The new NXG XII 600 from SLM Solutions wields twelve 1kW lasers for increased productivity. (Image: SLM Solutions)
SLM Solutions' NXG XII 600 is equipped with twelve 1kW lasers, while Additive Industries' upcoming MetalFAB-600 will be equipped with ten 1kW lasers
Welding, cutting and 3D printing are counted among the industrial applications intended for the upcoming laser diodes. (Image: BluGlass)
Three different standard laser designs have been demonstrated after being fabricated into test devices: 405nm, 420nm and 450nm
Multi-beam modules can be used to increase the processing speeds of high-power ultrafast lasers. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT).
The new laser is able to offer 10.4kW average power without degradation of the beam quality
The new machine was unveiled at the Bodor Laser Innovation and Research Center in Jinan. (Image: Bodor Laser)
The machine has a maximum cutting thickness of 200mm, is able to cut 20mm carbon steel at a rate of 6m/min and 30mm carbon steel at 2.4m/min.
Trumpf’s David Harvilla, Stefanie Bisch and Sebastian Zaske discuss why green lasers represent the perfect tool for welding e-mobility components made of copper
Nataliya Deyneka-Dupriez and Alexander Denkl, of Lessmüller Lasertechnik, describe how OCT can be used to perform online process monitoring when using an oscillating laser beam to weld e-mobility components
The recent emergence of blue laser processing shows promise for copper processing applications in e-mobility. (Image: Nuburu)
Over the summer laser users learned how two types of blue diode laser are dramatically improving copper welding for fabricating e-mobility components
The new Peregrine software being used to monitor and analyse a component during printing. (Image: Luke Scime/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy)
The new AI software identifies and controls surface-visible defects by using a convolutional neural network to perform high speed image analysis
A multi-beam module was used to increase the processing speeds of ultrafast lasers for helical cutting. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT).
The new process can be used to cut metal strips as an alternative way to produce plug connectors for vehicles
The new panel pulls a thin layer of water out of the reservoir directly onto the solar absorber surface for heating and evaporation.
The surfaces could be used to provide clean drinking water in developing countries
