Webinar: Laser welding with beam shaping methods
23 September 2022
Join us for this webcast as we discover more about how laser-based welding processes can be enhanced using innovative beam shapes
Civan Lasers
Here a laser beam is being delivered via a flexible fibre to weld thin piping. (Image: Shutterstock/sspopov)
An introduction to laser welding
7 June 2022
A brief introduction to laser welding, the technologies involved, and the advantages it offers over other joining methods
The coherent beam combining technology of Civan's Dynamic Beam Laser can be used to produce a wide range of beam profiles.
Dynamic beam shaping: The next step in laser materials processing
6 June 2022
Matthew Dale learns how Bosch Research plans to use one of the most recent developments in laser technology
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Researchers at IFSW’s x-ray facility will study dynamic beam lasers to better understand the impact of laser beam shape, shape frequency, and shape sequencing on keyhole stability, weld quality, and microstructure. (Image: Civan Lasers)
Researchers study melt pool dynamics using high-speed x-ray diagnostics
22 April 2022
The researchers will view inside the melt pool during laser welding to better understand the origin of defects such as pores, spatter, and cracking
Multiphysics simulation software modeling the megahertz-level frequencies of Civan’s dynamic beam shaping lasers. (Image: TU Wien)
Simulation aids understanding of beam shape influence on melt-pool dynamics
3 March 2022
Researchers at Technical University Wien have collaborated with Civan Lasers to simulate its dynamic beam laser technology
The partners made a scanner for BBW Lasertechnik which will be integrated in a welding system. (Image: BBW Lasertechnik)
Civan Lasers partners with Smart Move to develop welding and AM solutions
20 January 2022
Civan’s dynamic beam laser technology combined with Smart Move’s laser scan head will enable beam shape orientation to be altered on the fly
Hydrogen fuel cells could provide a suitable alternative to plug-in electric HGVs, where the weight of the battery could prove to be an issue. (Image: Shutterstock/Audeo und werbung)
Dynamic beam control takes on fuel cell welding challenges
14 December 2021
New laser technology could help make hydrogen-powered vehicles commercially viable, David Stuart finds
Producing hydrogen fuel cells requires welding hundreds of thin bipolar plates of just hundreds of microns in thickness. (Image: iStock)
Dynamic beam control could solve fuel cell welding challenges
13 October 2021
Automotive manufacturers are currently facing throughput challenges when welding fuel cells
Ship under construction in a shipyard. (Image: Shutterstock.com)
Laser innovations for the maritime sector
24 September 2021
Keely Portway looks at how new laser technologies are optimising welding and cutting for shipbuilding
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Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
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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
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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
