FEATURE
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
Scanlab
NEWS
OCT inspection to enhance automotive welding
4 January 2018
The potential benefits of using optical coherence tomography in remote laser welding for automotive construction are being explored by a consortium of academic and industrial entities
3D Calibration Wizard
8 December 2017
Scanlab helps demanding users to get more precision, thanks to a software-based 3D Calibration Wizard. This calibration approach lets a scan solution's individual components be aligned step-by-step
NEWS
European Appolo project concludes after four years
7 December 2017
The European Appolo project, which was started with the aim of fostering connections between lasers producers, system integrators and end users, as well as speeding up the validation of new laser equipment, has concluded after four years
FEATURE
Fabulous fabrics
2 November 2017
Rachel Berkowitz explores the wealth of ways that textiles can be cut, engraved, perforated, and patterned with a laser
IntelliScan product family
1 November 2017
Laser beam deflection and positioning expert Scanlab is rounding out its IntelliScan product family
WelDyna scan head
15 August 2017
As an innovative manufacturer of OEM components for laser processing machines, Scanlab has developed a scan system for oscillating-laser-beam cutting and welding
SyncAXIS
2 August 2017
The jointly developed syncAXIS control software enables simultaneous control of a 2D scan head and a 2D mechanical stage with two servo motors
PowerSCAN II
2 August 2017
SCANLAB GmbH presented a new 3D scan solution for industrial cutting and welding applications with multi-kW CO2 lasers at the Laser World of Photonics tradeshow in Munich, Germany
ExcelliShift z-scanner
20 June 2017
Scanlab’s new high-dynamics ExcelliShift z-scanner, unlike conventional z-axes, fully eliminates the use of transmissive optical elements
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By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
Feature
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
Feature
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
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates