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Cutting teeth on 3D printing
11 June 2015
Tom Eddershaw reports on the growing use of additive manufacturing in medical and dental practices
Summer 2015
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Efficiency gains
11 June 2015
With direct diode lasers making their way into industrial settings alongside fibre and CO2 lasers, Jessica Rowbury looks at how important energy efficiency is for end users choosing a laser system
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Lasers to address composite surface modification
11 June 2015
Surface modification of carbon fibre composites in the aerospace industry will be one of the first applications the laser will address in this field, say Dr Paul French, Dr Martin Sharp and Sobhi Mahmoud at Liverpool John Moores University
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Laser welding needs ‘sound scientific understanding’
11 June 2015
After speaking at the Association of Laser Users’ Industrial Laser Applications Symposium in March in Kenilworth, UK, Professor Stewart Williams at Cranfield University argues that a more scientific approach to laser welding would increase uptake of the technology
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National strategy to boost UK laser industry?
11 June 2015
The UK has a strong history in laser research, but does it need a more targeted strategy for turning research into products? Tom Eddershaw speaks to those heading the Association of Laser Users
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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
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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
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Keely Portway looks at how digitally networked laser machines, along with additive systems, will help improve production efficiency in the factories of the future