20 March 2025 / 10:00 - 11:30 CET
EPIC TechWatch at W3+Fair
Wetzlar, Germany

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Join us in this EPIC Tech Watch during the W3+ Fair in Wetzlar, where selected EPIC members will participate, sharing their knowledge and experience. A unique environment to discuss cutting-edge technology and market trends, and debate on the needs from the user perspective.

The presentations will take place on 20 March morning, at W3+ Wetzlar trade fair. This Tech Watch is free of charge for those who have W3 + Fair tickets, which you can get on the W3 website or ask us to provide.

Contact Lidia Briquets if you would need more information: lidia.briquets@epic-photonics.com

Agenda

10:00 – 10:10 Welcoming words by Lidia Briquets, Program Manager at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium

10:10 – 10:20 Delta Optical Thin Film –PARMS (Plasma Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputtering) – Enabled Breakthroughs in Advanced Optical Filter Design – Oliver Pust, Sales Director (Denmark)
10:20 – 10:30 Imagine Optic – Optical Metrology, Wavefront Sensing and Adaptive Optics at Imagine OpticDiego Ormaechea, Technical Sales Engineer
10:30 – 10:40 MachinixDesign to Market: Fast & Flexible Optomechanics via a Smart Supply Chain – Maor Turgemann, Co-Founder & Co-CEO
10:40 – 10:50 MPS Micro Precision Systems1µm positioning repeatability within 8ms – Eugen Bärwald, Business Development Europe
10:50 – 11:00 OptoSigmaFlexible Fiber Array Alignment System – Easily Adaptable for Custom Applications – Axel Haunholter, Chief Operating Officer (Germany)

11:00 – 11:15 Closing remarks by Lidia Briquets, Program Manager at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium

Venue

en-tech.Stage, Buderus Arena Wetzlar (Wolfgang-Kühle-Straße 1, 35576 Wetzlar)

Speakers

Oliver Pust (Sales Director) has a background as mechanical engineer and earned his doctoral degree within the field of laser optical flow measurement techniques. He has long-term experience in working together with international OEM customers and partners in B2B sales of high-tech opto-electronics components and modules for a broad range of applications such as medical diagnostics, spectroscopy, microscopy, semiconductor, and gas analysis. He joined Delta Optical Thin Film A/S in 2011.

Axel Haunholter (Chief Operating Officer) is Chief Operating Officer at OptoSigma, serving customers in Northern Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic with tailored optics, optomechanics, and photonics solutions. With experience at Laser 2000 and a background in optical coatings and neutron optics, Axel combines technical expertise with a strong customer focus to deliver high-quality photonics solutions.

Chief Operating Officer at OptoSigma
Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Machinix

Diego Ormaechea (Technical Sales Engineer) studied engineering and physics before obtaining a Master’s degree in optics/photonics from Sorbonne University in 2021. Following this, he joined Imagine Optic in 2022 to contribute to new product development. Over the last three years, Diego has become a technical expert on the company’s products through extensive measurements and tests at customer sites. In January 2025, his role expanded to include business development in Central Europe.

Technical Sales Engineer at Imagine Optic

Eugen Bärwald (Business Development Europe) has a mechanical engineering background. He has worked for over a decade in the high precision bearing applications. Eugen has been working at MPS Microsystems since November 2020 and is responsible for the business development in Europe. He is curious about optical technologies and enjoys looking for new applications where MPS can provide added value to the industry like precise miniaturized zoom mechanism or fibre positioning x-y stages.

Business Development Europe at MPS Micro Precision Systems
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