Prof. Johannes Henrich Schleifenbaum joins ACAM management team
5 July 2018
Professor Johannes Henrich Schleifenbaum has been appointed managing partner of ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing
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New Fraunhofer cluster of excellence to develop 20kW ultrafast lasers by 2022
4 July 2018
Fraunhofer has launched a new cluster of excellence across 12 of its institutes that over the next four years will develop a generation of ultrafast lasers with average powers ranging up to 20kW
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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
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Adding up in Aachen
11 May 2018
Matthew Dale reports from the International Laser Technology Congress, AKL, where the potential for using additive manufacturing in series production was discussed
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Reaping rewards with robotics
29 March 2018
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
Medical miracles
29 March 2018
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
NEWS
Monitoring system optimises powder jet in laser material deposition
27 March 2018
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has developed an inline system for testing, qualifying and adjusting the focused powder jet of the nozzles of laser metal deposition (LMD) machines
Fraunhofer ILT to host ‘Laser Technology Live’ at AKL’18
26 March 2018
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT is set to host ‘Laser Technology Live’ at its user centre on the second day of the upcoming 12th International Laser Technology Congress ‘AKL’18
AM Stakeholder Workshop seeks 3D printing enablers
26 February 2018
The AMable project at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT was set up to help companies carry out additive manufacturing ideas
FEATURE
Driving deposition
12 January 2018
New high-speed laser cladding technologies are being developed that rival more traditional techniques, as Matthew Dale discovers
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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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Greg Blackman finds that new EU PPE regulations mean that laser safety eyewear must have an operational lifespan, a change that will impact manufacturers and users alike
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Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future