FEATURE
Edinburgh: hosting the global laser microfabrication gathering
29 March 2018
By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
AILU
NEWS
UK laser industry launches strategy for government to grow manufacturing
7 March 2018
The UK laser industry has urged the UK Government to follow a strategy deploying lasers within production processes to grow the manufacturing sector
FEATURE
What’s driving the laser revolution?
12 January 2018
By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
FEATURE
The power of community
2 November 2017
By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
AILU to host Laser Manufacturing Hub at Advanced Engineering
15 August 2017
At the forthcoming Advanced Engineering exhibition, 1-2 November 2017, the Association of Industrial Laser Users will be hosting a Laser Manufacturing Hub in the centre of the Performance Metals Zone at the NEC in Birmingham
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Strategic thinking in the UK
12 June 2017
Dave MacLellan, executive director at AILU, writes about a UK strategy for laser material processing
NEWS
Advances made in aero-engine laser drilling, ILAS attendees told
17 April 2017
Researchers at the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) have made significant improvements in the performance of laser drilling aerospace alloys, it was shown at the Industrial Laser Applications Symposium in Grantham, UK
NEWS
Diode lasers 'third generation' of laser cutting tech, ILAS attendees told
29 March 2017
The photonics industry is currently undergoing a transition to a third generation of laser cutting technology, attendees to the AILU Industrial Laser Applications Symposium were told. Matthew Dale reports from the show
EVENT
AILU Lasers in Biotechnology
EVENT
ILAS 2017: The Industrial Laser Applications Symposium
A two-day event providing a unique opportunity for users, suppliers and researchers to explore recent advances in laser materials processing.
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By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
Feature
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
Feature
Matthew Dale looks at what can be achieved by combining robots with lasers, including a novel tool for repairing jet engines being developed by Rolls-Royce
Feature
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates