NEWS FROM THE TRADE SHOWS AND CONGRESS - 40 Jahrfeier in München LASER World of PHOTONICS 2013 provides photonic industry with upswing The global elite of the photonics industry gathered at the LASER World of PHOTONICS and Europe’s largest Photonics Congress, the World of Photonics Congress, in Munich from 13 to 16 May 2013. The bottom line: more exhibitors than ever before, visitor numbers stable at a high level, a high number of product premieres and an insight into revolutionary technologies, such as 3D printing, digital photonic production, medical technology or biophotonics. The LASER World of PHOTONICS was celebrating 40 years of existence. The anniversary event was booked out like never before, closing with a record number of 1,136 exhibitors and represented companies.   NEWS FROM THE TRADE SHOWS AND CONGRESS more articles ( 15 )  Messe München Supporting program for the LASER World of PHOTONICS 2013  LASER World of PHOTONICS Laser technologies drive mobility and energy generation forward  11. International Laser Marketplace Insight into the global market of laser materials processing  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS more articles ( 362 )  Coherent Turnkey 550 mW, Sub-10 fs laser  Trumpf - C1.241 A wealth of laser expertise focused in one place - new beam sources for material processing  Rofin - C2.327 WE THINK LASER - new products provided by all business divisions  MARKET-TRENDS more articles ( 33 )  beratungsgruppe wirth + partner Sunny prospects for young engineers and physicists in the Laser-/Optic-Industry  TRUMPF Laser - C1.241 New development center supports innovative efforts  Optech Consulting Sales of Lasers used in material processing hit record high on world market  TECHNOLOGY more articles ( 61 )  Michigan Technological University 3D printing slashes optics lab costs  Lasertechnik ILT Laser Glass Soldering  Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) Light for people with eye diseases  PHOTONICS INTERVIEW hide articles  INTERVIEW Dr. Helmut Selbach, Polytec GmbH All facets of light  INTERVIEW Prof. Dr. Waidelich From a congress trade fair to a trade fair with congress  INTERVIEW Dr. Wilhelm Kaenders, Toptica Photonics AG Innovation, creativity and public perception  INTERVIEW Claudia Sixl, Projektgruppenleiterin der LASER WORLD of PHOTONICS The world's leading photonics trade fair turns 40!  Akad. Oberrat Dr.-Ing. Ingomar Kelbassa Revolution in production  INTERVIEW: Ms. Wei Sui, CSIG Higher Quality with Lower Costs  INTERVIEW: Dr. Eckhard Heybrock, VDI Photonics needs a dialogue with society  Dr. Markus Besenbeck, Jenoptik From the supplier to the customer  Dr. Dirk Berndt , Fraunhofer IFF The vision of zero fault production  WHO'S MOVED more articles ( 6 )  Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton Queen knights fiber Laser pioneer  OSA The OSA mourns the loss of Tingye Li  John Tyndall Award James Coleman wins John Tyndall Award  CAREER TIPS Laser Components Pulsed laser modules are as small as a matchbox  produktinnovationen u2t Photonics The world’s fastest coherent photodetector up to 64 Gbaud  Spectrum Technologies Two new models of free-standing, fixed beam laser systems with a high speed moving stage  Conemtech IEEE 1588 Technology to the Fiber