Co-Organized with Optech Consulting LASER World of PHOTONICS again stages the 10th International Laser Marketplace. The seminar on markets and trends in Laser Materials Processing takes place on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the International Congress Centre Munich (ICM) and addresses executives in the laser industry. Worldwide leading experts will discuss international markets and market trends as well as new applications and technologies. The first International Laser Marketplace was founded in 1992. Since 1995 it is held in conjunction with LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich.

The one-day seminar addresses amongst others decision makers, end users, manufacturers and R&D institutions and gives exclusive overview presentations that cover the global marketplace and major regional markets.

One part will cover the development of the international laser market with speakers from Russia, India, Japan and Switzerland. The topics are:

• Market Brief: Global Laser Markets, Trends, Highlights, Prospects
        Dr. Arnold Mayer, President, Optech Consulting, Tägerwilen, Switzerland
• Industry Approaching Capacity Limits - Investment Drive in the Cards?
        Dr. Josef Auer, Analyst Mechanical Engineering, Deutsche Bank Research, Frankfurt, Germany
• Industrial Lasers in Russia: Applications, Production, Research
        Prof. Ivan B. Kovsh, President, Laser Association, Moscow, Russia
• Laser Materials Processing in India - Present Scenario and Future Prospects
        Arvind Patel, Managing Director, Sahajanand Laser Technology Ltd., Gandhinagar, Gujarat,    India
• Industrial Laser Markets and Technologies in Japan: Status and Trends
        Dr. Kunihiko Washio, President, Paradigm Laser Research, Machida, Japan

Another part discusses applications, markets and new technologies in various industries:

• From Start-Up to Global Leader - Ultra Short Pulse Lasers Meet Market Demand
        Dr. Achim Nebel, CEO, Lumera Laser GmbH, Kaiserslautern, Germany
• Laser Application in the Automotive Industry: New Designs and Materials Spur Rapid Growth
        Klaus Löffler, Director International Sales, Trumpf Laser und Systemtechnik GmbH, Ditzingen, Germany
• Lasers in Photovoltaics: Crucial Tools for Efficient Thin Film Panel Production
        Dr. Andreas Bächli, Product Manager Laser, Oerlikon Solar AG, Trübbach, Switzerland
• Laser Processing in Aerospace Manufacturing: Enabling More Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Aircraft
        Terry VanderWert, President, Prima Industrie Group, Chicopee, MA, USA
• Laser Cutting Sheets & Tubes Online - Technologies, Business Models, Visions
        Carel van Sorgen, CEO, 247TailorSteel, Varsseveld, The Netherlands

The 10th International Laser Marketplace will be held in English. For registration please click here: www.world-of-photonics.net/lasermarketplace.

Information on OPTECH CONSULTING is available at: www.optech-consulting.com.

For detailed information on the World of Photonics Congress, visit: www.photonics-congress.com.