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
By Dave MacLellan, Executive Director, AILU
Gemma Church finds that additive manufacturing is being used to transform lives through advanced implants and guides for surgeons
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
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates