Matthew Dale shares three interesting applications of laser technology that were presented at ILAS 2019 in Crewe, UK, in March
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Dr Jack Gabzdyl and Dr Ken Dzurko, of SPI Lasers, highlight the multiple applications that fibre lasers can be used for in the making of electric vehicles
News
16 April 2019
John Ambroseo has announced that he will retire as CEO of laser manufacturer Coherent by April 2021, after nearly 17 years in the position
11 April 2019
The global market for laser systems for materials processing reached a record volume of $19.8 billion, despite slowing market growth, a new report from Optech Consulting has revealed
11 April 2019
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has established a new business division, ‘Trumpf Photonic Components’, following its acquisition of Photonics GmbH from Philips
08 April 2019
UK fibre laser manufacturer SPI Lasers has achieved a mark in quality with Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status
04 April 2019
The Eureka Network in Photonics has announced its intention to fund international research and development projects with up to €2 million to produce industrial photonic technologies for advanced manufacturing
15 March 2019
Cranfield University in the UK has launched an MSc course on metal additive manufacturing
Analysis & opinion
10 April 2019
Matthew Dale shares three interesting applications of laser technology that were presented at ILAS 2019 in Crewe, UK, in March
14 March 2019
Professor Duncan Hand discusses the results of CIM-Laser, a collaboration between five UK universities that has supported the country’s uptake of laser-based manufacturing over the past five years
14 March 2019
Dr Stefan Kaierle shares how joining dissimilar materials with laser beam welding could be used to decrease the weight of ships and cars, leading to a reduction in their emissions
14 March 2019
Dr Dieter Schwarze and Bodo Haack, of SLM Solutions, discuss the importance and progression of standardisation in laser metal additive manufacturing
14 March 2019
Dr Daniel Arnaldo del Cerro, laser applications engineer at Oxford Lasers, describes how global energy consumption could be cut back through laser surface texturing to minimise the friction of moving mechanical components
14 March 2019
Paul Webster and Chris Galbraith, of IPG Photonics, report on the development of a new inline weld monitoring system based on technology from Laser Depth Dynamics
14 March 2019
Dr Rich Martukanitz, of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the University of Virginia, explains how a performance qualification protocol in traditional manufacturing can be adapted for AM
Features
07 March 2019
Greg Blackman speaks to Marco Reichle, at Reichle Technologiezentrum, on laser texturing injection moulds for vehicle makers – now a huge part of the firm’s business
07 January 2019
Keely Portway discovers some of the different ways advances in laser processing have been used to help improve aircraft efficiency
07 January 2019
Gemma Church investigates the explosion of cross-industry plastic welding techniques
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
Application focus
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
In the laser cutting market, it is common to assume that laser power is the dominant factor in determining throughput. And, when cutting straight lines in thick materials, especially at lower tolerances, higher power does deliver faster speed. However, there are many applications, especially cutting thinner materials at tighter tolerances, where very high power isn’t necessary, and may actually be a disadvantage.
Cathay Capital Private Equity, along with Mérieux Equity Partners, Bpifrance, and Auriga Partners, have announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of their stake in Amplitude Laser Group
OEM laser scan system manufacturer Scanlab is expanding its lineup of entry-level scan heads with the new basiCube 14
Evosys Laser GmbH presents the EVO 2800, the next generation laser welding machine for industrial production
The AL-ARM hand held laser system from ALPHALASER enables quick and easy repairs on vehicle body-in-white defects
Companies from the tool, pattern and mould making industry will be heading to Stuttgart from 21-24 May for the international Moulding Expo trade fair - and Trumpf will be on hand to show them how to make the most of 3D printing.
Eurolaser will be presenting the M-800 laser system in combination with additional components at Ligna in Hanover from 27 – 31 May 2019 in Hall 13 at Stand E02
White papers
Events
Vilnius, Lithuania
07 July 2019 to 12 July 2019