Industry

A survey of VDMA member companies has revealed that 84 per cent have had their operations affected by Covid-19.

As a key enabling technology, photonics is recognised as being strategically important for Europe's industrial future

LASYS, the international trade fair for laser material processing, has been postponed until 21-23 June 2022

Around 600 attendees and more than 80 lecturers were expected at the event

Major end industries for laser systems have cut their equipment spending, notably smartphone makers and car manufacturers

A standard that could help quickly assess the quality of additively manufactured parts is being developed by ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee.

Compared to 2018’s event, which covered a total of 89,800 sqm, more than 95,000 sqm of space has already been booked at this year’s event

Laser manufacturer Trumpf has acquired a minority stake in French startup GLOphotonics, a developer of special optical fibres for UF laser processing

A new project is set to boost the mass production of organic photovoltaic cells using a number of different laser technologies