Coherent introduces 30kW cutting head
20 October 2022
The BIMO-FSC3-Z-HP achieves exceptional cutting speeds while maintaining high quality and consistency across very large sheets of metal
Control & Guidance
Focuslight Technologies develops variable beam laser system for semiconductor manufacturing
10 August 2022
Focuslight Technologies has announced Flux H Series - a variable beam laser system for pan-semiconductor manufacturing processes
Expanding the field of view in micromachining: Aerotech to exhibit at Micronora 2022
27 July 2022
Aerotech, the specialist for motion control and positioning systems, will be exhibiting at Micronora 2022 in Besançon from 27 to 30 September, in Hall C on stand 306
Aerotech releases version 2.2 of its Automation1 control platform
16 June 2022
Aerotech has released version 2.2 of its Automation1 control platform, which comes with several new features
Coherent introduces SmartSense+ process monitoring system
22 April 2022
SmartSense+ enables improved laser processing results and better reproducibility, and also provides traceability and documentation data
Test rig integrating the intelliSCAN scan head and the Flexishaper beam shaper (Image: Scanlab)
Scan head with beam shaper increases throughput in fuel cell production
16 March 2022
Scanlab is developing new system concepts for laser welding of bipolar plates and additive manufacturing
Aerotech introduces new highly dynamic two-axis galvo scanner
16 March 2022
The new AGV-XPO machines parts not only more precisely, but also faster
The Light Tunnel Generator improves cutting efficiency and effectiveness
PowerPhotonic launches new beam shaper for high power laser cutting & welding at Photonics West
26 January 2022
The 'Light Tunnel Generator' saves costs by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of high power laser cutting
ACS Motion Control launches two new solutions for micromachining
7 December 2021
ACS Motion Control has released two new products in the SPiiPlus series of EtherCAT-based motion controllers and motor drives
Raylase launches the Scan Field Calibrator
11 November 2021
With the new Scan Field Calibrator from Raylase, high-precision and labour-saving calibration of laser process fields in machines can be carried out in an extremely short space of time
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Mauritz Möller and Philipp Scheible, of Trumpf, share a multi-spot approach to achieve optimum welds in the manufacture of power electronics housings
Mauritz Möller and Philipp Scheible share a multi-spot approach to achieve optimum welds in the manufacture of power electronics housings
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Lasers offer a non-contact, fast, flexible and cost-effective tool for cutting sheets across a range of industries. (Shutterstock/Parilov)
Specialist laser integrator Cyan Tec shares some of the latest developments taking place in the field of sheet metal cutting
Integrators such as GFH Micromachining, 3D Micromac, and LLT Applikation develop complete laser micromachining systems featuring all the laser, motion control, software, and safety components required to realise high-quality applications (Image: GFH Micromachining)
Looking at the market trends integrators are having to respond to when developing new systems
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Laser technologies will have to continue to evolve to keep up with the need of the electronics industry. (Image: Shutterstock/raigvi)
Electronics manufacturing presents both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for developers of laser materials processing technologies
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See, of the MTC, demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
