That is ~200 players from industry & research, broadly positioned, excellently connected & internationally renowned. optonet has been surveying the industry – scientifically supported by Jena University – biennially since 2001 . For the 11th edition of the survey, the respondents answered more enthusiastically than ever before.
[…and of course, corona plays a role.]
In record time, more than 100 players in Thuringia’s photonics sector answered our questions about their business situation, sales, employment and technology trends. From now on, we will air one of the top insights every week – to show what the high-tech industry has in store for the future.
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After a year of crisis and under the ongoing constraints of the pandemic, we were particularly eager to hear about the current business situation in Thuringia’s photonics industry.
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After many boom years, the signs at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 were pointing more to a downturn. The automotive industry and mechanical engineering – important sales markets for photonics – were in trouble. In this phase, the Corona crisis began and brought even more uncertainty.
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More than 90% of the people interviewed consider climate change to be one of the most important challenges of our time. Although ESG – Environmental Social Governance – is not yet a familiar term for all respondents – the topics of sustainability, climate neutrality and uniform standards definitely play an important role in corporate governance in photonics.
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Has Corona shaken up the photonics job market? What about the supply of skilled workers after years of shortages? And which specialists are needed urgently?
Despite Corona crisis, the demand for skilled workers in Thuringia’s photonics industry remains unbroken.
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More than 500 vacancies, but a shortage of skilled workers, engineers and physicists. How are OptoNet companies responding to the challenges and what strategies do they have to find and retain good staff?
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As a high-tech industry, photonics is extremely research-intensive. R&D drives growth – regardless of the size of the company.
As a result, numerous companies maintain technological leadership with their products or at least see themselves in the top group.
In this context, support programs from the EU, the federal government and the state are welcomed by 75% of the companies.
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