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Making a clean break
2 November 2017
Greg Blackman looks at the state of adoption of ultrashort pulse lasers in consumer electronics production
Spectra-Physics
Spectra-Physics
MKS Instruments’ Spectra-Physics business unit will exhibit IceFyre at the trade fair in Munich. Icefyre is a compact, high power industrial picosecond hybrid fibre laser with excellent cost performance.
IceFyre delivers exceptional performance with high power and short picosecond pulses, as well as having adjustable repetition rates, TimeShift ps programmability pulse flexibility, and pulse-on-demand triggering. Combining power supply and laser head in a single rugged and compact package, IceFyre enables easy system integration and has proven reliability and stability.
ClearSurface femtosecond laser process
14 April 2016
Spectra-Physics introduces ClearSurface, a patent-pending femtosecond laser process for surface functionalisation
Spirit One 1040-8
10 February 2016
Spectra-Physics has introduced Spirit One 1040-8, a compact, industrial femtosecond laser
VGEN-G-HE green fibre lasers
21 August 2015
Spectra-Physics introduces VGEN-G-HE, a new line of high energy green fibre lasers
Pulsed fibre lasers
18 February 2015
Spectra-Physics, a Newport company, has introduced two pulsed fibre lasers. VGEN-ISP-POD is an infrared short pulse MOPA (master oscillator power amplifier) fibre laser with pulse-on-demand (POD) capabilities for precision micromachining and marking applications, while VGEN-QS-HE-100 is a Q-switched high energy pulsed infrared fibre laser designed for high throughput metal processing applications such as drilling and deep engraving.
Talon
13 February 2014
At Photonics West, Spectra-Physics introduced Talon, a new family of UV and green Q-switched diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers that takes cost-performance to new levels
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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