Trumpf sales decline due to weakening economy, structural changes in automotive industry, and Covid-19 'catalyst'
22 July 2020
Trumpf’s sales dropped by approximately 8 per cent to €3.5 billion in the 2019/20 fiscal year
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Trumpf introduces new programming software for laser tube cutting machines
22 July 2020
The software executes many work steps automatically, so that for many finished parts, no additional programming effort is required.
The project team from Heraeus Amloy and Trumpf Additive Manufacturing (Image: Trumpf)
Amorphous metals to be optimised for 3D printing
28 May 2020
Technology firms Heraeus Amloy and Trumpf are collaborating on the 3D printing of amorphous metals, also known as metallic glasses
Trumpf launches TruLaser Tube 3000 fiber
20 April 2020
Trumpf has announced the launch of a new laser tube cutting machine, the TruLaser Tube 3000 fiber
10KW Trumpf TruLaser doubles cutting speed at ADS
25 March 2020
Leicester-based ADS Laser Cutting has invested in a new TRUMPF TruLaser 5030 fiber with 10kW power source, effectively doubling the speed at which it can profile components
Trumpf enables copper additive manufacturing by combining its TruDisk 1020 with its TruPrint systems.
Lasers initiate copper AM take-off
13 March 2020
Optically-driven additive manufacturing is entering uncharted territory with challenging reflective, thermally conductive metals such as copper, finds Andy Extance
The TruPrint 3000 is designed for the series production of complex metal components. (Image: Trumpf)
MTC installs Trumpf system to showcase AM to industry
10 March 2020
The TruPrint 3000 will be available to any firm that has an interest in AM
The benefits of AI and machine learning in laser processing were discussed by a panel of experts at the show
Powering up in San Fran
21 February 2020
Power increases across multiple laser technologies are set to bring further benefit to materials processing, Matthew Dale learnt at Photonics West
Trumpf acquires minority stake in developer of optical fibre for USP laser processing
24 January 2020
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has acquired a minority stake in French startup GLOphotonics, a developer of special optical fibres for UF laser processing
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
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Mauritz Möller and Philipp Scheible, of Trumpf, share a multi-spot approach to achieve optimum welds in the manufacture of power electronics housings
Mauritz Möller and Philipp Scheible share a multi-spot approach to achieve optimum welds in the manufacture of power electronics housings
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Lasers offer a non-contact, fast, flexible and cost-effective tool for cutting sheets across a range of industries. (Shutterstock/Parilov)
Specialist laser integrator Cyan Tec shares some of the latest developments taking place in the field of sheet metal cutting
Integrators such as GFH Micromachining, 3D Micromac, and LLT Applikation develop complete laser micromachining systems featuring all the laser, motion control, software, and safety components required to realise high-quality applications (Image: GFH Micromachining)
Looking at the market trends integrators are having to respond to when developing new systems
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Laser technologies will have to continue to evolve to keep up with the need of the electronics industry. (Image: Shutterstock/raigvi)
Electronics manufacturing presents both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for developers of laser materials processing technologies
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See, of the MTC, demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
