LASYS
LASYS, as an international trade fair for laser material processing, is aimed at industrial users, and since 2008 has developed to become an absolute must-attend event for the sector
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Labels can be laser marked on a reel-to-reel spooling workstation. (Image: Trotec)
CO2 lasers: The workhorse of laser processing
23 September 2021
Greg Blackman on where CO2 lasers excel in materials processing
Low GDD & high LIDT optics from Edmund Optics
23 August 2021
Low GDD optics minimise chromatic aberration and pulse spreading in ultrafast laser systems
Primapower Laserdyne re-launches 890 Fiber Laser System
23 August 2021
The Laserdyne 890 has a powerful and efficient fibre laser, the latest highly flexible BeamDirector, and the S94P control loaded with a full portfolio of Smart Techniques operating capabilities
ES Precision will soon provide a service for profiling, drilling and perforating thin gauge materials up to about 2mm thick.
Laser marking firm secures pandemic recovery funding to expand service offerings
22 July 2021
The firm wants to provide a service for profiling, drilling and perforating thin gauge materials
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How Novanta’s picosecond laser sub-systems achieve high quality micro-processing
7 July 2021
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With a ruggedized, compact design, reliable pointing stability, and repeatable beam characteristics from laser to laser, Dart delivers high quality picosecond laser cutting and drilling even in tough industrial environments.
The new methods being developed will make it possible to move between 3D beam shapes with zero down-time (Image: Heriot-Watt University)
Researchers developing rapidly changing 3D beam shapes
2 July 2021
The research will making it possible to move between 3D beam shapes with zero down-time, low cost and minimal technical know-how
New machine concept results in higher quality at lower cost
29 June 2021
The processing machine integrates Scanlab’s five-axis precSYS microprocessing system with a femtosecond laser and optical measurement for automatic correction of drilling results
Dynamic beam shaping can be applied to offer defect-free welding, cutting, drilling and additive manufacturing. (Image: Civan Lasers)
Dynamic beam shaping to optimise laser processing
23 June 2021
Dynamic beam shaping enables controllable beam shape, frequency, and focus steering to provide defect-free processing outcomes
Global chip shortage 'chain reaction' disrupts supply of chip-making systems
17 May 2021
Laser drilling machines are one of four types of production system currently in short supply
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Bernabé Cárcel, Samuel López, and Rocío Ruiz share how the Rectorans project is addressing ongoing challenges in the transport sector
Gwenn Pallier, Jannik Lind and Jorge Luis Arias Otero provide an update on the results of the Custodian project
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)
Matthew Dale asks experts whether this emerging application poses any risks to the user
The new method recorded 6GB of data in a one-inch silica glass sample, with each square measuring just 8.8 x 8.8mm.
Fast and energy-efficient laser writing could help solve ongoing data storage challenges
Hydrogen fuel cells could provide a suitable alternative to plug-in electric HGVs, where the weight of the battery could prove to be an issue. (Image: Shutterstock/Audeo und werbung)
New laser technology could help make hydrogen-powered vehicles commercially viable, David Stuart finds
Laser depaneling systems such as this achieve higher output by higher effective cutting speed and cutting quality. (Image: LPKF)
Productronica exhibitors shared some of the latest trends in electronics manufacturing with Abigail Williams
AI is now being used to improve the design of computer chips. (Image: Shutterstock/Connect world)
At ICALEO 2021 Matthew Dale learned of the numerous ways that AI can optimise laser-based manufacturing
Mikhail Sokolov, Pasquale Franciosa, and Dariusz Ceglarek of the University of Warwick, describe how new laser technologies can overcome dissimilar material welding challenges
Lea Sauerwein, Christian Ebenhöh and René Geiger, of Evosys Laser, describe the development of a new optimised polymer welding process
