The new 250J pulsed laser. (Image: Hamamatsu Photonics)
New pulsed laser system delivers 'world’s highest' pulse energy
6 July 2021
Hamamatsu Photonics' new system produces 250J pulse energy, the world’s highest among laser-diode-pumped lasers
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
The new line is capable of handling the entire battery manufacturing process. (Image: Comau)
Comau delivers automated battery manufacturing line to Leclanché
5 July 2021
The automated line combines industrial robots, vision systems, laser welding, and in-line joint validation via artificial intelligence
Up to 100 laser systems can be controlled and configured using the new system. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
New control system enables up to 100 laser machines to be configured, monitored and updated simultaneously
28 June 2021
The control system enables the automatic and remote installation of software for new lasers in just a few minutes
How can AI benefit industrial laser systems users?
11 June 2021
Keely Portway considers the benefits of incorporating AI into industrial laser systems
3D-printed sample component: The laser transmission of 3D printed plastic components depends on layer thickness and orientation. (Image: LZH)
Researchers to optimise laser welding for 3D-printed plastics
2 June 2021
The system will enable 3D-printed plastic components to be optimally welded together
Carbon Robotics' autonomous weed elimination robot combines AI and laser technology to identify, target and eliminate weeds. (Image: Carbon Robotics)
AI-powered lasers to remove weeds from fields
25 April 2021
The technology will reduce the need for harmful herbicides and mechanical weed removal
MC Machinery announces GX-F Advanced Series of AI-enabled fibre lasers
14 April 2021
Intuitive AI technology makes the GX-F ADVANCED Series easy to use for operators of all skill levels – especially valuable because of the ongoing shortage of skilled manufacturing workers
Project MEDAL will rapidly optimise LPBF processing parameters for new metal alloys used in aerospace.
Boeing to accelerate additive manufacturing for aerospace using machine learning
15 January 2021
Project MEDAL will rapidly optimise LPBF processing parameters for new aerospace alloys.
Figure 1: Complex two-phase copper vapour chambers, for high-power space applications, built using laser-powder bed fusion.
Towards in-situ flaw detection in LPBF through layerwise imagery and machine learning
11 December 2020
Brett Diehl, of the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, puts neural networks to work in identifying voids in additive manufacturing
ScaleNC and Optimate support sheet metal fabrication. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf spin-offs offer digital solutions for sheet metal production
25 September 2020
The ideas for the start-ups were developed as part of Trumpf's 'Internehmertum' programme
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