NEWS
NKT strengthens materials processing business with Onefive acquisition
10 July 2017
NKT Photonics has entered into an agreement to acquire Onefive, an ultrafast laser manufacturer headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland
Onefive
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Uniting the laser processing value chain
12 June 2017
The European Appolo project, which aims to establish connections within the industrial laser processing ecosystem, is drawing to a close. Gediminas Raciukaitis, head of the department for laser technologies at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology in Lithuania, updates on the outcomes
Genki 10 XP
19 January 2017
Onefive has released the Genki 10 XP picosecond laser featuring 100W output power in a compact package
Origami – XP
13 January 2015
Onefive has released the Origami – XP high energy femtosecond laser in a new single-box, air-cooled design. The laser now comes as an all-in-one solution with the laser head, controller, and air-cooling system integrated in one box.
Whilst being as small as 280 x 498 x 155mm the XP only weights 30kg. It provides flexible repetition rate from single-shot to 1MHz and comes with real-time pulse energy measurement and control, especially designed for demanding high-precision applications. Pulse sequences with arbitrary energy can be programmed.
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By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
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Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
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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
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High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates