Program of the 9th International Laser Marketplace

Date: June 17th 2009
Venue: International Congress Munich
 

Conference Chair

Dr. Arnold Mayer, Optech Consulting
Dr. Andreas Thoss, LaserTechnik Journal

Program

9:00 – 9:25
Global Laser Market - Challenges for a Public Company
Günther Braun, CEO, Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Hamburg, Germany

9:25 – 9:50
Worldwide and North American Laser Markets
David Belforte, President, Belforte Associates, Sturbridge, MA, USA

9:50 – 10:15
Industrial Laser Markets and Technologies in Japan: Status and Trends
Dr. Kunihiko Washio, President, Paradigm Laser Research, Machida, Japan

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:10
Fiber Lasers in China: Technologies and Markets
Dr. Yan Da-Peng, General Manager, Wuhan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies, Wuhan, China
 
11:10 – 11:35
Flat Sheet and Tube Cutting with Fiber Lasers: Results after Four Years of Experience
Enrico Fralosso, Marketing Manager, Cy Laser, Schio, Vicenza, Italy

11:35 –12:00
Tailored Lasers for Thin Film Applications
Dr. Keming Du, General Manager, EdgeWave, Wuerselen, Germany
 
12:00 – 13:15 Buffet Lunch

13:15 – 13:40
Versatile Tools: Sealed CO2 and Diode Lasers
Dr. Stuart Woods, Director of Marketing, Coherent UK, Kings Somborne, United Kingdom
 
13:40 – 14:05
Laser Solar Cell Processing: New Technologies and Economic Prospects
Dr. Andreas Grohe, Head of Laser and PVD Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany

14:05 – 14:30
Economic Downturn and Beyond: Global and European Laser Markets
Dr. Arnold Mayer, President, Optech Consulting, Taegerwilen, Switzerland

14:30 End of Conference