Laser processing in automotive manufacturing
The automotive industry is one of the largest application areas of laser materials processing.
The industry is, as described by the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility, “a growth engine of Europe’s economy”, generating approximately 7% of the EU’s GDP in 2019[1].
An introduction to laser marking
As its name implies, laser marking involves the use of a focused continuous-wave, pulsed, or ultrashort-pulsed beam of light that interacts with the surface of a material to alter its appearance and properties.
An introduction to laser additive manufacturing
An overview of the benefits and types of laser additive manufacturing, as well as the industries it serves
Increasing ultrafast laser texturing throughput using beam splitting optics
Gwenn Pallier and Yoan Di Maio highlight the challenges of laser surface texturing and propose a strategy for increasing its efficiency
An introduction to laser safety
An overview of some of the main hazards in industrial laser processing
