Virtually all laser processing techniques release airborne contaminants hazardous to human health. Beth Harlen investigates the need and methods of extracting those particulates
Greg Blackman gets to grips with ultrafast laser processing, a technique that’s now come of age for high precision micromachining tasks
Gemma Church investigates how laser welding is opening up new design capabilities in automotive production
Edmund Optics has traditionally served the scientific markets, but now the optics provider is expanding into materials processing. Tom Eddershaw spoke to the company at Laser World of Photonics in Munich, Germany in June
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
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
Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future