Global laser systems market shows strong growth in 2021
We spoke with Arnold Mayer, of Optech Consulting, to discuss his preliminary findings for last year’s global market for industrial laser systems
We spoke with Arnold Mayer, of Optech Consulting, to discuss his preliminary findings for last year’s global market for industrial laser systems
The firm wants to provide a service for profiling, drilling and perforating thin gauge materials
Oxygen is a key component for laser cutting, however its production has been diverted towards medical use
The novel material could be used in filtration systems and face mask filters
Keely Portway explores the use of lasers in medical device manufacturing, including how they have played their part since the start of the pandemic
The coinciding conference, World of Photonics Congress, will be held in a digital format on the original dates of 20–24 June
The virtual event will include two digital exhibitions in addition to the conferences Lase, Bios, Opto and Quantum West
Mack Brooks Exhibitions has announced the postponement of EuroBLECH, which was scheduled to take place at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds in Germany from 9 to 12 March
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The demand for laser systems in the microelectronics segment is expected to grow in 2020, however
Sales revenue fell from €3.8 billion to €3.5 billion in the fiscal year 2019/20
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