Features
Driven by sheet metal processing, system and fibre vendors are combining beams with high reliability, finds Andy Extance
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future
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
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
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates
Matthew Dale looks at what can be achieved by combining robots with lasers, including a novel tool for repairing jet engines being developed by Rolls-Royce
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
New high-speed laser cladding technologies are being developed that rival more traditional techniques, as Matthew Dale discovers
Welding ship hulls is a relatively new application area for laser processing, but one where the laser can add value, as Rachel Berkowitz discovers
Greg Blackman explores advances being made in fibre lasers, now the dominant technology for material processing
