Market musings from Munich
31 July 2019
Matthew Dale reports on the International Laser Marketplace that took place at the Laser World of Photonics this year
Trumpf
GFT acquires Axoom expertise and strengthens partnership with Trumpf
16 July 2019
GFT Technologies has acquired the portfolio and workforce of Trumpf subsidiary Axoom, a software company based in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Trumpf invests in IoT startup
19 June 2019
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has acquired a 25.1 per cent share of Dresden-based IT startup Zigpos in order to boost its networked production offerings
Trumpf uses 3D printing to improve satellites and aircraft
17 June 2019
Trumpf is currently demonstrating how additive manufacturing can improve satellites and aircraft at the world’s largest aerospace industry exhibition, the Paris Air Show
LASYS 2020 is “the place to be(am)”
4 June 2019
Registration phase for 7th LASYS event has started
Offline programming for laser welding cells
3 June 2019
The new TruTops Weld programming software allows users to create welding programs offline on a computer while the laser welding cell is producing parts
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
Trumpf Active Speed Control
28 May 2019
With this new feature, the system looks straight through the nozzle right at the cutting zone, monitoring it in real-time and autonomously controlling the feed rate of solid-state laser machines
Laser machine to enable mass-production of functionalised surfaces for consumer market
29 April 2019
A laser machine capable of producing large-area functionalised surfaces at high-throughput is being developed for the domestic appliance market
Trumpf to demonstrate capabilities of 3D printing to the tool, pattern and mould making industry
18 April 2019
Companies from the tool, pattern and mould making industry will be heading to Stuttgart from 21-24 May for the international Moulding Expo trade fair - and Trumpf will be on hand to show them how to make the most of 3D printing.
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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
