Laser Photonics announces first sale of 3kW handheld laser cleaning system
7 November 2022
The system will be used by an Australian mining concern
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The ‘Lasertrain’ will vapourise the oily film left by crushed leaves on the line at speeds up to 60mph (Image: LPS)
Network Rail to trial laser cleaning technology
20 September 2022
The ‘Lasertrain’ will vapourise the oily film left by crushed leaves on the line at speeds up to 60mph
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning
15 September 2022
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
parts2clean 2022
parts2clean enables users from all sectors of manufacturing to learn about the latest cutting-edge solutions from industrial cleaning technology
Cyan Tec Systems relies on Trumpf fibre and disk laser technology to maximise the quality and reliability of its machines.
Laser systems builder relies on Trumpf technology
9 June 2022
Cyan Tec Systems, a designer and manufacturer of bespoke automation systems, relies on Trumpf solid-state fibre and disk laser technology to help maximise the quality and reliability of its machines
Laser Photonics introduces 3kW handheld cleaning system
10 May 2022
The CleanTech 3000-CTH is, according to Laser Photonics, the most powerful handheld laser cleaning system available on the market
Handheld laser welding offers: low running costs; minimal set up requirements; ease of use; highly efficient, fast and flexible processing in spatially challenging environments; minimal consumables and post-processing requirements; and most importantly, high-quality welds of both similar and dissimilar materials of different types and thicknesses.
IPG Photonics introduces new handheld laser welder/cleaner model
22 April 2022
The LightWELD XR system delivers laser welding and cleaning in one handheld system
Handheld laser welding systems promise flexibility in processing, but present numerous hazards that must be dealt with before they can be used safely. (Shutterstock/Dizfoto)
Questioning the safety of handheld laser welding
10 January 2022
Matthew Dale asks experts whether this emerging application poses any risks to the user
Raylase launches the Scan Field Calibrator
11 November 2021
With the new Scan Field Calibrator from Raylase, high-precision and labour-saving calibration of laser process fields in machines can be carried out in an extremely short space of time
A high-power laser cleaning steel. (Image: University of Bristol)
Project to develop laser cleaning for nuclear decommissioning
10 November 2021
Laser cleaning has emerged as a promising candidate to rapidly decontaminate surface-fixed radioactive materials
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Mauritz Möller and Philipp Scheible, of Trumpf, share a multi-spot approach to achieve optimum welds in the manufacture of power electronics housings
Mauritz Möller and Philipp Scheible share a multi-spot approach to achieve optimum welds in the manufacture of power electronics housings
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Michael Hustedt, Oliver Seffer and Alexander Hilck, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, on how to enclose a high-power joining process for steel plates up to 30mm thick
Lasers offer a non-contact, fast, flexible and cost-effective tool for cutting sheets across a range of industries. (Shutterstock/Parilov)
Specialist laser integrator Cyan Tec shares some of the latest developments taking place in the field of sheet metal cutting
Integrators such as GFH Micromachining, 3D Micromac, and LLT Applikation develop complete laser micromachining systems featuring all the laser, motion control, software, and safety components required to realise high-quality applications (Image: GFH Micromachining)
Looking at the market trends integrators are having to respond to when developing new systems
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Laser technologies will have to continue to evolve to keep up with the need of the electronics industry. (Image: Shutterstock/raigvi)
Electronics manufacturing presents both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for developers of laser materials processing technologies
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See, of the MTC, demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
