Liliana Caldero of the Laser Institute of America (LIA), describes how lasers could be used to produce graphene of a quality and quantity ready for use by consumers and businesses
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in the US have developed a chip-sized sensor that could be built into manufacturing systems in order to measure laser power in real time
Dave MacLellan, executive director of AILU, asks whether additive manufacturing is ready for wide-scale implementation in volume manufacturing
TWI (The Welding Institute), based in Cambridge, UK, is leading a new Horizon 2020 project to improve the efficiency and cost of aircraft manufacturing using the latest developments in laser welding
NLight has reported an almost 60 per cent year-over-year increase in Q2 industrial and microfabrication sales in China.
Mitsubishi Electric has announced the acquisition of ASTES4 SA, a Swiss developer of automated sorting solutions for sheet metal laser processing machines
Fraunhofer ILT is developing two new optical modules that will increase the speed of laser polishing, coating and surface structuring applications by a factor of 10 while reducing their cost by half
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
Following a presentation at Lasys, Philipp Götze, at Fraunhofer IWS, outlines a new procedure of bonding metal to plastics
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
Following a Lasys debut, Foba’s Faycal Benayad-Cherif describes how new vision-based mark alignment can eliminate the need for expensive part fixtures when laser marking
Moving to very high power lasers for welding metals, like aluminium in car production, has some big benefits, as Greg Blackman finds out
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
Driven by sheet metal processing, system and fibre vendors are combining beams with high reliability, finds Andy Extance
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future
Applied technology for laser material processing, with a focus on what was shown at Lasys from 5 to 7 June in Stuttgart, Germany
Laserax’s 200W laser is ideal for laser marking metal parts and laser cleaning applications such as tool, die and mould cleaning
Nineteen new trainees have begun their professional life this year with the Berliner Glas Group in Berlin, Germany and Heerbrugg, Switzerland. The focus is on training precision opticians.
Lithuanian solid-state laser manufacturer Ekspla has opened a new representative office in North Lincolnshire, UK, which will be responsible for the company’s sales and services in the UK and Ireland
With the transfer of the role of CEO of its Chinese subsidiary to Dr Philipp Schön, the change of leadership of the Raylase Group has now been successfully completed
SPI Lasers has appointed Paolo Riccardi as sales manager for Italy & Southern Europe, Paolo joins SPI Lasers from Coherent Italy
Amada is making its new Clean Fast Cut (CFC) technology available as standard on its 6-9kW fibre laser cutting machines
Fraunhofer ILT will hold its 5th UKP-Workshop: Ultrafast Laser Technology in Aachen from April 10 to 11, 2019
Metal additive manufacturing firm SLM Solutions has opened its new headquarters in Lübeck-Genin, Germany
