New large angle line shaper from Holo/Or for large-area laser annealing and ablation
29 November 2020
The large line shaper offers line angles greater than 150mRad, while maintaining diffraction limited line width
Beam delivery
Taking the heat out of metal welding
25 September 2020
Greg Blackman speaks to two researchers who presented at the LANE conference on different aspects of laser welding
Scanlab's headquarters in Puchheim, Germany
Scanlab buys stake in Holo/or
15 September 2020
Laser scan system manufacturer Scanlab is purchasing a 25 per cent stake in Holo/or through its parent company, TechInvest Holding
Scanlab's basiCube 14 gains strong foothold in laser marking market
1 May 2020
Specifically designed for the laser-marking market, countless customers worldwide have been won over by basiCube’s high dynamics and attractive price-performance ratio, thus making it a bestseller
A trade fair appearance from the early years of Aerotech.
Aerotech celebrates 50th anniversary
15 April 2020
Aerotech, manufacturer of high-performance motion control and positioning systems, is celebrating it's 50th company anniversary this year.
Scanlab’s XL Scan synchronously controls a 2D scan head and a positioning stage. It can also process 3D workpieces with integrated Z-axis control.
Micromachining over five axes
12 March 2020
Greg Blackman on the latest scanning solutions and software for micromachining
Trumpf acquires minority stake in developer of optical fibre for USP laser processing
24 January 2020
Laser manufacturer Trumpf has acquired a minority stake in French startup GLOphotonics, a developer of special optical fibres for UF laser processing
Aerotech releases 5-axis micromachining scanner
14 January 2020
Aerotech, a manufacturer of high-performance motion control and positioning systems, has launched the AGV5D, a new laser micromachining scanner
A schematic of Coherent's adjustable ring mode fibre and the five basic power patterns possible within the focused laser spot. (Image: Coherent)
Custom delivery
25 November 2019
Greg Blackman discovers how emerging lasers with adjustable beam quality are improving quality and flexibility in cutting and welding
Scanlab to present new control solution for AM at Formnext 2019
14 November 2019
At Formnext 2019, laser scan solution manufacturer Scanlab will unveil a scan system control extension using a smart data-acquisition interface that reads diverse sensors
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