Building up standards in metal additive manufacturing
14 March 2019
Dr Dieter Schwarze and Bodo Haack, of SLM Solutions, discuss the importance and progression of standardisation in laser metal additive manufacturing
Applications
Minimising friction using laser surface texturing
14 March 2019
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
Ensuring product quality and process reliability of laser-based additive manufacturing
14 March 2019
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
Opportunities for fibre lasers in e-mobility
14 March 2019
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
Thinking lasers
14 March 2019
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
E-mobility and autonomous driving hot topics at Laser World of Photonics
13 March 2019
This year’s Laser World of Photonics, taking place in Munich, Germany, on 24-27 June, will have a particular focus on electro-mobility
Infrared laser used to remove graffiti
11 March 2019
The infrared Laser Blaster from Italian laser group El.En evaporates graffiti without damaging underlying stone
TWI orders bespoke Trumpf LMD system for manufacturing large aerospace parts
7 March 2019
Independent research organisation TWI has ordered a modified TruLaser Cell 7040 machine from Trumpf that has been developed especially for the manufacture of large aerospace parts
Ultrafast laser used to successfully weld glass to metal
1 March 2019
Scientists have used an ultrafast laser system to successfully weld optical materials such as quartz, borosilicate glass and even sapphire to metals including aluminium, titanium and stainless steel
Scientists investigate underwater laser cutting for dismantling nuclear reactors
28 February 2019
Scientists are investigating whether laser beam cutting can be used underwater to dismantle nuclear facilities efficiently
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