Prof. Ludger Overmeyer, Executive Director of the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH), is this year’s chairperson of the Lasers in Manufacturing (LiM) conference. Since the conference takes place alongside the LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich, the Messe München has interviewed him. What the current trends in laser material processing are, and what this means especially for “Industry 4.0” can be found in the complete interview.