere-mittelhessen.de

Campus Area

Leading universities show examples of their current research

Joint Booths

IVAM & Thuringia

Wetzlar Network
C-Level Coffee

Exchange, be inspired, network!

Business Opportunities
Mittelhessen

by RMM

BME
Get-Together

Industry get-together at the W3+ Fair

Start-up Matching

by Business Angels Mittelhessen

Automotive Tour

by TeamMit

Workshop

Photonics for forestry and forest management
by Wetzlar Network

Business Opportunities
Mittelhessen

Austauschen, inspirieren lassen, netzwerken!

Wetzlar Network
High-Power Laser Workshop

High-Power Laser create new Business Opportunities –
powered by Wetzlar Network

Start-Up Pitch

The Regional Management of Central Hesse brings promising young companies onto the stage

IHK Conference on Digitalisation

Fit for the future through digitalisation (COST: 165 euros + VAT) – only held in German

EPIC VIP Breakfast

EPIC member companies meet with invited CEOs and CTOs for networking

13th High Level Expert Meeting

28 + 29 March BUDERUS ARENA | Conference Room 2.OG
Start: 11.30 AM | Conference on 28 March: 12.30 – 5.00 PM | On 29 March: 8.30 AM – 12.30 PM

In the field of aspheric metrology, many new advances have been made, new measurement methods developed and precision significantly improved. In previous High-Level Expert Meetings (HLEM) and workshops, developers, manufacturers and users have confirmed the great interest in aspheric metrology.

In order to be able to manufacture and further miniaturise ultra-precise and high-tech optical components, reliable and extremely precise measurement technology is required. Both the measurement systems presented and the results of interlaboratory tests show the enormous potential of this field of technology.

There is a fee for participation!
The meeting will be held in English.

IVAM Expert Group Meeting Photonics

29 March

As a key technology of digitalisation, photonics is becoming increasingly important in the high-tech industry. Photonic sensors, such as cameras or radar systems for optical distance and speed measurement, have become an integral part of everyday life. IVAM invites the Focus Group Photonics and interested parties to the W3+ Fair.

IVAM-Session from 2:00 – 3:00 PM on the topic of photonics & microtechnology | Subsequent network meeting of the focus group

If you are interested, please book the free additional ticket “IVAM Fachgruppe Photonik” in the ticket shop.

en-tech.talks - Conference for Enabling Technologies

Cutting-edge knowledge transfer with the high-tech conference parallel to the fair.

Launched in 2020, the en-tech.talks will once again provide information on the latest technological developments.

These are the trending topics in Wetzlar 2023:

  • Optics Manufacturing 
  • Innovations from Hesse 
  • Market Trends 
  • Photonics
+ EPIC TechWatch + Start-Up Pitch + Open Stage for exhibitors!
Participation is free of charge for visitors.

EPIC TechWatch

Selected members of EPIC – the European Photonics Industry Consortium – formulate their needs from the user perspective. In addition, there will be the latest technology and market trends.

On 30 March from 10.00 AM -12.00 PM on the en-tech.talks stage.
Participation is free of charge for fair visitors!

EPIC VIP Breakfast

The EPIC VIP CEO/CTO Breakfast at the W3+ Fair has become a tradition: here EPIC member companies meet with invited CEOs and CTOs for networking. The event will take place on 7 July 2022 from 09:00 to 10:00 CEST at the fair
(more information will follow with the registration confirmation via email).

Participation in this event is limited to 1 person per company and CEO/CTO job title. Attention: the number of places is limited, participation is only possible after confirmation.

VDI & Innovation Area

VDI Innovation Area

Safety technologies will enable humans to work ever more closely with robots in the near future. Collaborative robotics applications will fundamentally change the way we work together. Find out about the latest developments at the VDI and network with (sponsoring) members and interested parties.

The networking breakfast will take place on 30 March from 10.00 – 11.00 AM at the VDI Innovation Area.

3D Printing | Additive Manufacturing
This is where the future is printed. Additive manufacturing is the magic formula for the economical production of complex components in small quantities. Let the exhibitors in the special area present solutions for your requirements as well.

IHK Hessen innovative

Special area of the Hessian IHKs: IHK Lahn-Dill, IHK Darmstadt Rhein Main Neckar, IHK Kassel-Marburg and IHK Gießen-Friedberg. With innovative cooperation partners on the topics:

  • 3D PRINTING THM – Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
  • AI ZuKIPro – Zukunftszentrum Hessen
  • AUTOMATION Automatisierungsregion Rhein Main Neckar
  • ENERGY CONSULTING LEA LandesEnergieAgentur Hessen GmbH
  • DIGITALISATION DEK – Digitale Experten Kammer mit FTSolutions
Get the greatest possible support for the implementation of your innovation projects and for questions about funding opportunities. Network with experts and advisors of the IHKs and find out about the latest innovations!

Joint Booths

IVAM – Professional Association for Microtechnology
Micro and nanotechnologies are used in the production, positioning, coatings and refinements as well as in the quality control of optical components. At its joint stand, IVAM will be showing the potential applications of microtechnologies for optics and photonics.

The network meeting of the IVAM Expert Group Photonics takes place on 29 March from 2.00 – 5.00 PM – with a one-hour thematic block on the en-tech.talks stage followed by networking.

THURINGIA – JENA
Thuringian companies are looking forward to professional exchange at their joint stand. The spectrum presented for this ranges from components and assemblies with precision requirements to equipment and services for development, manufacturing, especially cleanroom environments, machining and surface finishing.

Jobwall

As a recruiting partner of the W3+ Fair Wetzlar, Karriere Mittelhessen invites all exhibitors to a free coffee.
The job wall offers exciting positions for graduates and job seekers with work experience.
Outside the fair, the established regional job and training portal karriere-mittelhessen.de will help with job and employee searches.

Campus Area

Leading universities present themselves at the Campus Area and show examples of their current research work.
The scientists are also contact persons for new projects and young engineers.

Wetzlar Network C-Level Coffee

On 29 March from 2.30 PM the W3+ Fair invites together with Gold Partner Wetzlar Network to the C-Level Coffee for CEOs and CTOs.

2.30 PM Networking + tour around the fair
3.45 PM Keynote lecture by Patrick Flesner – Investor, board member, author, coach and mentor „The Leadership House – Systematisch zur effektiven Team- und Unternehmensführung“
4.15 PM Keynote lecture by Rudolf Scharping – China expert, former Federal Minister „Perspektive China: Wie entwickeln sich die Weltmärkte“
Ab 5.15 PM Participation in the networking aperitif with exhibitors, partners and speakers

For participation we ask for registration by mail to w3plus@fleet-events.de until Friday, 17 March!

Business Opportunities Mittelhessen

On 29 March Regionalmanagement Mittelhessen invites you to network in the lodge of BUDERUS ARENA followed by a tour through the fair. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to attend a lecture together and participate in the Apéro for exhibitors, speakers, partners and sponsors.

01.30 PM Registration at Buderus Arena, Wetzlar. Snacks will be served
02.00 PM Official welcome by Jens Ihle, CEO of Regionalmanagement Mittelhessen GmbH
02.10 PM Introduction to the region of Mittelhessen – Cooperation potential and Best Practice in business and science by Christian Piterek, Regional Manager of Regionalmanagement Mittelhessen GmbH
02.25 PM Introduction W3+ Fair
02.40 PM Discussion
03.00 PM Start of the guided tour over the exhibition. Visiting “Hidden Champions” from Mittelhessen
04.00 PM Individual talks
04.00 PM Keynote lecture
05.00 PM Apéro

Learn more about the optics, electronics and mechanics sectors, get in touch with world market leaders and find out about business opportunities in Mittelhessen!

Held in English.
Limited number of participants!

Sart-up Matching

On 30 March from 2.30 PM by Business Angels Mittelhessen e.V.

The Business Angels Mittelhessen invite you to the matching event as part of the W3+ Fair. Immerse yourself in the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics sectors, come into contact with the start-ups, investors as well as technology companies. Visit the exhibition area of the fair and join our Matching event afterwards in separate rooms of the Buderus Arena.

Four start-ups will present their innovations at the Matching in search of investors and corporate contacts. The topics include blue emitters for use in OLEDs, patented piezoelectric microvalves, micropumps and mass flow controllers, app with interface to social projects and the world’s largest fully automated product database.

Automotive Tour

On 30 March | 10.30 AM Coffee Bike Booth A3a I Tour 11.00 AM – 12.00 PM

The vehicle and supplier industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. To accompany the transformation, many partners have come together in Central Hesse to build a regional transformation strategy and a network for the vehicle and supplier industry. The “TeamMit” project – funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection – was launched at the end of 2022 to achieve this goal. To this end, suitable offers are being developed in the areas of research & technology and further education & qualification as well as promotion.

The future of the automotive industry is inconceivable without innovations from optics, electronics and mechanics. For this reason, the project team would like to bring the industries together in a joint tour.

The tour is aimed at: People from companies, higher education and training institutions as well as institutions that are active in the automotive industry or would like to become active.

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