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
Editor's picks
A new femtosecond laser capable of cutting and shaping ultra-high-strength boron steel a thousand times faster than existing technology is being developed for the automotive industry
The particular qualities of shark skin have inspired a German company using lasers to increase fuel efficiency in aircraft
News
17 June 2019
Rolls-Royce has chosen to work with metal additive manufacturing (AM) machines featuring four lasers operating simultaneously to enhance its AM capability
LIA anticipates more than 100 end-users and suppliers and more than 1,000 conference participants at ICALEO 2019
10 June 2019
ICALEO 2019 will feature four industry-specific conferences that will become the core focus of each day: aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, microelectronics, and automotive
06 June 2019
A robot-controlled laser processing head capable of performing cutting, welding and additive manufacturing is under development that will bring significant productivity and quality gains to sheet metal processing
03 June 2019
A group of engineers has developed a new laser welding process that can be used to create water-tight seals, even in difficult to weld materials such as die-cast aluminium
03 June 2019
An ongoing collaborative project is looking to drive the adoption of large-scale metal additive manufacturing
30 May 2019
A group of scientists are looking to send a lightweight laser system to the moon in order to melt moon dust and use it to create versatile structures via additive manufacturing
29 May 2019
A new femtosecond laser capable of cutting and shaping ultra-high-strength boron steel a thousand times faster than existing technology is being developed for the automotive industry
Analysis & opinion
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
31 May 2019
Ali Gökhan Demir, of the Politecnico di Milano, reports on the use of laser triangulation to address a significant challenge being faced by laser metal deposition users
30 May 2019
Luísa Coutinho, director of the European Welding Federation, explains why an evolving qualification system is pivotal to addressing new demands in industry
30 May 2019
Riccardo Tosi, senior research engineer at the MTC, identifies the barriers preventing future adoption of large-scale directed energy deposition in industry
10 April 2019
Matthew Dale shares three interesting applications of laser technology that were presented at ILAS 2019 in Crewe, UK, in March
Features
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
30 May 2019
Read the Summer 2019 issue of Laser Systems Europe online here
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
Trumpf is currently demonstrating how additive manufacturing can improve satellites and aircraft at the world’s largest aerospace industry exhibition, the Paris Air Show
EuroBLECH 2020, the 26th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, takes place from 27 – 30 October 2020 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany.
Bystronic is now serving the growing demand for laser cutting and bending solutions in South Africa with direct sales and service operations
II-VI Incorporated has unveiled its new BIMO-FSC-L, the first commercially available laser processing head with zoom optics optimized for state-of-the-art ring-shaped laser beams
In collaboration with NUM Taiwan, the Taiwanese laser machine manufacturer Legend Laser, Inc., has developed a unique multi-axis system for the precision cutting of thin sheet metal parts
Laser Lines now offers Datalogic’s Arex 400 range of fibre laser marking systems
The ExactWeld 230 P from Coherent enables particle-free high throughput welding of small to medium sized polymer parts
