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Laser cutting: An overview
21 February 2022
An brief look at laser cutting and some of the technology developments made in recent years
Bystronic
Bystronic launches ByTube Star 130 tube cutter
6 October 2021
With the ByTube Star 130, sheet metal production operations can enter quickly and easily into tube processing, including profile cutting
Bystronic expands ByCut Smart line with large 6225 format
6 August 2021
The ByCut Smart 6225 from Bystronic optimises sheet metal utilisation thanks to its larger format, up to 10 kilowatts of laser power, and BeamShaper option.
Bystronic acquires software specialist
19 April 2021
Bystronic is committed to increasing its focus on the growing demand for automation and digital processes in the sheet metal processing sector
Bystronic ups ByStar Fiber power to 15kW
26 November 2020
Thanks to the 15kW laser, the cutting speed of the ByStar Fiber increases by up to 50 per cent compared to a 10kW laser source
Left to right: Marius van der Hoeven, managing director Bystronic Germany and Benelux; Patrick van den Berg and Martin van de Weg, former owners Weber Laserservice BV; Marco de Jong, managing director Bystronic Benelux
Bystronic invests in market with partner acquisition, assembles first cutting machine in the US
22 May 2020
Bystronic has acquired 100 per cent of service partner and second-hand laser cutting specialist, Weber Laserservice
Nitrogen gas generators now supplied by Bystronic for fibre laser cutting machines
20 November 2019
Bystronic now supplies generators of nitrogen gas from South African firm NitraLife, which can be used to reduce the downtime of laser cutting systems
12kW cutting system exceeds expectations of UK machining firm
22 October 2019
A flat-bed laser profiling centre equipped with a 12kW fibre laser has exceeded the expectations of a UK contract machining firm
Engineering firm invests €5m in laser tech over five years to boost production
26 September 2019
€5 million investment in the last five years reduces Dromone Engineering's unit production costs
David Larcombe retires after 40 years' service at Bystronic
25 September 2019
David Larcombe has recently retired after 40 years' service at Bystronic UK, latterly as managing director
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Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
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An brief look at laser cutting and some of the technology developments made in recent years
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Hot-fire testing of a GRCop-42 L-PBF chamber and NASA HR-1 LP-DED nozzle with integral channels at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. (Image: NASA)
Matthew Dale learns how additive manufacturing is optimising the production of rocket components
Frederic Schell and Christoph Zwahr describe how direct laser interference patterning can augment additively manufactured medical implants
