The NXG XII 600 from SLM Solutions features twelve 1kW lasers for increased productivity. (Image: SLM Solutions)
The two systems will help the rocket company make its space missions more affordable and efficient by creating lighter, faster, and more robust space components
Mahle's automotive components are found in half the vehicles around the world, according to the firm. (Image: Mahle)
The two companies aim to improve the speed and quality of automotive component manufacturing in both prototyping and serial production
MacLean Additive has purchased an SLM 280 3.0 Production Series system from SLM Solutions
Divergent Technologies harnesses the power of additive manufacturing to unleash innovation in the automotive industry. (Image: Divergent Technologies)
Divergent will be the largest shareholder of the SLM NXG XII 600 in the United States
This software innovation largely reduces the need for support structures in additive manufacturing, and in some cases removes them completely, without increasing build time
The size of the AM-optimised part is 455 x 295 x 805mm. (Image: SLM Solutions)
The part was redesigned for metal AM, enabling a weight reduction of 15 per cent
Now, SLM Solutions customers can access previously unavailable powders from Elementum 3D
The NXG XII 600 uses 12 1kW lasers over build envelope of 600 x 600 x 600mm
The customer will be one of the first global companies to take advantage of the 12-laser printer and intends to implement it for serial production
The optimised topology of the housing reduces the e-drive's overall weight by 10 per cent. (Image: Porsche)
The e-drive unit measures 590 x 560 x 367mm and was built in 21 hours using SLM Solution's NXG XII 600
The new NXG XII 600 from SLM Solutions wields twelve 1kW lasers for increased productivity. (Image: SLM Solutions)
SLM Solutions' NXG XII 600 is equipped with twelve 1kW lasers, while Additive Industries' upcoming MetalFAB-600 will be equipped with ten 1kW lasers
Bernabé Cárcel, Samuel López, and Rocío Ruiz share how the Rectorans project is addressing ongoing challenges in the transport sector
Gwenn Pallier, Jannik Lind and Jorge Luis Arias Otero provide an update on the results of the Custodian project
Handheld laser welding systems promise flexibility in processing, but present numerous hazards that must be dealt with before they can be used safely. (Shutterstock/Dizfoto)
Matthew Dale asks experts whether this emerging application poses any risks to the user
The new method recorded 6GB of data in a one-inch silica glass sample, with each square measuring just 8.8 x 8.8mm.
Fast and energy-efficient laser writing could help solve ongoing data storage challenges
Hydrogen fuel cells could provide a suitable alternative to plug-in electric HGVs, where the weight of the battery could prove to be an issue. (Image: Shutterstock/Audeo und werbung)
New laser technology could help make hydrogen-powered vehicles commercially viable, David Stuart finds
Laser depaneling systems such as this achieve higher output by higher effective cutting speed and cutting quality. (Image: LPKF)
Productronica exhibitors shared some of the latest trends in electronics manufacturing with Abigail Williams
AI is now being used to improve the design of computer chips. (Image: Shutterstock/Connect world)
At ICALEO 2021 Matthew Dale learned of the numerous ways that AI can optimise laser-based manufacturing
Mikhail Sokolov, Pasquale Franciosa, and Dariusz Ceglarek of the University of Warwick, describe how new laser technologies can overcome dissimilar material welding challenges
Lea Sauerwein, Christian Ebenhöh and René Geiger, of Evosys Laser, describe the development of a new optimised polymer welding process
