The new methods being developed will make it possible to move between 3D beam shapes with zero down-time (Image: Heriot-Watt University)
The research will making it possible to move between 3D beam shapes with zero down-time, low cost and minimal technical know-how
Spiral welds can be made at the interface between transparent material and metal to bond the two together. (Image: Heriot-Watt University)
Matthew Dale learns that ultrafast lasers can now be used to bond transparent materials to metals, unlocking a plethora of applications
A complex dimple texture applied to the curved flute surface of a drill. (Credit: Lightmotif)
Matthew Dale learns about the latest demands being made of laser micromachining technology
Professor Duncan Hand discusses the results of CIM-Laser, a collaboration between five UK universities that has supported the country’s uptake of laser-based manufacturing over the past five years
Dr Daniel Arnaldo del Cerro, laser applications engineer at Oxford Lasers, describes how global energy consumption could be cut back through laser surface texturing to minimise the friction of moving mechanical components
