Scientists have published the results of a research project which found that a laser technique enables the printing of 3D metal structures made from pure gold
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06 December 2018
Two Horizon 2020 projects are set to begin at the start of 2019 that will see the development of two new ultrafast laser systems
05 December 2018
The results of a three-year and approximately $3.4 million collaborative research project have concluded that it is now possible to integrate additive manufacturing (AM) into automotive mass production
30 November 2018
A new €1.99 million EU-funded research project is aiming to produce complete laser systems using 3D printing
07 November 2018
IPG Photonics has announced that it will acquire Genesis Systems Group (Genesis), an integrator of robotic welding and automation solutions
07 November 2018
NASA optical physicists are exploring the use of femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments.
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12 December 2018
Stephen Dyson, special operations manager at Protolabs, on how direct metal laser sintering is evolving to become an important additive manufacturing tool
18 September 2018
Dr Joachim Döhner, vice president of Kuka’s battery business unit and chairman of the board for VDMA Battery Production, argues that laser welding is the most effective way of making electrical contacts in batteries
16 September 2018
Following a presentation at Lasys, Philipp Götze, at Fraunhofer IWS, outlines a new procedure of bonding metal to plastics
14 September 2018
Matthias Möllenhoff, product manager for EHLA at Hornet Laser Cladding, discusses the benefits of the EHLA high-speed cladding technology, and how it is gaining traction in China
Features
10 September 2018
Moving to very high power lasers for welding metals, like aluminium in car production, has some big benefits, as Greg Blackman finds out
10 September 2018
Matthew Dale explores some of the latest technology for manipulating and measuring the beam, including a multi-spot optical module for laser brazing and a contactless beam analysis device
19 July 2018
Driven by sheet metal processing, system and fibre vendors are combining beams with high reliability, finds Andy Extance
30 May 2018
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future
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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
Stefan Heczko has been appointed managing director of laser marking and engraving firm Foba
SPI Lasers has increased its footprint in China with the opening of a new sales, service and applications centre in Shenzhen in Southern China
Scanlab has added more materials-processing power control capabilities to its XL Scan solution for simultaneously controlling scan heads and XY stages
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a dot forming technology that realises high-precision shaping by combining laser, CNC and CAM technologies in 3D printers
II‐VI has introduced its HIGHmotion 2D advanced remote processing head for battery laser welding
II‐VI has announced the introduction of its next-generation 12 kW BIMO-FSC laser cutting head with extended materials processing capabilities
Spectrum Technologies has introduced its latest laser-based wire marking and stripping systems
Edmund Optics has introduced its new Techspec λ/10 Laser Line Coated Windows. Laser line windows are ideal for protecting sensitive optical and electronic components in high power laser applications.