The new welding head makes large-area joining of thermoplastic-thermoplastic and thermoplastic-metal possible. (Image: LZH)
The new process could be used for series production in automotive manufacturing
Bernabé Cárcel, Samuel López, and Rocío Ruiz share how the Rectorans project is addressing ongoing challenges in the transport sector
Mikhail Sokolov, Pasquale Franciosa, and Dariusz Ceglarek of the University of Warwick, describe how new laser technologies can overcome dissimilar material welding challenges
Ship under construction in a shipyard. (Image: Shutterstock.com)
Keely Portway looks at how new laser technologies are optimising welding and cutting for shipbuilding
Jennifer Heßmann, Kai Hilgenberg and Marcel Bachmann, of BAM, explain a new joining process that could help reduce the weight of vehicles
Stainless steel or nitinol are popular materials in medical devices. Application experts from Coherent have developed a process to safely weld thin wires made of such difficult-to-weld materials. This process can even be undertaken without destroying any plastic coating.
Spiral welds can be made at the interface between transparent material and metal to bond the two together. (Image: Heriot-Watt University)
Matthew Dale learns that ultrafast lasers can now be used to bond transparent materials to metals, unlocking a plethora of applications
Constructive concept of a lightweight container for municipal waste collection. (Image: Fraunhofer IWS)
New containers made from light metals and fibre composite plastics will replace the heavy steel superstructures of classic waste trucks
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.
Professor Duncan Hand discusses the results of CIM-Laser, a collaboration between five UK universities that has supported the country’s uptake of laser-based manufacturing over the past five years
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
