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
Technology
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
Improving sheet metal cutting using a high-power fibre laser with variable beam quality
31 May 2019
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 develops LD-pumped pulsed laser system that delivers 117J
14 May 2019
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.
Experts discuss industrialisation of AM at Photonics West
14 March 2019
Matthew Dale reports from an industry session on additive manufacturing, where a panel of experts discussed the technology’s potential for industrial production
Advancing next-generation weld monitoring
14 March 2019
Paul Webster and Chris Galbraith, of IPG Photonics, report on the development of a new inline weld monitoring system based on technology from Laser Depth Dynamics
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
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