Coating a brake disc via EHLA (Credit: Fraunhofer ILT/Volker Lannert)
Augmenting automotive production
11 December 2019
Keely Portway looks at some of the latest ways laser surface treatment is being used to optimise automotive production
Annealing
Building a rectangular block of 316L stainless steel with LPBF and then annealing it with a diode laser. (Image: LLNL)
Diode laser used to reduce residual stress in metals during additive manufacturing
18 July 2019
The new technique resulted in the reduction of effective residual stress in metal 3D-printed test parts by 90 per cent
Coherent Q1 revenue impacted by slowing materials processing sales in China
21 February 2019
Coherent's materials processing sales in China have been impacted by a combination of tariffs, rising consumer debt and eroding consumer confidence and spending, which have taken a toll on the Chinese economy.
Laser marking facilitates workpiece-machine communication in smart factories
9 January 2019
By Dr Florian Kanal, product manager of micro and marking lasers, Trumpf
II‐VI unveils direct diode laser engine with active rectangular-beam shaping for micro materials processing
26 October 2018
II‐VI Incorporated has unveiled its DirectProcess 900 direct diode laser engine with active rectangular-beam shaping for micro materials processing
China surpasses Europe as largest laser systems consumer
11 July 2016
Arnold Mayer, general manager of Optech Consulting, analyses the major trends in lasers and laser systems for materials processing, including the Chinese and fibre laser markets
