Partners of a joint research project are looking to establish fast, high-quality laser welding processes for shipbuilding and other maritime applications
Gemma Church investigates the explosion of cross-industry plastic welding techniques
Matthew Dale explores some of the latest technology for manipulating and measuring the beam, including a multi-spot optical module for laser brazing and a contactless beam analysis device
Diode laser specialist Laserline will display a new product generation in its LDM series that now offers 50 per cent more laser power, up to 6kW, in a 19-inch rack mount system.
The Lasers in Action forum during Lasys covered topics such as micromachining, cladding and welding, additive manufacturing, laser safety, beam shaping and ultrafast lasers.
Matthew Dale reports from Lasys, the international trade fair for laser material processing
Matthew Dale reports from the International Laser Technology Congress, AKL, where the potential for using additive manufacturing in series production was discussed
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates
Laserline will exhibit a hybrid laser with up to 20kW output power
As the leading international developer and manufacturer of diode lasers for industrial material processing, Laserline will exhibit at Schweisstec 2017 (7-10 November 2017, Stuttgart, Germany) laser systems for joining and cladding applications
