Asia’s leading laser, optics, photonics and machine vision industry event, LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA & Vision China (Shanghai) 2014, opened again at Shanghai New International Expo Center on March 18 -20. A total of 628 exhibitors from 22 countries attended the exhibition on a historical area of 34,500 square meters, a 20% increase over last year! The 3-day trade show attracted 37,272 professional visitors and buyers. The PHOTONICS CONGRESS CHINA and Machine Vision Technology & Application Conference discussed latest research and development in laser processing, Nano Technology, additive manufacturing and 3D printing, advanced laser sources and applications, optical imaging and testing, infrared imaging technology, laser security and laser beam analysis, optomechanical design, optical processing, application of machine vision in printing & packaging and other topics. 2,122 experts and researchers joined in to discuss.