Project ramping up LMD productivity using AI
The partners of the AI-SLAM project are jointly developing software that can run LMD processes automatically
The partners of the AI-SLAM project are jointly developing software that can run LMD processes automatically
The firm is a spin-off from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS
At ICALEO 2021 Matthew Dale learned of the numerous ways that AI can optimise laser-based manufacturing
Volkswagen will use the start-up’s technology to verify the quality of its printed parts, ensuring consistency between builds
The work will benefit the aerospace, automotive and defence industries looking for better ways to build custom metal parts
Coherent’s Florian Furger, Markus Danner and Roland Mayerhofer discuss how combining real-time readings from multiple sensors enables better control of high-precision welding
The platform could protect users from hazardous waste, provide material-specific knowledge and suggest subtle cutting adjustments
Hamamatsu Photonics' new system produces 250J pulse energy, the world’s highest among laser-diode-pumped lasers
The automated line combines industrial robots, vision systems, laser welding, and in-line joint validation via artificial intelligence
The control system enables the automatic and remote installation of software for new lasers in just a few minutes
Sanin Zulic and Sunil Pathak share how laser shock peening can be used to improve residual stresses in additively manufactured parts
Mark Zediker, Jean-Michel Pelaprat and Andrew Dodd share how early results are already demonstrating the advantages of blue lasers in additive manufacturing
Alexandre Rondepierre and Olivier Casagrande demonstrate a new approach that overcomes existing laser shock peening challenges
An brief look at laser cutting and some of the technology developments made in recent years
Richard Stähr and his colleagues are using laser drilling to produce perforated acoustic liners for insulating aircraft noise
Oliver Haupt and Jan Brune describe how deep-UV excimer lasers can overcome microLED display manufacturing challenges
Matthew Dale learns how additive manufacturing is optimising the production of rocket components
Frederic Schell and Christoph Zwahr describe how direct laser interference patterning can augment additively manufactured medical implants