Features
07 March 2019
Greg Blackman speaks to Marco Reichle, at Reichle Technologiezentrum, on laser texturing injection moulds for vehicle makers – now a huge part of the firm’s business
07 January 2019
Keely Portway discovers some of the different ways advances in laser processing have been used to help improve aircraft efficiency
07 January 2019
Gemma Church investigates the explosion of cross-industry plastic welding techniques
10 September 2018
Moving to very high power lasers for welding metals, like aluminium in car production, has some big benefits, as Greg Blackman finds out
10 September 2018
Matthew Dale explores some of the latest technology for manipulating and measuring the beam, including a multi-spot optical module for laser brazing and a contactless beam analysis device
19 July 2018
Driven by sheet metal processing, system and fibre vendors are combining beams with high reliability, finds Andy Extance
30 May 2018
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future
30 May 2018
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
29 May 2018
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
29 March 2018
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates
29 March 2018
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
29 March 2018
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons