Project MEDAL will rapidly optimise LPBF processing parameters for new metal alloys used in aerospace.
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.
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)
The ideas for the start-ups were developed as part of Trumpf's 'Internehmertum' programme
Greg Blackman speaks to two researchers who presented at the LANE conference on different aspects of laser welding
The new Peregrine software being used to monitor and analyse a component during printing. (Image: Luke Scime/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy)
The new AI software identifies and controls surface-visible defects by using a convolutional neural network to perform high speed image analysis
AI-based solutions for smart factories will be developed within the alliance. (Image: Fraunhofer IPA, Rainer Bez)
Over the next five years, the two entities will develop solutions for better data quality in manufacturing, enabling efficiency gains to be achieved using AI
Christian Knaak and Peter Abels, of Fraunhofer ILT, explain how imaging and machine learning can be used to identify weld imperfections with high accuracy
Nikolaus Fecht on how AI is helping move laser systems closer to achieving complete error-free production
Trumpf enables copper additive manufacturing by combining its TruDisk 1020 with its TruPrint systems.
Optically-driven additive manufacturing is entering uncharted territory with challenging reflective, thermally conductive metals such as copper, finds Andy Extance
The benefits of AI and machine learning in laser processing were discussed by a panel of experts at the show
Power increases across multiple laser technologies are set to bring further benefit to materials processing, Matthew Dale learnt at Photonics West
