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
HIGHvision includes an extensive library of processing applications, including welding battery busbar, tab, and can-cap assemblies, as well as electric motor stator hairpins
HIGHvision includes an extensive library of processing applications, including welding battery busbar, tab, and can-cap assemblies, as well as electric motor stator hairpins
The printer will enable the Air Force to build replacement parts for older aircraft that have been obsoleted by the original suppliers and can otherwise take months to procure
The SLM500 can integrate lasers independently or in parallel to increase build rates by 90% over twin laser configurations
Bosch will utilise its new systems to produce parts for its powertrain technology, including custom aluminium parts for hydrogen technology and electric drive productions
The Talon 532-70 laser enables high-throughput processing of photovoltaics and advanced electronics materials
A battery being welded at Trumpf's application lab. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf will supply lasers to a new production facility set to produce battery cells for 1,000 vehicles annually
From left to right: Prof. Dr. Emil Schubert (Abicor Binzel), Thibault Bautze-Scherff (Blackbird), Jens Schleicher (Abicor Binzel), Pascal Brozio (Blackbird), Dr. Andreas Kahn (Abicor Binzel), Karl Christian Messer (Blackbird)
The collaboration will enable Blackbird to provide better support for its global customers, from technical sales to application support
The SLM 500 can integrate four lasers independently or in parallel to increase build rates by 90 per cent over twin-laser configurations. (Image: SLM Solutions)
The OEM uses its AM systems to produce various metal parts in series for vehicle production
Green lasers are far more efficient for welding copper than IR lasers. (Image: Trumpf)
Vitesco Technologies recently integrated a 2kW system from Trumpf following three years of application development
Matthew Dale reports on this year's LASYS: the international trade fair on laser materials processing. (Image: Messe Stuttgart)
Matthew Dale reports on this year's LASYS: the international trade fair on laser materials processing
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
