Laser welding: A natural fit with Industry 4.0
11 December 2019
Jason Woolley, key accounts laser group manager at Abicor Binzel USA, highlights how laser welding is helping make Industry 4.0 a reality
Technology
A commercial thin-disk head. The disk is surrounded by monolithic prisms that route the pump beam between reflections. Credit: TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
New benchmark set for ultrafast thin-disk laser oscillator technology
9 December 2019
Researchers have demonstrated a sub-picosecond thin-disk laser oscillator delivering 350W average output power
Shifting the manufacturing paradigm
4 December 2019
Dr Srinivas Garimella shares his experience in establishing additive manufacturing as a one of Eaton’s key manufacturing technologies
LZH improves processing head for more efficient engine production
14 November 2019
The research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover has updated its internal processing laser head (IBK) technology to include integrated sensors for process monitoring
New control solution to simplify development of laser machines
12 November 2019
A new integrated control solution jointly produced by Siemens and Scanlab is set to decrease the engineering effort required when developing laser-based manufacturing systems
LMI's low-cost LPBF machine, the Alpha 140
Fraunhofer ILT spin-off awarded for low-cost LPBF technology
6 November 2019
The award is in recognition of the firm’s development of a low-cost laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system, which has made industry-suitable metallic 3D printing more accessible for SMEs
Siemens and Solukon develop de-powdering solution for complex additively manufactured parts
15 October 2019
Solukon has joined forces with Siemens to develop a system for de-powdering complex laser melted metal parts
The manufacturing line will be used to accelerate the conversion of maritime transport towards using electric propulsion. (Image: Leclanché)
Swiss firm commissions battery manufacturing line for e-mobility
21 June 2019
Leclanché, a Swiss provider of energy storage solutions, has commissioned Italian industrial automation firm Comau to build an automated manufacturing line for lithium-ion battery modules intended for electric vehicles
Multi-functional laser head to optimise sheet metal processing
6 June 2019
A robot-controlled laser processing head capable of performing cutting, welding and additive manufacturing is under development that will bring significant productivity and quality gains to sheet metal processing
New laser welding process creates watertight seals
3 June 2019
A group of engineers has developed a new laser welding process that can be used to create water-tight seals, even in difficult to weld materials such as die-cast aluminium
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