A commercial thin-disk head. The disk is surrounded by monolithic prisms that route the pump beam between reflections. Credit: TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
Researchers have demonstrated a sub-picosecond thin-disk laser oscillator delivering 350W average output power
The research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover has updated its internal processing laser head (IBK) technology to include integrated sensors for process monitoring
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
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
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)
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
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
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
Paul Harrison, chief engineer for product applications at SPI Lasers, describes a new mode of operation for fibre lasers that enables beam quality to be varied on demand
External view of high-energy industrial pulsed laser system.
(Image: Hamamatsu Photonics)
Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a laser-diode-pumped high-energy pulsed laser system that delivers an output of 117J – the world’s highest among laser-diode-pumped lasers, according to the firm.
