ANALYSIS & OPINION
Stopping by in Stuttgart
19 June 2018
Matthew Dale reports from Lasys, the international trade fair for laser material processing
Trumpf
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Driving Moore’s law with CO2 lasers
14 June 2018
Matthew Dale reports from the European Photonic Industry Consortium’s Executive Meeting on Industrial Lasers, where it was explained how CO2 lasers could be used to produce the next generation of computer processor
FEATURE
The smart money
30 May 2018
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future
NEWS
Trumpf boosts Chinese operations with €20 million investment
18 May 2018
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has invested €20 million in two new production facilities in China, one of which will be operated by the group’s Chinese branch, Trumpf China, and the other by its subsidiary JFY, a manufacturer of laser, punching, and bending machines.
FEATURE
Medical miracles
29 March 2018
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
ANALYSIS & OPINION
Process monitoring needed for 3D printing, says Photonics West panel
23 February 2018
Greg Blackman reports from a metal 3D printing panel discussion held at Photonics West in San Francisco, where the plea to the photonics community was for better in situ monitoring tools for laser machines
NEWS
Trumpf acquires ultrashort pulsed laser manufacturer
26 January 2018
Trumpf has acquired Aachen-based laser manufacturer Amphos in a move to strengthen its ultrashort pulse offerings
MTL Advanced invests in large-format fibre laser
22 January 2018
Rotherham-based contract manufacturing specialist, MTL Advanced has invested in a new automated large format fibre laser cutting machine which will be fully operational later this month
Trumpf Canada appoints new managing director
17 January 2018
Tobias Kuehnle will become the managing director of Trumpf Canada, effective 1 April 2018
TruDisk
4 January 2018
The latest generation TruDisk lasers from TRUMPF are advanced, high-power solid-state lasers that include optimum hardware features for a digitalised future and Industry 4.0.
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Feature
After the international laser technology congress AKL, in Aachen in May, Matthew Dale learned that dramatic increases in power are on the horizon for ultrafast lasers
Feature
Greg Blackman finds that new EU PPE regulations mean that laser safety eyewear must have an operational lifespan, a change that will impact manufacturers and users alike
Feature
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future