- LASER 2007. World of Photonics is convincing in all respects: more exhibitors, more visitors and higher degree of internationalism
- Position as leading world trade fair substantiated convincingly
- Increased orientation to applications of exhibitors and visitors welcomed
- World of Photonics Congress expands position further as Europe’s leading congress
LASER 2007. World of Photonics has closed its doors with its best
result since the trade fair began in 1973. The trade fair was the
global center and exhibition site for optical technologies with 1008
exhibitors (2005: 948; increase of 6.3%), more than 25,000 visitors
(2005: 23,310; increase of more than 10%) and all worldwide market
leaders on site for four days. Exhibitors, visitors and organizers were
completely satisfied with the trade fair. Dr. Matthias Schulze,
Director of Technical Marketing at Coherent confirmed this:
“LASER was the ideal trade fair for us. The global field of
customers has again proved to be the key to success.” Jens
Bleher, Managing Director of TRUMPF Laser Technology Business Division
at TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG also agreed: “LASER 2007. World of
Photonics is demonstrating a very good development. The number of trade
fair contacts has increased considerably compared to the last event. We
are very satisfied with the quality of visitor contacts.”
Numerous
business transactions prove that concrete investments were made at the
trade fair, and they were a lively topic of discussion during the fair.
Klaus Dittrich, Managing Director of Messe München GmbH,
agreed: “LASER 2007. World of Photonics ran excellently. With
this outstanding result, the trade fair demonstrated once again that it
is the leading event globally for optical technologies. Increased
attention to applications has paid off, and exhibitors and visitors
were extremely satisfied with this. The scope of applications, which
were shown here, and the pioneering character of the trade fair
oriented to the future are unique in the world.”
Economic Development of the Industry
The
future economic development of the industry was assessed very
positively by both exhibitors and visitors. In the exhibitor and
visitor survey conducted by the market research company tns infratest,
94% of the visitors and 92% of the exhibitors evaluated the future
economic situation of the industry as excellent to good.
Meeting Place of the Top Managers in the Industry
The
trade fair is also the meeting place of the top managers in the
industry with a share of 90% of decision-makers among visitors,
including 30% with final decision-making powers. The highlight was the
CEO Round Table discussion on the topic “Driving forces for
innovations in the photonics industry”. An audience of
approximately 200 attended the panel discussion with Dr. John R.
Ambroseo, President and CEO of Coherent, Benoit Bazire, CEO of Qioptiq,
Peter Leibinger, Chairperson of the Business Division Laser
Technology/Electronics and Deputy Chairperson of the Management of the
Trumpf Group, Germany, Dr. Rüdiger Müller, President and CEO
of Osram Opto Semiconductors and Dr. Per Stenius of Liekki, Finland.
Scope of Applications Increases Continually
The
continually increasing scope of applications in optical technologies
and their increased consideration in the trade fair offers was
something of a leitmotif throughout the complete event and was received
very positively by exhibitors.
For example, Osram Opto
Semiconductors was very pleased with this trade fair development. Dr.
Jörg Heerlein, Senior Manager for high-performance laser diodes,
emphasized: “Osram has been pursuing a strategy of showing
product applications for years. Consequently, we welcome the
orientation of LASER. World of Photonics to applications.”
The
variety of applications is an essential success criterion for Bernd
Fischer, Head of Corporate Communications at Kuka Roboter, which took
part in the trade fair for the first time: “We put a very high
value on the fact that we meet visitors from other industrial
application fields here.”
And Thomas Deiwiks, Sales
Manager at LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik, talked about his experience
at the fair: “The trade visitors can identify better with the
application orientation of the trade fair. We redesigned our booth
correspondingly and paid more attention to solutions.”
Günther
Braun, CEO and President at Rofin Sinar Technologies Inc., also agreed:
“We are extremely satisfied with the course of the event till
now. The somewhat changed trade fair concept in the direction of user
orientation seems to pay off.”
This also applies for
Musa Saydi from the Turkish Company Ermaksan Machinery, which took part
in the trade fair for the first time: “With its application
orientation and its very distinctive international profile, LASER.
World of Photonics definitely meets our strategy as a world-wide
operating company.”
The innovative character of the presented products and applications is a unique feature of LASER. World of Photonics.
World of Photonics Congress expands position further as Europe’s leading congress
The
World of Photonics Congress also recorded substantial growth figures.
Leading scientists from throughout the whole world, including the Noble
Prizewinner for Physics 2005, Prof. Dr. Theodor W. Hänsch,
presented their research result in six individual conferences, which
took place under the auspices of the World of Photonics Congress. They
showed the future scenarios of optical technologies in more than 2,300
speeches and presentations (2005, 1,800). Applications also played a
larger role there than in previous years. The congress was organized in
collaboration with Messe München International and leading,
international science societies.
Many exhibitors profit from
the Congress, for example Toptica Photonics. Dr. Thomas Renner, Head of
Sales & Marketing explained: “The congress is very important
to us. A total of 50% of inquiries at our booth came from the
scientific field.”
Graduated Engineer Dr. Gerhard Holst,
Science & Research at PCO AG, holds the synergies between the trade
fair and the congress in very high regard: “The conferences not
only ensure fast knowledge transfer between the disciplines, but they
also attract a highly skilled public to the trade fair.”
Growth Market of China
Among
the exhibitors who come from outside of Germany, the People’s
Republic of China has taken third place in the meantime with 55
exhibitors behind the USA and Great Britain. Laser technologies are
also experiencing substantial growth in the domestic Chinese market.
Consequently, the number of exhibitors present at LASER China. World of
Photonics is increasing every year. Germany’s leading position on
the global market of optical technologies will be presented at the
special event “German World of Lasers & Photonics” at
LASER. World of Photonics China in Shanghai, China from 18 to 20 March
2008 . In addition, the international market leaders will participate
in the event.
The next LASER. World of Photonics will take place on the grounds of the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from 15 to 18 June 2009.
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About LASER. World of Photonics and the World of Photonics Portal
LASER.
World of Photonics is the world’s leading trade fair for optical
technologies. It has taken place in Munich every two years since 1973.
The World of Photonics Congress takes place parallel to it and is the
largest photonics congress in Europe, in which the globally leading
organizations collaborate. LASER. World of Photonics China is the
regional, leading trade fair for optical technologies in China. It
takes place in Shanghai each March. With more than 1,100 exhibitors and
more than 32,000 visitors at the photonics trade fairs, Messe
München International is one of the internationally leading trade
fair organizers in this segment.
The World of Photonics Portal at
www.world-of-photonics.net is the virtual platform for optical
technologies with industry information, market data, product
innovations and application reports as well as information about
photonics trade fairs. This includes the Photonics Business Club, which
provides an ideal platform for current knowledge and networking with
industry-specific forums and services.
About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe
München International (MMI) is one of the world’s leading
trade-fair organizations with approximately 40 trade fairs for
investment goods, consumer goods and new technologies. More than 30,000
exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors
from more than 200 countries take part each year in the trade fairs in
Munich. In addition, MMI organizes trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the
Middle East and South America. With four subsidiaries abroad and 62
foreign representatives covering 86 countries, MMI has a truly global
network.
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MEXPERTS AG
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