Chinese photonics expo scheduled for March

Charles T. Troy, charles.troy@laurin.com

Laser World of Photonics China 2010, the country’s leading photonics exhibition, will be held March 16 to 18 at Shanghai New International Expo Center and will present the latest laser and photonics technology and applications. Held yearly since 2006, the show will feature more than 200 exhibitors on a floor space measuring 11,500 sq m. International companies, representing about half the exhibitors, will include Rofin, Trumpf, Coherent, Newport, Dilas, GSI Group, Physik Instrumente and IPG Laser. The event will be held in conjunction with a conference organized by Messe München International, with representatives from research institutes and industry associations, and with media partners from China and elsewhere.