The W3+ Fair has been a member of EPIC since 2016. We are proud to contribute our expertise as Europe's leading platform for high-tech innovations in the enabling technologies optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics sectors. 

It's been about a month since our fair in Dornbirn on site. For all those who were there: We hope that you have taken away many new insights and are now in further discussions with your trade fair contacts.

Secure your desired position at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 30 November - 01 December 2022 now. Book your desired booth in hall 11 by 31 October 2021.

Today is the official Day of Photonics. You will also find interesting exhibitors and lectures from the photonics industry at the W3+ Fair Wetzlar on 16 + 17 March 2022. Meet companies such as Axetris, Zeiss, Harmonic Drive, Hoya, Materion Balzers Optics or WZW Optic AG.

On 16 + 17 March 2022, the innovative high-tech fair W3+ Fair will take place in the tradition-steeped optics region of Wetzlar/Central Hesse. An anniversary: Overall, it is the 10th W3+ Fair that we are organising for the enabling technologies around optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics.

Pure trade fair feeling: Finally live on site and with personal exchange! After 2 days with many impressions, an exciting conference program of the N-Tec Talks and the EPIC TechWatch as well as latest technology trends, the trade fair comes to an end.

W3+ Fair Rhine Valley finally live on site again with many great exhibitors, partners, sponsors and visitors.

Experience many high-tech innovations at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021! AM Pioneers will showcase aps.techsolutions' industrial 3D printing system, the Wizard 480+. 

W3+ Fair reporting of the high-tech fair on Austrian television - Vorarlberger Nachrichten from 20 September 2021. 

Experience many high-tech innovations at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021! As a PVD systems and technologies vendor, VON ARDENNE will be presenting its latest platform, OPTA X, which was specially developed for the most demanding coating systems in the precision optics sector.

Swissmem becomes Bronze Sponsor of the W3+ Fair and supports our exclusive evening event W3+ and Friends in the Rhine Valley.

Experience many high-tech innovations at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021! Specially designed for the packaging of photonic chips, photodetectors, laser diodes, LEDs and MEMS mirrors, Materion Balzers Optics has developed CupLid Cavity Windows - a space-saving surface-mounted housing.

Experience many high-tech innovations at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021! A new, ultra-stable, optical construction element for photonics and special applications will be presented by Phoenix Optical Technologies.

Experience many high-tech innovations at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021! New automation scratch and dig inspection system and new lens series: The DIOPTIC stand will feature the ARGOS matrix 200, a new automated scratch/dig inspection system for optical surfaces.

Experience many high-tech innovations at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021!

Exhibitors of the key technologies optics, photonics, electronics, mechanics and other enabling technologies will meet the key user sectors at the W3+ Fair in the Rhine Valley.

The exhibition hall is almost fully booked. Be quick now: There is still space for 2 companies at the fair, which promises personal contacts and new business on 22+23 September.

BURMS- 3D Druck and LFG Oertel are two new additions to the Thuringian joint stand. 

Exhibitors of the key technologies optics, photonics, electronics, mechanics and other enabling technologies will meet the key user sectors at the W3+ Fair in the Rhine Valley.

Strong support also from our Silver and Bronze sponsors of the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley, the networking and new business event for the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics industries.

We are pleased to announce our Gold, Silver and Bronze partners of the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley, the networking and new business event for the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics industries.

During the high-tech fair W3+ Rhine Valley 2021, five companies from Thuringia will form a joint booth: Matthias Wetzel Industriebeschriftungen GmbH, FAKT Kommunikation, ShapeFab GmbH & Co. KG, LightTrans International UG and Opteco Commerz GmbH

Speakers for the free congress programme N-Tec Talks (Enabling Technologies) as part of the W3+ Fair in the Rhine Valley have almost all been confirmed.

Finally live on site again: The networking and new business fair W3+ Fair will take place on site in the Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021

On 22+23 September 2021, the innovative W3+ Fair high-tech fair will take place in the four country-region in the Rhine Valley. Many experts look forward to the personal meeting on site - accordingly, the event is already well booked

The W3+ Fair team is looking forward to meeting you all live again soon: from left Tanja Knott, Pia Schrock-Opitz, Christoph Rénevier, Jörg Brück, Neele Schnitzer and Stephie Pabst. We wish you a great summer and look forward to meeting you and network in person at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021, finally LIVE on site again.

The digital IVAM Hightech Summit on 25+26 August 2021 is the central microtechnology conference where international experts from micro- and nanotechnology come together once a year. The latest developments and products are presented and the challenges of the future are intensively discussed.

Laservision becomes Bronze Sponsor of the W3+ Fair, the networking and new business event for the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics industries. 

Evatec becomes Bronze Sponsor of the W3+ Fair, the networking and new business event for the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics industries.

Become an exhibitor at the digital IVAM Hightech Summit 2021 on 25+26 August 2021. The central aim of the event is to establish efficient contacts. 

Axetris becomes Bronze Sponsor of the W3+ Fair, the networking and new business event for the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics industries.

Companies from North Rhine-Westphalia will benefit from support from the federal state. Up to 5,000 EURO can be the subsidy amount paid per booth at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021.

When the gates open in Dornbirn (A) for this year's W3+ Fair in the high-tech region Rhine Valley (DACH) on 22+23 September 2021, EPIC will once again be there as a Gold Partner. 

For Hessian companies the participation in the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley on 22+23 September 2021 becomes doubly interesting. With the state's trade fair funding, they will save up to 2,000 Euro.

The high-tech trade fair W3+ Fair Rhine Valley will open this year's high-tech fall season on 22+23 September 2021 at the Messequartier Dornbirn.

The most effective digital event for the photonics industry is going into its next round on 29 + 30 June 2021. Live, easy, interactive: Be part of PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference, in partnership with EPIC.

Unfortunately, it was not meant to be after all. Despite the progressing vaccinations, the decreasing incidences and the overall positive feedback from the community, we have to cancel this year's W3+ Fair on 6 + 7 July 2021 in Wetzlar today with a heavy heart.

The efficient networking event for the photonics industry PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference, in partnership with EPIC, is going into the next round on June 29 + 30, 2021.

Following the successful launch in February 2020, the N-Tec Talks will once again be an accompanying, free congress. Here, top-class speakers will give cutting-edge presentations on all aspects of enabling technologies.

At the networking and new business fair W3+ Fair Wetzlar on 6+7 July 2021 you will meet top-class suppliers of key technologies!

On the first day of the fair, the Lahn-Dill Chamber of Industry and Commerce, together with the THM Technical University of Central Hesse, is calling an exciting conference on the topic of Industry 4.0.

OptecNet Germany, the association of the regional clusters in the field of optical technologies, will become a partner of the W3+ Fair, the networking and new business event for the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics sectors.

The networking fair W3+ Fair in Wetzlar will take place live on site on 6 + 7 July 2021. We dare! Without any risk for our exhibitors!

Due to the current Corona development we have decided, in consultation with our partners, to move the the W3+ Fair Wetzlar 2021 to 06 + 07 July 2021.

The W3+ Fair is a partner of the Innovation Forum Mittelhessen for the second time! The Innovation Forum Mittelhessen defines itself as a platform for knowledge transfer in the field of innovation and Economy 4.0.

The new digital networking event PHOTONICS+ Virtual Exhibition and Conference, organized by Fleet Events (W3+ Fair) in partnership with EPIC, took place last week.

An eventful year comes to an end. A bit of "thank goodness" - but also a bit of pride: because we were one of the last live fairs of the year with the W3+ Fair Wetzlar in February.

On 27 + 28 April 2021, the innovative high-tech fair will take place in the optical stronghold of Wetzlar for the 9th time. With a new date! Many experts look forward to the personal meeting on site - accordingly, the event is already well booked.

The internationally renowned Swiss research and technology organization CSEM had already confirmed two presentations at the high-tech trade fair W3+ Rhine Valley 2020 in Dornbirn on 23 and 24 September 2020 as part of the N-Tec Talks.

The FH Graubünden will present itself as an exhibitor at the W3+ Rheintal 2020 on September 23 and 24, 2020 in Dornbirn as part of the Campus Area.

Calcium fluoride (CaF2) is widely used in the optical industry for optics, coatings and other products

“The best way to predict the future is to create it - autonomous AI systems”, says Sergey Biniaminov, CEO of the Karlsruhe-based company HS Analysis GmbH.

Data is the gold of the 21 century. This statement is often heard, and it is extremely important for companies to underpin their good feelings with reliable data in order to be able to make the right decisions.

Microscopy assisted by laser scanning and artificial intelligence methods open up new possibilities in digital pathology.

How the preferential approval of COVID-19-relevant medical devices and in vitro diagnostics in Europe is possible during the COVID-19 pandemic is explained by Dr Jens Hain, Business and Clinical Development Director at TRIGA-S, in a lecture at the N-Tec Talks in Dornbirn.

After successful fair participations on past W3+ Fair fairs in Wetzlar and Dornbirn, Stock Konstruktion GmbH is again present as an exhibitor on 23 and 24 September 2020 in Dornbirn.

During the high-tech trade fair W3+ Rheintal 2020, five companies from Thuringia will form a joint stand

Optic Balzers will present unique solutions and diverse applications with optical components at the W3+ Rheintal 2020 in Dornbirn on September 23 and 24, 2020. The company is a global leader in the production of customized optical coatings and components for the photonics industry and is known for its innovative optical solutions.

Siegfried Dejaco, CEO Steering Gears of thyssenkrupp Presta AG, is a real high-flyer at the free high-tech congress N-Tec Talks during W3+ Rheintal 2020 on September 23 and 24, 2020 in Dornbirn.

Optical development and technology consulting up to the limits of what is physically feasible is what Dioptic GmbH is all about. With two presentations during the N-Tec Talks and as an exhibitor at the W3+ Fair, the company is underlining its expertise: Dr. Roland Goschke will be demonstrating the advantages of automated scratch detection.

On the trail of the virus: Deep black coatings for scattered light suppression ensure faster and more reliable diagnostics" is the title of the presentation by Alexander Telle, Managing Director of the German Acktar subsidiary ACM Coatings GmbH.

In his presentation "Automated measurement of small and micro optics in production", Dr. Wilfried Boeck of Trioptics will highlight the importance of economical and highly accurate production of small and micro optics used in a wide range of applications.

How the quality of surfaces can be controlled and the detection of anomalies with the help of artificial intelligence is the subject of a lecture by Markus Riedi, Managing Director of Opto GmbH, during the high-tech congress N-Tec Talks in Dornbirn.

Optical fibres are an essential part of the communication infrastructure of today and tomorrow. The traditional Swiss company Diamond SA is a pioneer in the development, manufacture and assembly of high-precision connectors for these optical fibers.

The fascinating properties of femtosecond lasers with their ultra-short pulses and their potential applications in science, medicine and industry are described by Dr. Sandra Stroj, research associate at the Research Center for Microtechnology at Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, in a presentation during the N-Tec Talks in Dornbirn.

Bernhard Nussbaumer, Director Business Development at the Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology (ACMIT), will be giving a presentation at the free high-tech congress N-Tec Talks, which is eagerly awaited by medical technology experts.

The CSEM is a globally recognized Swiss research and technology organization, which deals with microsystems, ultra-low-power integrated systems, photovoltaics and surface technology, among other things.

What can sustainable supply chains in medical technology look like in the future?

The network brings together industry and science from the fields of pharmaceuticals, medical technology, clinic & laboratory, life sciences and diagnostics in the Lake Constance region with the aim of supporting innovation and the transfer of knowledge

"Optical coating" and "precision manufacturing" are the main focuses of RhySearch, the research and innovation centre in Buchs. RhySearch will be an exhibitor at W3+ Rheintal 2020.

As the world's leading supplier of thin-film technology, Evatec AG develops and manufactures complete industrial production systems for core markets such as the electronics industry, semiconductor production, optoelectronics and photonics.

After the relaxation of the past weeks, the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley 23-24.09.2020 is ready to open the autumn trade fair season in the four-country region.

EPIC VIP CEO/CTO Breakfast at W3+ Fair is a traditional event hosted in cooperation with Fleet Events to stimulate networking among the EPIC member companies and invited company CEOs and CTOs.

With SwissOptic, the optical flagship from the Rhine Valley has again booked its stand at the W3+ Fair on 23-24.09.20 in Dornbirn.

The list of partners is filling up: IVAM, the Microtechnology Network, supports the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley 2020 as Silver Partner.

The long-standing partner of the W3+ Fair remains true to the innovative high-tech trade fair, even in challenging times, and sees the opportunity for its members: As silver partner of the event in Dornbirn (A), the industry association is also helping to shape the new accompanying congress, N-Tec Talks, and is providing top-class speakers.

New business opportunities after Corona: top presentations will be offered by the new, accompanying high-tech congress at the W3+ Fair Rheintal on 23 + 24 September 2020 in the Rhine Valley (D/A/CH/LI): The N-Tec Talks will be held under the motto "The day after Corona - prospects, opportunities and measures for the high-tech industry after the crisis".

SpectroNet becomes Bronze Partner of the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley 2020 - After Wetzlar, the cluster for international cooperation in the field of photonic metrology - SpetronNet - will now for the first time also become a Bronze Partner of the W3+ Fair in the Rhine Valley on 23 + 24 September 2020 in Dornbirn.

When the gates open on 23-24 September 2020 in Dornbirn, Austria, for the second edition of the W3+ Fair in the high-tech region of the Rhine Valley, EPIC will once again be a Gold Partner.

The W3+ Fair in Wetzlar was just one month ago - and the world has changed completely. But we remain optimistic!

With around 180 exhibitors and more than 2,800 trade visitors, W3+ 2020 was slightly up on the previous year. 

The five companies keba (formerly LTI), Pfeiffer Vacuum, Schunk, Zeiss and Brückmann Elektronik will be presenting themselves at the top-employer-pitch on the second day of the fair, the Student Day.

Among the highlights at dopa's booth at W3+

 Exhibitors welcome! We are happy to welcome our aperitif sponsor Swissphotonics.

Many thanks to the numerous sponsors of the W3+ Fair in Wetzlar/ Germany, who enrich the fair with ideas and new possibilities.

 The prestigious optics region from Germany presents itself with a joint stand at the high-tech fair W3+ Fair in Wetzlar/ Germany

This is where the high-tech sectors of optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics meet and get the solutions of tomorrow on the road. One booth is still available.

More than 25 top speakers are looking forward to the visitors of the N-Tec Talks, the new high-tech congress accompanying the innovative fair in Wetzlar Germany.

Many novelties at the W3+ Fair in Wetzlar: Janitza electronics GmbH is exhibiting several new developments at the interdisciplinary trade fair. These include the current version 7.4 of the GridVis® software, which has been enhanced with several new features and gives users full control in the areas of energy management, power quality and residual current monitoring.

Attention students: The second day of the fair is Student Day. Then the top employers in Wetzlar and the Central Hesse region will invite young engineers to 7-minute pitches: Renowned companies such as Carl Zeiss, Schunk, Pfeiffer Vacuum, Brückmann Elektronik and KEBA/ LTI Motion will be taking part.

Accompanying the #W3+Fair in Wetzlar, the IHK Lahn-Dill invites you to a one-day conference on the subject of "Collaborating Robots" (in German language).

Multiphoton Optics CEO Ruth Houbertz again assumes the function of the "Chair Technical Advisory Board" of the Innovation Area "3D Printing/ Additive Manufacturing" at the W3+ Fair in Wetzlar/ Germany 2020.

The new High-Tech Congress NTec Talks at the W3+ Fair in Wetzlar/ Germany on 26 + 27 February 2020 takes up current high-tech topics and bundles them.

The Asphericon Academy provides the latest findings on aspheres, freeform, manufacturing and metrology in two-hour workshops.

For the fourth time already IVAM, Microtechnology Network, is supporting the W3+ Fair as a silver partner.

The BME, the new silver partner of the W3+ Fair, has identified the cross-industry high-tech fair as an inspiring event for its members.

SpectroNet c/o Technology and Innovation Park Jena - new Bronze Partner of the W3+ Fair 26.+27.02.2020 in Wetzlar, Germany

Top-up-to-date knowledge on "Collaborative Robots" will be presented at the eponymous conference of the IHK Lahn-Dill on February 26, 2020 in Wetzlar.

First advisory board meeting in Dornbirn after the premiere of the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley.

W3+ Team! ...constantly in action.

Next year the W3+ Fair Wetzlar takes place on 26-27 February 2020 in Wetzlar for the 7th time!

We say thank you again to all exhibitors, partners and visitors who contributed to the success of the premiere in Dornbirn!

Save the date: The second W3+ Fair Rhine Valley takes place at 23 + 24 September 2020.

The High Tech Stage of the W3+ Rhine Valley was filled to capacity with a lecture on the importance

At the first W3+ Rhine Valley, exhibitor Matthias Wetzel Industriebeschriftungen GmbH presents a world first.

The premiere of the trade fair in Dornbirn began with a welcoming address by politicians and the business community.

The exhibition stands are already standing, now we are putting the finishing touches to the small details, then everything is ready.

We are looking forward to a regular exhibitor at the new W3+ Fair Rhine Valley

Next week the W3+ Fair starts in the Rhine Valley. Also present: APM Technica from Heerbrugg, Switzerland. 

Top up-to-date know-how from experts in the future industries of optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics will be on display at the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley in Dornbirn (D/A/CH/LI) on 18-19 September 2019.

Not only suppliers from the quadrangle use the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley to present themselves.

The joint stand from the Jena optics region brings a lot of news to the W3+ Fair in Dornbirn.

We are looking forward to the first W3+ Fair Rhine Valley in Dornbirn, which starts on September 18th in Dornbirn.

Visitors of the W3+ Fair Rhine Valley have the opportunity to get to know companies from the top ten high-tech region, for example Vario-Optics.

W3+ Fair at the EPIC World Photonics Technology Summit in Berlin.

Rhine Valley, 29.08.2019

We are pleased about our W3+ Fair exhibitor Swarotec. The company, a division of Swarovski Optik, develops and manufactures customer-specific system solutions for industrial applications.

Expertise 2GO offers the asphericon Academy with its workshops on optical design, manufacturing and metrology for applications with aspheres and free forms. 

Whether Optics Balzers, Swissoptic, Swarotec or WZW Optic AG: the exhibitors at the first W3+ Fair will be bringing along many technological innovations that are important for user industries such as aerospace, automotive and medical technology.

The exhibitors at W3+ Fair Rhine Valley 2019 bring interesting products and services with them: Among other things, Swissoptic will be presenting aspherical lenses at the fair that can be custom-made and contribute to making optical systems more powerful, lighter and more compact. 

How does additive manufacturing work and what advantages does it offer companies? Answers to these questions can be found, for example, by 1zu1 Prototypen GmbH.

The technology platform Photonics Austria supports the premiere of the W3+ Fair in the Rhine Valley.

Developers meet users: Will you be there when the high-tech sectors of optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics launch innovations of the future and agree projects at the W3+ Fair Rheintal (www.w3-fair.com) on September 18-19, 2019?

There was a lot of talking shop, inspiration and good drinks at the WZW Optic AG stand, where the W3+ Fair team had settled in Munich.