Ultrafast lasers facilitate leaner CFRP production
25 November 2020
Dr Stefan Janssen discusses the scanner-based laser processing technique developed within the Carbolase project
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A multi-beam module was used to increase the processing speeds of ultrafast lasers for helical cutting. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT).
Researchers use ultrafast lasers to optimise plug connector production
13 August 2020
The new process can be used to cut metal strips as an alternative way to produce plug connectors for vehicles
Hollow-core fibre enables flexibility for USP laser processing in CFRP component production
26 February 2020
Hollow-core fibres have successfully been used to guide pulses from an ultrashort pulsed laser to a scanner on a robotic arm
Laser machine triples structuring throughput in automotive tool production
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
Researchers accelerate nanoparticle production using ultrafast laser system
25 June 2018
A team of researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany has used an ultrafast laser to increase the speed of industrial nanoparticle production for surface treatment applications
Powering up the Pulse
29 May 2018
After the international laser technology congress AKL, in Aachen in May, Matthew Dale learned that dramatic increases in power are on the horizon for ultrafast lasers
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Integrators such as GFH Micromachining, 3D Micromac, and LLT Applikation develop complete laser micromachining systems featuring all the laser, motion control, software, and safety components required to realise high-quality applications (Image: GFH Micromachining)
Looking at the market trends integrators are having to respond to when developing new systems
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Laser technologies will have to continue to evolve to keep up with the need of the electronics industry. (Image: Shutterstock/raigvi)
Electronics manufacturing presents both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for developers of laser materials processing technologies
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See, of the MTC, demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
