Green light for green mobility
25 September 2020
Trumpf’s David Harvilla, Stefanie Bisch and Sebastian Zaske discuss why green lasers represent the perfect tool for welding e-mobility components made of copper
Copper
The recent emergence of blue laser processing shows promise for copper processing applications in e-mobility. (Image: Nuburu)
One wavelength, two approaches
25 September 2020
Over the summer laser users learned how two types of blue diode laser are dramatically improving copper welding for fabricating e-mobility components
Coherent HighLight FL4000CSM-ARM enables more advanced welding capabilities for high thermal conductivity metals
22 July 2020
This new laser aligns to welding requirements for e-mobility, energy storage, and general electrical interconnects consisting of dissimilar materials, such as copper and aluminum, and foil stacks that require precise control.
Trumpf enables copper additive manufacturing by combining its TruDisk 1020 with its TruPrint systems.
Lasers initiate copper AM take-off
13 March 2020
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
Powering up in San Fran
21 February 2020
Power increases across multiple laser technologies are set to bring further benefit to materials processing, Matthew Dale learnt at Photonics West
A bright future for blue
21 August 2019
Jean-Michel Pelaprat, co-founder of Nuburu, discusses the benefits of materials processing using emerging blue diode lasers with increased brightness
Welding across the spectrum
31 May 2019
Matthew Dale explores the range of laser solutions available for copper processing applications in e-mobility
Chinese additive firm prints pure copper structures using fibre lasers
14 March 2019
Farsoon Technologies has developed an additive manufacturing process capable of printing structures made entirely out of copper using standard fibre laser wavelengths
Scientists use laser technique to 3D print structures made of gold
7 December 2018
Scientists have published the results of a research project which found that a laser technique enables the printing of 3D metal structures made from pure gold
Blue revolution
29 March 2018
High-power blue diode lasers are becoming available that have significant advantages over traditional infrared lasers for machining metals. Greg Blackman investigates
