OPTATEC 2024 in Frankfurt A complete success for VIAOPTIC - Polymer Optics
The international trade fair for optical technologies, components, systems and production for the future was a complete success for VIAOPTIC! The response from visitors to the stand was overwhelming: Sebastian Godderidge and his sales team were able to make numerous contacts and convince visitors …
Visit by students from TU Darmstadt The prospects of students as the skilled workers of tomorrow...
At the beginning of February, we welcomed 26 students, doctoral candidates and employees from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technical University of Darmstadt to Leitz Park Wetzlar. Colleagues from Viaoptic GmbH and Leica Camera AG joined forces to …
Saying goodbye to an institution After more than 50 years, Volkmar Groß is retiring...
Just a quarter of all employees remain loyal to a company throughout their entire working life. It is therefore extraordinary when an employee goes into well-deserved retirement after almost fifty years at the company where they started their training. After more than 50 years with the company, …
Donation instead of gifts VIAOPTIC supports Die Tafel Wetzlar and Ein Dollar Brille e.V.
Once again this year, we decided to make a donation to two charitable organisations instead of giving gifts. We were able to transfer EUR 1,000.00 each to TAFEL Wetzlar and the EinDollarBrille association and are delighted to be able to make a contribution to helping people affected by poverty in …
We are growing at the Leitz-Park location! Our building extension is taking shape
Our extension is taking shape and will enable us to expand our capacity by around 60% on 3,450 square metres of floor space. The new space will mainly be used by our toolmaking and administration departments from 2024. The warehouse will also be modernised and expanded. Newly acquired orders and …
A success story at Leitz Park Wetzlar we celebrate 20 years of VIAOPTIC
This year, VIAOPTIC GmbH looks back on 20 years of company history. The company celebrated the occasion with an anniversary event for around 160 employees, which was also attended by the company advisory board and its chairman, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann. The managing directors Bernhard Willnauer and Uwe …
13. Wetzlarer Herbsttagung Exclusive company tour at VIAOPTIC
As part of the 13th Wetzlar Herbsttagung of Photonics Hub GmbH. VIAOPTIC provided the opportunity for a an exclusive company tour. 32 attendees were given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the production of high-precision polymer optics and plastic optical components for light guidance. This …
Run for charity VIAOPTIC took part at the 22nd Wetzlar Brückenlauf
Run for charity. For the 22nd time, the Wetzlar Brückenlauf on September 1, 2023, once again attracted numerous runners from schools, associations and companies in the city of Wetzlar and Mittelhessen region. As always, a social aspect was the focus of the event: The entry fees of the companies in …
25-27 September 2023 ISAL - International Symposium on Automotive Lighting
We will be joining the ISAL Symposium - International Symposium on Automotive Lighting conference in Darmstadt, Germany ; September 25-27, 2023. The International Symposium on Automotive Lighting – or ISAL for short – encourages the exchange between lighting engineers, road safety experts and …
A half-century of commitment and loyality: 50th anniversary
Volkmar Groß began his apprenticeship as a toolmaker at Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH, a predecessor of today's VIAOPTIC, on August 1, 1973, when he was 14 years old. "I was already interested in math and handicraft lessons during school, so I applied." At that time, the hiring process took place in the …
