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)
New laser technology could help make hydrogen-powered vehicles commercially viable, David Stuart finds
Laser depaneling systems such as this achieve higher output by higher effective cutting speed and cutting quality. (Image: LPKF)
Productronica exhibitors shared some of the latest trends in electronics manufacturing with Abigail Williams
AI is now being used to improve the design of computer chips. (Image: Shutterstock/Connect world)
At ICALEO 2021 Matthew Dale learned of the numerous ways that AI can optimise laser-based manufacturing
Employees gather outside the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) department at Fraunhofer ILT to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the process patent.
The institute looks at both the past and future of laser powder bed fusion development
Producing hydrogen fuel cells requires welding hundreds of thin bipolar plates of just hundreds of microns in thickness. (Image: iStock)
Automotive manufacturers are currently facing throughput challenges when welding fuel cells
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT invites the laser community to the 13th International Laser Technology Congress AKL from May 4 to 6, 2022.
Laser manufacturers and users from various industries, experienced experts and newcomers, strategists and practitioners can catch up on the latest developments in the field of applied laser technology in production at AKL'22.
The hybrid circuit boards combine several functions in one component. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
The new PCBs are both more versatile and 20-times cheaper than conventional power electronics made of ceramics
Up to 100 laser systems can be controlled and configured using the new system. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
The control system enables the automatic and remote installation of software for new lasers in just a few minutes
EHLA was successfully used to coat a heating roller with corrosion-resistant iron-based powder. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
Project partners are looking for the first users of a newly developed EHLA process chain
The micro loudspeaker proves that microactuators can be produced in seconds and at low costs using inkjet printers and lasers. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
The process could be used as a faster and more affordable alternative to vacuum- and mask-based piezo-MEMS manufacturing methods
Bernabé Cárcel, Samuel López, and Rocío Ruiz share how the Rectorans project is addressing ongoing challenges in the transport sector
Gwenn Pallier, Jannik Lind and Jorge Luis Arias Otero provide an update on the results of the Custodian project
Handheld laser welding systems promise flexibility in processing, but present numerous hazards that must be dealt with before they can be used safely. (Shutterstock/Dizfoto)
Matthew Dale asks experts whether this emerging application poses any risks to the user
The new method recorded 6GB of data in a one-inch silica glass sample, with each square measuring just 8.8 x 8.8mm.
Fast and energy-efficient laser writing could help solve ongoing data storage challenges
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)
New laser technology could help make hydrogen-powered vehicles commercially viable, David Stuart finds
Laser depaneling systems such as this achieve higher output by higher effective cutting speed and cutting quality. (Image: LPKF)
Productronica exhibitors shared some of the latest trends in electronics manufacturing with Abigail Williams
AI is now being used to improve the design of computer chips. (Image: Shutterstock/Connect world)
At ICALEO 2021 Matthew Dale learned of the numerous ways that AI can optimise laser-based manufacturing
Mikhail Sokolov, Pasquale Franciosa, and Dariusz Ceglarek of the University of Warwick, describe how new laser technologies can overcome dissimilar material welding challenges
Lea Sauerwein, Christian Ebenhöh and René Geiger, of Evosys Laser, describe the development of a new optimised polymer welding process
