Optatec Press Area
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Press Dates
Tuesday, 05. May 2026 |
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| 10:30 to 10:50 Clock Photonics Talks stage |
I-Photonics "Unlocking the Potential of Infrared Optics with Advanced Coating Processes" |
Calendar appointment My day at the fair |
Tuesday, 05. May 2026 |
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| 10:45 to 11:00 Clock Forum, hall 3.0, booth 625 |
P.E. Schall GmbH & Co.KG TRADE FAIR - OPENING Optatec 2026 |
Calendar appointment My day at the fair |
Press releases
Optatec 2026 is Ready for Take-Off!
Top innovations for the future, exclusive expert discussions and an outstanding platform for excellence in photonics: the 17th Optatec international…
Top Innovations for the Future at Optatec 2026
An international expert audience will gather for the 17th Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems at its…
Photonics Talks 2026: Specialist presentations and discussions on key topics in photonics – Booth 419
Photonics is a key technology that drives innovation in areas such as industry, security, semiconductor manufacturing, mobility, medicine and life…
Award Ceremony of the Photonics Frontiers Award @ Optatec 2026 | 6th May | 3:30 p.m. | Exhibitor Forum, Booth 625
On 6th May 2026, the prestigious PHOTONICS FRONTIERS AWARD 2026 will be presented at Optatec 2026 – an award that honours application-oriented…
Technology Park: “Training and Research – Study Photonics” – Hall 3.0., Booth 622
Optatec 2026 presents leading photonics master’s degree programmes from HessenPhotonics is the technical mastery and exploitation of light. In…
Optics and Photonics Fans Meet at Optatec 2026
Preparations for the exclusive optotechnology industry meet are now running at full bore: Trade fair promoters P. E. Schall extend their invitation…
Photonics Talks at Optatec 2026 Bring Pioneers and Experts Together
The next Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems will once again bring together large numbers of optics…
17th Optatec in Frankfurt Serves as Hub for Light Science Experts Again in 2026
Fabian Krüger, Project Manager Optatec, P. E.Schall GmbH & Co.KG, Matthew Peach, Managing Director at Original Content Ltd., Robert Fisher, Head…
Photonics – Enabler for Sustainability and Quantum Technology
Quantum Year 2025 was launched in Berlin in mid-January 2025 – an important step for Germany as an innovation hub. The German Physics Society has…
Excellent! Technological highlights from Optatec 2024
The international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems once again had a wealth of innovations and exciting developments to…
Optatec 2024: Inspiring, Highly Specialised and International
Photonics experts celebrated the 16th Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems from the 14th through the…
Optatec 2024 – Trade fair films “Statements & Scenes”
Welcome to the 16th Optatec, the international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems, in Frankfurt am Main, in the heart of…
Highlight Optatec: Festival of light with great internationality
From May 14th to 16th, 2024, the optotechnology specialists will celebrate the 16th Optatec, the international trade fair for optical technologies,…
Optatec 2024: World-Class, Highly Specialised and Ready to Go!
Experts involved in research into light will meet at the traditional trade fair venue in Frankfurt at the 16th Optatec international trade fair for…
“Optatec in focus” – the official trade fair magazine of Optatec 2026 – download it here!
We are pleased to provide you today with the official exhibitor guide for Optatec 2026 in digital format, once again developed in close cooperation…
Optatec 2024 – Meeting Place for Light Aficionados
Roughly two months remain until the 16th Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems. All experts involved in…
Experts in the Field of Optotechnology Look Forward to Optatec 2024 as an Industry Highlight
Preparation for the highly specialised top event for everyone involved in the exploration of light is running at full bore: the 16th Optatec…
Optics Fans Meet at the 16th Optatec in Frankfurt
The highly exclusive optotechnology industry meet is now in preparation: P. E. Schall trade fair promoters extend their invitation to the 16th…
16th Optatec: Exclusive Optotechnology Industry Meet Now in Preparation
The 16th Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems extends its invitation to the customary trade fair venue…
The Start-up Area – for Cutting-Edge Networking
Innumerable start-ups have established themselves in recent years who are revolutionising future optical technologies, components and systems with…
Fast, flexible and precise aspherical measurement technology
Zygo Ametek @ Optatec 2022! Manufacturing advanced optical metrology systems and ultra-precise optical components and assemblies is…
Photonics Applications for Quantum Imaging, Quantum Computing and more
Hamamatsu Corporation @ Optatec 2022! The company’s philosophy is: “We explore light and use our discoveries to develop…
Optatec 2022 – a Highly Successful Relaunch!
The Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems experienced an outstanding relaunch in Frankfurt from the 18th…
Many thanks for the excellent restart of Optatec in 2022!
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Optatec 2022 – Statements & Scenes day 2
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Optatec 2022 – Statements & Scenes day 1
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The time has come: the 15th Optatec is ready for take-off.
The 15th Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems is ready for take-off and will welcome expert visitors in…
Up-to-Date Knowledge Transfer at the 15th Optatec in 2022
The Optatec international trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems will open its doors at its usual venue in Frankfurt from the…
Exhibitor Forum as Optatec Highlight
The exhibitor forum at Optatec has been conceived as a communication platform for supplementary information concerning the participating companies,…
60 years of Schall – 15 years of Optatec – with exhibitor Satisloh
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Topics of the future at Optatec 2022
The players in the optical industry are preparing for the trade fair autumn of 2022. From October 18 to 20, Optatec – International Trade Fair…
Postponement Optatec to 10/2022
Due to the Europe-wide postponement of trade fair events, Optatec 2022 will again be affected. After Laser In Munich was postponed to the even year,…
A spirit of optimism for future technologies at Optatec 2018
Innovative industry meeting for optical technologiesOptatec – International Trade Fair for Optical Technologies, Components and Systems scored…
Trade fair films from Optatec 2018!
Many thanks to all exhibitors and trade visitors for the successful 14th Optatec at Messe Frankfurt! Every day we published here trade fair films…
Optical technologies are booming
Optatec shows innovative application possibilitiesWhether in the solar industry, industrial image processing, laboratory technology or…
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