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Carry On The Spirit

Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG, takes a look at the forthcoming completion of the third construction phase in Leitz Park.

JLU Gießen

Förderung für Forschungsprojekt

Die Justus-Liebig-Universität erforscht und erprobt neue Verfahren im Bereich der optischen Beschichtungen – und bekommt dabei Unterstützung aus Europa: Wissenschaftsministerin Angela Dorn überreichte bei ihrem Antrittsbesuch in der Hochschule einen Förderbescheid über rund 959.000 Euro.

Leitz-Park

Seeing Is Believing

Photography has taught us to believe what we see. With the Leica Thambar-M 1:2,2/90, one is ready to renounce that belief. Ralf A. Niggemann took a stroll with the soft-focus lens in Leitz Park and brought back some incredible pictures.

Wetzlar Network

R&D International

The first R&D cooperation projects between the Czech ELI Beamlines Institute and two companies from the region will start in July. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the two projects with more than € 2 million.

City of Wetzlar

Wetzlar Cathedral

In this column of the W3+ magazine we feature very special sights and locations in Wetzlar. Here: the Wetzlar Cathedral.

VIAOPTIC

Growing in Growth Markets

VIAOPTIC GmbH is recognized as a specialist in plastic optics and systems. The company makes components for innovative technologies using injection molding techniques. And that’s not the only reason for the company’s success.

IDE

No Vibrations

Integrated Dynamics Engineering (IDE) has been a global leader in vibration isolation and environmental control for more than twenty-five years. The exact meaning of these terms is not obvious at first glance. But the deeper you go into the matter the bigger your eyes will get.

Hexagon Metrology

Michael Rosenbruch

In various branches and industries the foundations of Industry 4.0 are laid for the future. And Hexagon Metrology in Wetzlar is preceding with great strides.

Wetzlar Network & THM

Markus Degünther

In January, Prof. Dr. Markus Degünther assumed the endowed professorship for Optics and Optical Technologies at the University of Applied Sciences for Central Hessen (THM). In our interview he talks about visions, innovations, and possible cooperations.