Driving industry from the university laboratory
Professor Duncan Hand discusses the results of CIM-Laser, a collaboration between five UK universities that has supported the country’s uptake of laser-based manufacturing over the past five years
Professor Duncan Hand discusses the results of CIM-Laser, a collaboration between five UK universities that has supported the country’s uptake of laser-based manufacturing over the past five years
Dr Stefan Kaierle shares how joining dissimilar materials with laser beam welding could be used to decrease the weight of ships and cars, leading to a reduction in their emissions
Dr Dieter Schwarze and Bodo Haack, of SLM Solutions, discuss the importance and progression of standardisation in laser metal additive manufacturing
Dr Daniel Arnaldo del Cerro, laser applications engineer at Oxford Lasers, describes how global energy consumption could be cut back through laser surface texturing to minimise the friction of moving mechanical components
Paul Webster and Chris Galbraith, of IPG Photonics, report on the development of a new inline weld monitoring system based on technology from Laser Depth Dynamics
Dr Rich Martukanitz, of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the University of Virginia, explains how a performance qualification protocol in traditional manufacturing can be adapted for AM
Dr Jack Gabzdyl and Dr Ken Dzurko, of SPI Lasers, highlight the multiple applications that fibre lasers can be used for in the making of electric vehicles
Dr Ben Mills, an EPSRC early career fellow and senior research fellow for the ORC in Southampton, UK, explains how deep learning could be used to enhance laser processing
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
Lino Costa, Brian Canfield, and Trevor Moeller describe how ultrafast laser micromachining enables the creation of next-generation thrusters for nanosatellites
Christian Geiger and Tony Weiss highlight the need for advanced laser welding and process monitoring techniques to optimise bipolar plate joining
Gwenn Pallier and Yoan Di Maio highlight the challenges of laser surface texturing and propose a strategy for increasing its efficiency
Christian Nowroth, Jan Grajczak, and Sarah Nothdurft investigate the potential of using ultrasonic vibrations to improve the properties of dissimilar metal welds
Peter Kazansky and Yuhao Lei describe how direct laser writing of glass can enable 5D optical data storage and high-efficiency beam shaping
Leonardo Caprio, Claudio Orlandi and Ali Gӧkhan Demir assess the applicability of handheld laser welding for the flexible production of components with aesthetic requirements
Leonardo Caprio, Claudio Orlandi and Ali Gӧkhan Demir assess the applicability of handheld laser welding for the flexible production of components with aesthetic requirements
Matthew Dale on some of the key innovations seen at Formnext this year
Matthew Dale reports on the increase in 30kW+ flatbed cutting systems seen at EuroBLECH, Hannover this year
In a recent webinar, experts shared how additive technologies are already being deployed in specialist sub-sectors for volume manufacturing
Sharon Ann Holgate identifies the key advantages and developing applications of femtosecond lasers in the medical industry
Marcel Bachman, of BAM, describes the behaviour and influence of weld pool shape when joining thick materials
Anita Chandran explores the latest challenges facing manufacturers and users of laser marking systems
Researchers are investigating the potential of laser peening for the manipulation of titanium alloy sheets in the aerospace sector