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The association for the promotion of optics PROMOPTICA, is
bringing together the world of enterprise, the public sector and the
university.
PROMOPTICA was created in August 1985.
The optical revolution
The
optical revolution marks the origin of a new generation of
technological tools which have strongly influenced the end of the XXth
century. A great number of traditional methods are now replaced by
optical techniques. The future of many companies will depend on the
exploitation of these leading technologies. Modern optics and its
extension OPTOELECTRONICS (OPTRONICS or PHOTONICS) is, through its
applications, the centre of capital strategic stakes in worldwide
competition between advanced companies. It has developed in three
directions:
LASER AND ITS APPLICATIONS
OPTICAL FIBRES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
VIZUALIZATION SYSTEMS AND DATA PROCESSING
The universal dimension of modern optics
The
above-mentioned applications can combine to particularly performing
OPTRONIC SYSTEMS. They may also be combined with other leading
technologies such as microelectronics or informatics. The resulting
efficiency increase can radically transform production methods in a
large number of industrial sectors such as biotechnology or robotics.
The technologies derived from modern optics allow nowadays a new and
systematic approach for complex problems. All our industries are
therefore potential users of these techniques. Belgium has very
competitive university laboratories and a potentially powerful
industrial structure at its disposal. However, the links between these
sectors were insufficient. PROMOPTICA is filling this gap for
OPTO-ELECTRONICS, a field in which our country is already very active.
Representation of Belgian optics abroad, through:
- Membership of European Optical Society, EUROM, SPIE and many similar national societies
- Establishing relationship with Commercial Attachés around the world and the Belgian Office of External Commerce
- Participation to business trips and exhibitions in Europe and overseas
Partnership:
Comité Belge d'Optique
Société Européenne d'Optique
Institut Belge de Régulation et d'Automatisme
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