Synrad, a provider of high performance CO2 lasers, has released the vi40, a compact 40W laser for industrial coding, marking and engraving applications
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28 April 2017
Limo Lissotschenko Mikrooptik has celebrated its 25th anniversary
26 April 2017
With the event Lasys meets Central Europe, solution providers from laser material processing and industrial users come together from 30 to 31 May 2017 in Trnava, Slovakia
26 April 2017
Edmund Optics has introduced Techspec LC (low cost) fixed YAG beam expanders
26 April 2017
Bofa International, a leading manufacturer of fume and dust extraction technology for laser processes, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise (Innovation) in its 30th anniversary year
20 April 2017
MKS Instruments has announced BeamCheck from Ophir, a new beam profiling system that ensures accurate laser performance in additive manufacturing
20 April 2017
3D-Micromac is presenting its highly productive MicroCell systems for laser processing of crystalline solar cells at the SNEC 2017
19 April 2017
For three days during mid-June visitors to the Trumpf 2017 Open House will see how Trumpf continues to innovate to help UK manufacturers be competitive and successful
19 April 2017
Lasermet recently installed its “Laser Castle” laser safety cabin at Fraunhofer CLA, the Center for Laser Applications, in Plymouth, Michigan USA
19 April 2017
4Jet Microtech has developed a high throughput solution that enables laser edge deletion, bus bar exposure and via drilling operations of CIGS glass substrates
19 April 2017
Automotive supplier Continental has made a commitment to additive manufacturing of metal parts with a machine from Concept Laser
30 March 2017
Global 3D printing software and services provider Materialise is bolstering the Additive Manufacturing (AM) offering at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
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Information technologies like cloud computing and Internet of Things are bringing about big changes in manufacturing. Gemma Church looks at where laser systems will fit into these smart factories
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Matthew Dale asks what measures are needed to bring metal 3D printing into mainstream production
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Greg Blackman on the safety equipment for protecting against higher power and ultrafast lasers