Havuja took part in the EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for AR, hosted by EssilorLuxottica in Milan on 13–14 October 2026. The theme, “the Tipping Point”, described the moment the industry is in: AR smart glasses are moving from prototypes toward consumer volumes.
The two days brought together companies across the AR value chain, from waveguide and display makers to optics manufacturers and equipment suppliers. The program featured presentations from industry leaders including Meta, Google, Applied Materials, SCHOTT and Sony. Alongside the talks, we held a full schedule of 1:1 meetings with potential customers and partners.
Our main takeaway: the AR ecosystem is strong, and the smart glasses market is clearly approaching its growth phase. Several companies are already shipping products to consumers, and more are close behind. Our conversations with leading players across the industry also confirmed a real gap: optical testing for mass production. Measuring every unit accurately, at line speed and with lab-level repeatability, is still largely unsolved, and that’s where Havuja can contribute.
Havuja builds functional optical test and calibration systems for waveguides, metalenses and other nano-optics, designed to scale from R&D samples to full production.
Thank you to EPIC and EssilorLuxottica for hosting, and to everyone we met in Milan. We look forward to continuing the conversations.
Read more about the event: EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for AR at EssilorLuxottica
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