HIGHvision includes an extensive library of processing applications, including welding battery busbar, tab, and can-cap assemblies, as well as electric motor stator hairpins
HIGHvision includes an extensive library of processing applications, including welding battery busbar, tab, and can-cap assemblies, as well as electric motor stator hairpins
The MICO sensor has a resolution of a little over 1000 pixels on a field of view of 40mm – the exact optimisation for automated weld inspection systems
From left: Abicor Binzel, CTO Prof. Dr.-Ing. Emil Schubert, Bernd Lorösch, Business Unit Manager for JOSY - weld seam inspection at SmartRay and Dr. Andreas Kahn, Director Global Laser and Sensor Business at Abicor Binzel
This cooperation creates synergies for smart automation in welding technology, for example, for the automotive industry and other manufacturing sectors
SmartSense+ enables improved laser processing results and better reproducibility, and also provides traceability and documentation data
The IPM-10KW sensor measures powers from 100W to 11kW for wavelengths from 900 to 1,100nm and 10.6µm
GarLine is, according to Garmo Instruments, the first smart, intuitive and robust sensor on the market
Garmo Instruments has introduced Garline, a new family of affordable, simple and high-performance weld seam tracking sensors
BeamSquared can be mounted horizontally or vertically.
MKS Instruments has announced the newest version of Ophir BeamSquared, the company's M2 laser beam propagation system that helps users optimise laser performance
The Rayspector monitoring makes it easier to offer the market profitable, user-friendly solutions for smart manufacturing/Industry 4.0 that serve to promote development of the electromobility sector across the globe
AM samples on build plate.
Zeiss featured a new additive manufacturing solution service at The Rapid + TCT Event in Chicago last week.
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
