The new system in use at MTC. (Image: MTC)
The five-axis system allows engineers to cut, drill or machine complex shapes without the drawbacks associated with traditional laser machining such as heat build up or tapers
The new 250mm features an interchangeable, coated protective glass made of fused silica and advanced mounting technologies for a large telecentric scan field
A multi-beam module was used to increase the processing speeds of ultrafast lasers for helical cutting. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT).
The new process can be used to cut metal strips as an alternative way to produce plug connectors for vehicles
The LASERDYNE 811 machine employs the most current hardware and software components for flexible precision laser processing in an affordable compact platform
The YLR-U series are high performance industrial-grade kilowatt-class continuous wave (CW) ytterbium fiber lasers
In 2018 the Chinese customer Xinquan had already received a special laser machine of the Jenoptik-Votan A type: At that time, with that order, Jenoptik had reached the mark of 300 Votan A laser scoring systems delivered worldwide. (Image: Jenoptik)
The new Jenoptik-Votan A Scan system is currently being set up and commissioned in Jena, Germany. Delivery will take place shortly before summer.
Hollow-core fibres have successfully been used to guide pulses from an ultrashort pulsed laser to a scanner on a robotic arm
The benefits of AI and machine learning in laser processing were discussed by a panel of experts at the show
Power increases across multiple laser technologies are set to bring further benefit to materials processing, Matthew Dale learnt at Photonics West
The filter, which can sieve particles as small as 10 micrometres, is made using ultrafast lasers
A new integrated control solution jointly produced by Siemens and Scanlab is set to decrease the engineering effort required when developing laser-based manufacturing systems
