Summer 2014

Tom Eddershaw finds that high-power diode lasers are now available for industrial applications, while their lower-power equivalents are used to great effect in outdoor light shows

Laser job shops fulfil a very specific niche in manufacturing and, as Greg Blackman finds out, business is booming for these facilities in the UK

Tom Eddershaw reports from the recent AKL laser technology conference in Aachen, Germany, on the state of additive manufacturing

A 3D printed mountain bike was a highlight of the MACH exhibition, which took place in Birmingham, UK, in April. Tom Eddershaw talks to Chris Williams at Empire Cycles about the £20,000 bike