EHLA can operate up to 10 times faster than conventional LMD. Image: Fraunhofer ILT
Following its acquisition of the UK’s first EHLA system, TWI is investigating the capabilities and future potential of EHLA technology.
TWI's section manager for laser additive manufacturing, Carl Hauser, meeting with Hornet Laser Cladding at the firm's site in Alblasserdam, Netherlands. (Image: TWI)
EHLA is capable of speeds 10 times faster than traditional laser metal deposition in terms of surface coverage rate
Two hybrid manufacturing machines that combine both additive and subtractive manufacturing have been developed within the ‘OpenHybrid’ project
The EU project AMable aims to accelerate the uptake of AM among SMEs and mid-caps from the European Union
Professor Steen being presented with an Honorary Fellowship to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers by the institute’s president Carolyn Griffiths.
The LIA has introduced a set of annual awards dedicated to Professor William Maxwell Steen, a veteran and pioneer of laser technology
A 15-month project has been launched that will combine laser processing technology with robotics to enable the manufacture of large-scale, high-end aerospace parts
The Welding Institute is pleased to announce Dave Holmes as the new president
Matthew Dale shares three interesting applications of laser technology that were presented at ILAS 2019 in Crewe, UK, in March
Independent research organisation TWI has ordered a modified TruLaser Cell 7040 machine from Trumpf that has been developed especially for the manufacture of large aerospace parts
A collaborative Horizon 2020 project has begun this month that will develop a new method of laser surface texturing using ultrashort pulse lasers in order to produce super hydrophobic polymer and metal materials
