HMT's technology enables processes such as laser cladding to be combined with mechanical CNC processes. (Image: HMT)
The investment will enable the two firms to leverage their combined expertise and accelerate innovation in the hybrid manufacturing landscape
SLM management is convinced the transaction will further enhance SLM’s ability to stay at the forefront of metal additive manufacturing
The printer will enable the Air Force to build replacement parts for older aircraft that have been obsoleted by the original suppliers and can otherwise take months to procure
Boeing relies on the capability of a wide spectrum of suppliers producing and post-processing critical aerospace parts. (Image: Shutterstock/aappp)
The firms are joining a White House-backed programme to boost suppliers’ use of additive manufacturing, enabling them to flourish and create jobs
The University is hiring a new research fellow as part of a five-year project looking to move beyond ‘fixed’ fibre lasers currently used in manufacturing. (Image: ORC)
The university is hiring a new research fellow as part of a five-year project developing ‘smart’, reconfigurable fibre lasers
A battery being welded at Trumpf's application lab. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf will supply lasers to a new production facility set to produce battery cells for 1,000 vehicles annually
ScaleNC offers digital services on a cloud platform to sheet metal manufacturers, for example, to program their machines. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf has been using cloud-based solutions in its production lines for over a year now
The VulcanOne facility in Devens, Massachusetts, operates a fleet of VulcanForms’ proprietary 100kW laser powder bed fusion systems. (Image: VulcanForms)
Funding will enable VulcanForms to deliver metal AM as a scalable industrial process and reduce US dependence on overseas manufacturing
The combined company will be made up of 28,000 employees across 130 locations worldwide
Liebinger spoke on a panel at the Laser World of Photonics in April (Credit: Messe Munich)
Laser firms could really benefit from quantum computing, which should not just be reserved for the world's big challenges
Lasers offer a non-contact, fast, flexible and cost-effective tool for cutting sheets across a range of industries. (Shutterstock/Parilov)
Specialist laser integrator Cyan Tec shares some of the latest developments taking place in the field of sheet metal cutting
Integrators such as GFH Micromachining, 3D Micromac, and LLT Applikation develop complete laser micromachining systems featuring all the laser, motion control, software, and safety components required to realise high-quality applications (Image: GFH Micromachining)
Looking at the market trends integrators are having to respond to when developing new systems
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Laser technologies will have to continue to evolve to keep up with the need of the electronics industry. (Image: Shutterstock/raigvi)
Electronics manufacturing presents both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for developers of laser materials processing technologies
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See, of the MTC, demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
