A new collaborative project will implement metal 3D printing in automotive series production for the first time
Editor's picks
The global market for laser systems for materials processing reached a record volume of $19.8 billion in 2018, despite slowing market growth
Matthew Dale shares three interesting applications of laser technology that were presented at ILAS 2019 in Crewe, UK, in March
News
22 May 2019
Fincantieri has purchased a thin plate flat-panel production line that uses laser-hybrid welding
22 May 2019
The particular qualities of shark skin have inspired a German company using lasers to increase fuel efficiency in aircraft
External view of high-energy industrial pulsed laser system.
(Image: Hamamatsu Photonics)
14 May 2019
Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a laser-diode-pumped high-energy pulsed laser system that delivers an output of 117J – the world’s highest among laser-diode-pumped lasers, according to the firm.
13 May 2019
A collaborative project including partners from research and industry has developed a laser machine that triples the rate at which embossing tools can be structured for use in the automotive industry
13 May 2019
Data collected by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) over the past three years is now being used to improve the simulation of laser welding processes.
01 May 2019
EPIC has announced that it is advocating for a photonics contractual public private partnership to be selected for funding under the future Horizon Europe 2021-2027 programme
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
Supplier of laser cutting and metal fabrication equipment, MBA Engineering, has launched a new transport business to offer comprehensive machine move and installation services
GE Additive has announced the appointment of Igal Kaptsan as its new general manager for software, reporting to Jason Oliver, President & CEO of GE Additive. In this newly created, position Kaptsan is responsible for shaping and leading GE Additive’s software strategy, defining business priorities, product roadmaps, features and functionality.
Global leader in stainless steel manufacturing, Outokumpu, has significantly increased production after replacing two lasers with one bespoke Kimla laser cutting machine.
For the past 15 years Outokumpu has been running three CO2 laser machines to fulfil its cutting needs. Working with MBA Engineering, a supplier of leading laser cutting and metal fabrication equipment, the team identified a requirement to update its metal cutting capabilities function.
US fibre laser manufacturer IPG Photonics has invested £15 million in its new UK headquarters, which it is bulding in Coventry.
The new 50,000 sq ft site, set to open by 2020, is located in Ansty Park and will create 30 new jobs.
The new centrally-located site will allow IPG Photonics to play an integral role in accelerating laser-based manufacturing in the UK, whilst bringing new innovations and solutions to its growing, global customer base.
UK firm TLM Laser continues to expand its portfolio of laser-based technologies and systems, by announcing a new partnership agreement with German laser surface processing specialist 4Jet
Coherent has announced the appointment of Ms. Kay Matthews to the Board of Directors effective as of May 9, 2019
Cadence has announced the acquisition of the assets of Arcor Laser Services
