SPI Lasers becomes Trumpf Laser UK
8 December 2020
Trumpf has completed the renaming and merger of its wholly-owned fibre laser manufacturing subsidiary SPI Lasers
SPI Lasers
SPI Lasers celebrates 20th anniversary
20 January 2020
In 2020 SPI Lasers, the UK based designer and manufacturer of fibre lasers will be celebrating its 20th year
A schematic of Coherent's adjustable ring mode fibre and the five basic power patterns possible within the focused laser spot. (Image: Coherent)
Adjustable laser beam quality improves flexibility in cutting and welding
25 November 2019
Greg Blackman discovers how emerging lasers with adjustable beam quality are augmenting laser processing
Cranfield University joins forces with SPI Lasers for NEWAM project
21 June 2019
The NEWAM (New Wire Additive Manufacturing) project builds on and exploits the UK's substantial lead in wire-based directed energy deposition (DED) technology
SPI Lasers
Hall A3 Stand 310
SPI Lasers will be showcasing its redPOWER QUBE 20kW CW fibre laser, the firm’s most powerful fibre laser to date, capable of cutting and welding thick metals with precision and speed.
Also new for 2019, SPI Lasers‘ redENERGY G4 250W fibre laser features a pulse energy of >1.5mJ and a peak power of >10kW, making it ideal for high speed welding (even of dissimilar metals), cleaning and battery foil cutting.
Overcoming copper welding challenges using infrared, blue and green lasers
31 May 2019
Matthew Dale explores the range of laser solutions available for copper processing applications in e-mobility
Improving sheet metal cutting using a high-power fibre laser with variable beam quality
31 May 2019
Paul Harrison, chief engineer for product applications at SPI Lasers, describes a new mode of operation for fibre lasers that enables beam quality to be varied on demand
Webinar: Opening up new possibilities with Oscillation Welding
The recent introduction on high power single mode fiber lasers has opened up the capabilities of oscillation welding to a point where it can be competitive with high power multimode welding. The greater control of weld profile and heat input can yield significant benefits in real world welding applications.
The webinar will cover:
SPI Lasers demonstrates preparedness for Brexit
8 April 2019
UK fibre laser manufacturer SPI Lasers has achieved a mark in quality with Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status
Opportunities for fibre lasers in e-mobility
14 March 2019
Dr Jack Gabzdyl and Dr Ken Dzurko, of SPI Lasers, highlight the multiple applications that fibre lasers can be used for in the making of electric vehicles
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Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
(Image: Andrey Armyagov/Shutterstock)
An brief look at laser cutting and some of the technology developments made in recent years
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Hot-fire testing of a GRCop-42 L-PBF chamber and NASA HR-1 LP-DED nozzle with integral channels at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. (Image: NASA)
Matthew Dale learns how additive manufacturing is optimising the production of rocket components
Frederic Schell and Christoph Zwahr describe how direct laser interference patterning can augment additively manufactured medical implants
