Bradley McBain, managing director of MBA Engineering, explains how the refurbishment of cutting heads can provide an economical alternative to buying replacement parts
Editor's picks
Professor Dr Reinhart Poprawe, director of Fraunhofer ILT, has announced that he will retire this autumn. Here we take a closer look at his extensive career, and the impact he has had on the world of laser technology
A 15-month project has been launched that will combine laser processing technology with robotics to enable the manufacture of large-scale, high-end aerospace parts
News
Brose and IPG to develop in-line weld measurement technology for manufacturing automotive seat rails
20 August 2019
Automotive supplier Brose will collaborate with IPG Photonics to develop the first direct weld measurement technology for the manufacturie of automotive seat rails
13 August 2019
Ekspla and Light Conversion have developed an ultrafast laser system that they say could potentially be used to accelerate the radioactive decay of nuclear waste from tens of thousands of years to months, hours or even seconds
12 August 2019
A 15-month project has been launched that will combine laser processing technology with robotics to enable the manufacture of large-scale, high-end aerospace parts
12 August 2019
Coherent's revenues drop 30 per cent year-on-year, while IPG’s decrease by 12 per cent
XRD can be used to detect residual stresses in materials. (Image: LPT Technologies)
18 July 2019
The firm will use XRD to perform in-house measurements of compressive residual stress in metals, enabling it to develop laser peening prescriptions for customer needs more quickly and accurately
Building a rectangular block of 316L stainless steel with LPBF and then annealing it with a diode laser. (Image: LLNL)
18 July 2019
The new technique resulted in the reduction of effective residual stress in metal 3D-printed test parts by 90 per cent
16 July 2019
GFT Technologies has acquired the portfolio and workforce of Trumpf subsidiary Axoom, a software company based in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Analysis & opinion
21 August 2019
Christopher Ryder, of MKS Instruments’ ESI products group, describes how CO2 lasers can be used to address the new material challenges being faced in the manufacture of 5G technologies
21 August 2019
Jean-Michel Pelaprat, co-founder of Nuburu, discusses the benefits of materials processing using emerging blue diode lasers of increasing brightness
21 August 2019
Bradley McBain, managing director of MBA Engineering, explains how the refurbishment of cutting heads can provide an economical alternative to buying replacement parts
31 July 2019
Matthew Dale reports on the International Laser Marketplace that took place at the Laser World of Photonics this year
31 May 2019
Dr Arnold Gillner, of Fraunhofer ILT, discusses the growing application range of ultrashort pulse lasers in industrial manufacturing
31 May 2019
Proper extraction system maintenance and design is vital, says BOFA International’s Joshua Evans, to reduce fire and explosion risks associated with laser metal processing
31 May 2019
Paul Harrison, chief engineer for product applications at SPI Lasers, describes a new mode of operation for fibre lasers that enables beam quality to be varied on demand
Features
21 August 2019
Professor Dr Reinhart Poprawe, director of Fraunhofer ILT, has announced that he will retire this autumn. Here we take a closer look at his extensive career, and the impact he has had on the world of laser technology
31 May 2019
Greg Blackman discovers that new beam shaping technology is speeding up and improving the quality of thick plate laser cutting
31 May 2019
Tim Gillett investigates the process of laser machining composite materials for the aerospace industry
31 May 2019
Matthew Dale explores the range of laser solutions available for copper processing applications in e-mobility
Application focus
Proper extraction system maintenance and design is vital, says BOFA International’s Joshua Evans, to reduce fire and explosion risks associated with laser metal processing
New regulations dictate that certain medical devices must be marked with a unique device identification code. Here we explore how different laser technologies can be used to produce these markings
A look at some of the industrial laser technology on display at Photonics West
A selection of laser technology for micromachining applications, including drilling, cutting, structuring and scribing.
Applied technology for laser material processing, with a focus on what was shown at Lasys from 5 to 7 June in Stuttgart, Germany
Press Releases
MKS Instruments has introduced the latest version of its Spectra-Physics IceFyre ultrashort pulse laser
The Welding Institute is pleased to announce Dave Holmes as the new president
Eurolaser is one of the winners of this year's TOP 100 innovation competition
Laser safety firm Lasermet has announced that it has been selected as the supplier of the new laser safety enclosures to be used by Jaguar Land Rover, as part of the firm's UK investment in manufacturing new vehicles.
Luxinar has established new, and strengthened existing, overseas offices and technical support since it became an independent company in 2018. Luxinar now has regional offices in Germany, Italy, China and South Korea. As such, the aftersales organisation has been restructured to further strengthen and align the aftersales support activities within the business as a whole.
Bofa International, a provider of fume and dust extraction solutions, has unveiled fire mitigation technology designed to protect growing investment in high temperature fibre laser systems.
The recently rebranded global leader in laser technology Luxinar, previously Rofin-Sinar UK, will be exhibiting a selection of its SR series and OEM series sealed CO2 laser sources, from its expanding portfolio, on stand 3A05 at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels, between 24-27 September 2019.
