Share of total exports of laser systems in Germany. (Source: VDMA)
The decline has been linked to the ailing global economy, structural transformation in the automotive industry, and politically motivated upheavals
The steering committee of the Photonics Forum. Gerhard Hein, far left; Moritz Förster, third from left
Gerhard Hein is replaced by Dr Moritz Förster, who has been working for the VDMA since January 2019
A survey of VDMA member companies has revealed that 84 per cent have had their operations affected by Covid-19
Trumpf senior figure and partner Berthold Leibinger has died at the age of 87
Matthew Dale reports from Lasys, the international trade fair for laser material processing
Working Group Hybrid Lightweight Technologies presents technology profiles on production and joining processes
Photonics growth in Asia has begun to ease up, while the European industrial laser market is expected to grow over the next six months, it was reported by the VDMA during Laser World of Photonics
Eliana Fu, of Trumpf and formerly SpaceX, shares how additive manufacturing can aid humanity’s cosmological journey
Manuel Henn and Matthias Buser are research associates and Volkher Onuseit is the head of the system engineering department at the University of Stuttgart’s Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW)
Manuel Henn, Matthias Buser and Volkher Onuseit combine additive and subtractive laser processes to unlock new manufacturing possibilities
Andrew May is director of ES Precision
Andrew May describes ES Precision’s recent investment in new laser technology to unlock exciting application sectors
Laser Zentrum Hannover’s Rabi Lahdo and Stefan Kaierle describe a process that promises big benefits for heavy industry
Christian Geiger and Tony Weiss evaluate laser technology readiness for the mass-production of electric vehicles
Joerg Volpp is an associate professor and Adrien da Silva is a PhD student at the Luleå University of Technology.
Joerg Volpp and Adrien da Silva, at the Luleå University of Technology, investigate beam shaping possibilities for high-power processing
Daniel Holder, of the IFSW at the University of Stuttgart, shares how new USP laser technologies could facilitate the rapid micromachining of silicon wafers
Ship under construction in a shipyard. (Image: Shutterstock.com)
Keely Portway looks at how new laser technologies are optimising welding and cutting for shipbuilding
Labels can be laser marked on a reel-to-reel spooling workstation. (Image: Trotec)
Greg Blackman on where CO₂ lasers excel in materials processing
Jennifer Heßmann, Kai Hilgenberg and Marcel Bachmann, of BAM, explain a new joining process that could help reduce the weight of vehicles
