Please note, preferably register only one person per company for best possible networking.
Laser micromachining includes all the laser processes used in the machining of very fine and/or small structures. A micrometer-scale precision and accuracy are required in order to obtain the desired structures and ensure its functionality. The applications are in all possible materials: metals, semiconductors, glass, polymers…
In the last years, we have seen an impressive increase in the number of industries and applications for laser micromachining. The end-users have more and more demanding requirements in terms of throughput and precision. So, new developments in the laser sources and the other components of the workstations are needed: ultra-short-pulsed lasers, mid-IR wavelengths, scanners, robots and movement stages, software, integration… Process monitoring is gaining importance to control the laser process in-line and ensure the quality of the parts produced. We invite the whole supply chain to present the new developments in laser micromachining, discuss the needs of the system integrators and end-users and find who photonics can help to overcome the remaining challenges.
24 September, 2024, Tuesday
Optional agenda:
19:00 – 22:00 Pre-dinner @ restaurant Adelia, located at the Artis Centrum Hotel (address: Totorių str. 23, 01120 Vilnius), one of the recommended hotels
25 September, 2024, Wednesday
Optional agenda:
6:30 – 7:30 EPIC Members Run
Meeting point: Near Mindaugas bridge, Olimpieciu str. 1.
8:30 – 9:00 Transfer to first company visit
9:00 – 10:00 Company visit: OPTOMAN
10:00 – 10:30 Transfer to second company visit
10:30 – 11:30 Company visit: Workshop of Photonics
11:30 – 12:00 Transfer to conference venue
Registration for the event does not guarantee you a place at the companies visits. You need to register separately. Number of people for the companies visits are limited.
Main agenda:
11:15 Departure by the bus transfer from Cathedral Square to the conference venue
12:00 – 13:00 Registration and lunch @ FTMC – Center of Physical Sciences and Technology, ground floor conference room A101 (address: Sauletekio avenue 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania)
13:00 – 13:05 Welcoming words by EPIC – Antonio Castelo, Technology Manager
13:05 – 13:30 Welcoming Words and Intro Presentation by LIGHT CONVERSION – From UV to NIR: New Areas for Ultrashort Pulse Processing – Martynas Barkauskas, CEO (Lithuania)
13:30 – 15:15 SESSION 1: Laser cutting, drilling and dicing
15:15 – 16:00 Networking coffee break
16:00 – 18:00 SESSION 2: Surface texturing, activation and laser annealing
18:00 Departure by the bus transfer to the dinner place
18:45 – 22:30 Dinner @ Grey restaurant, 2nd floor (address: Pilies str. 2, 01124 Vilnius)
22:30 Walk to the recommended hotels
26 September, 2024, Thursday
07:30 Departure by the bus transfer from from Cathedral Square to the conference venue
08:15 – 08:40 Morning coffee @ FTMC
08:45 – 09:00 Recap by EPIC
09:00 – 09:30 KEYNOTE: FTMC – Center for Physical Sciences and Technology – Work at FTMC and Status of the Laser Community in Lithuania – Gediminas Račiukaitis, Head of Department of Laser Technologies (Lithuania)
09:30 – 10:45 SESSION 3: Microprocessing related components and technologies
10:45 – 11:30 Networking coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 4: Laser micro-welding and Additive/Substractive Manufacturing
Agenda in preparation, interested speakers can contact us with their proposals
13:00 – 13:45 Networking lunch
13:45 – 14:00 Bus transfer to Light Conversion
14:00 – 15:30 Companies visits: Light Conversion and EKSMA Optics.Registering for the event does not guarantee you a spot for the company visits. After registering, you will need to receive separate confirmation for these visits. Please note that spaces for the company visits are limited.
16:00 Departure by the bus transfer to Vilnius airport
16:00 Departure by the bus transfer to Cathedral Square / city center
The bus transfers will be organized from Cathedral Square. There are two recommended hotels close by:
Artis Centrum Hotels (address: Totorių str. 23 I LT 01120 Vilnius). With the code EPIC you can get special prices by emailing to: reservtions.artis@centrumhotels.com. 85 eur / night / single room including breakfast.
Amberton Cathedral Square Hotel Vilnius (address: L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus g. 1, 01122 Vilnius). You will get 15% discount form the best price when booking your room via https://booking.ericsoft.com/BookingEngine/Book?idh=69F5C75BEB273610&conv=EPIC2024 using the code EPIC2024.
You can also book any other accommodation within a walking distance from Cathedral Square in case you can come for the bus transfers.
Use the airport taxi or Uber to reach the hotel upon your arrival.