OTF Studio Workshop
11.06.2025-13.06.2025, WETZLAR, Germany

OTF Studio Workshop organized by OTF Studio GmbH and Langbein Kolb Consulting is an excellent chance to get insights into the main principles of the OTF Studio Thin Film Software software and get hands-on experience with the software.

Location: Leica Welt, Am Leitz-Park 6, 35578 Wetzlar is located right in Leitz Park, one of Wetzlar’s most famed attractions. The location provides easy access to the many sides of this vibrant destination. You can see the history of the compact camera at the Ernst Leitz Museum at Leitz Park and stroll through the historic old town of Wetzlar (less than 3 km distance) to experience the centuries-old magic of the city, and along the Lahn River.

Important:

• Please bring your laptops with you. The software should be either installed in advance or you need to have administrative permission to install the software before the workshop starts.
• Accommodation is provided by the next door hotel "Vienna House by Wyndham Ernst Leitz Wetzlar", Am Leitz-Park 8, Wetzlar (https://www.hrg-hotels.com/viennahouse/ernst-leitz-wetzlar/). Please book the hotel room yourself by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. giving the reference: “Langbein Kolb Consulting” before 16.04.2025 (date set by hotel). The costs for the hotel room are not included in the course fee. They have to be paid directly by you at the hotel.
• REGISTRATION FORM

Who should attend:

The workshop is tailored for optical coatings engineers, scientists, students, PhD students, and technicians who are engaged in the design, characterization, monitoring, production, and development of optical thin films. No deep knowledge of mathematics or physics is required.

What will you learn:

• OTF Studio main principles, interface, design, characterization, reverse engineering, and monitoring algorithms
• Opportunities to harness OTF Studio and taReo in your real design-production environment.
• Multiple examples and demonstrations related to OTF Studio features and algorithms.

More:

• We are there to help with all your design, characterization, automatization, reverse engineering, and monitoring challenges.
• Your feedback and requests for new features are valuable to us, and we would be delighted to receive them.

Highlights: Our guest speakers: 

• Dr. Jörg Terhürne, Bte Bedampfungstechnik GmbH
• Mr. Ralph Schmittgens, Mr. Simon Kusmierz, Leica Camera AG

Take-home Materials:

Trial license in the case of interest; training materials (presentations, examples).

Last but not least: You can look forward to dinner, lunch, and coffee breaks, providing excellent opportunities to engage in discussions about potential collaborations with OTF Studio, share feature requests, and enjoy insightful conversations with fellow participants.

Local attractions:

• Leica Welt im Leitz-Park und Ernst Leitz Museum
• Old Lahn Bridge
• Scenic walks along the Lahn River

The Preliminary agenda is provided below, subject to potential modifications. Workshop flyer is here.