Manufacturing Industry 4.0

2 April, 2026

360 CARLA Experience Lausanne/Geneva

Swissphotonics is delighted to invite you to the upcoming 360 CARLA Experience in the company Synova SA in Duillier (Geneva/Lausanne region), in the framework of the Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 vertical!

When: 2 April 2026 | 09:00 – 14:30 (CET Time)

Where: Synova SA, Rte de Genolier 13, 1266 Duillier (Vaud, Switzerland)

Registrations: via this link before March 30th at noon. The event is free, but spots are limited to 10 participants and allocated based on motivation.

The event will be held in English and lunch will be provided to the participants at Synova.

Synova is a spinoff company from EPFL established in 1997. Synova manufactures advanced laser cutting systems that incorporate its proprietary water jet guided laser technology (Laser MicroJet®) in a true industrial CNC platform. By combining the power of a laser with the cooling and guiding benefits of a water jet, Synova enables manufacturers to achieve superior processing quality, to maximize efficiency, and to maintain a competitive advantage. Synova is an exciting company with over 100 employees in different countries. Their unique technology allows them to cut a large variety of materials and is e.g. the best one to cut diamonds while loosing as little material as possible.

The programme of this 360 CARLA Experience will give you an excellent overview of Synova and their technology including hands-on experience and will allow to better understand the every life in a highly innovative high-tech photonics company.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain hands-on experience and discover how cutting-edge photonics technologies are advancing Manufacturing and Industry 4.0!

Find the program of the experience below.

Hour Subject Speaker(s)
9:00 – 10:00 Welcome to Synova, Tour and company presentation Bernold Richerzhagen
10:00 – 10:30 The heart of our technology Grégoire Laporte
10:30 – 11:00 Where does the LMJ shine? Marc Veyrat
11:00 – 12:00 Why Synova stands out? Olivier Lafon
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch with Bernold
13:00 – 13:30 Application in action Piero Tranchida
13:30 – 14:10 Working in a photonics company in Switzerland or in Europe Pierre-Yves Fonjallaz
14:10 – 14:30 Working at an SME Gregoire Laporte
14:30 End of the programme