Lasers offer a non-contact, fast, flexible and cost-effective tool for cutting sheets across a range of industries. (Shutterstock/Parilov)
Matthew Dale speaks with specialist laser integrator Cyan Tec, on some of the latest developments taking place in the field of sheet metal cutting
The LT8.20 lasertube system can cut both standard and special section tubes from 12 to 240mm in diameter
BLM Group will showcase a range of its tube and sheet metal cutting systems, while also unveiling a completely new machine
The University is hiring a new research fellow as part of a five-year project looking to move beyond ‘fixed’ fibre lasers currently used in manufacturing. (Image: ORC)
The university is hiring a new research fellow as part of a five-year project developing ‘smart’, reconfigurable fibre lasers
The new 5-axis drilling machines are based on a modular, moving-column design
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
The combined company will be made up of 28,000 employees across 130 locations worldwide
The "large" version of the TruMicro 7070 now has up to four jet outlets. The laser power can either be distributed over all four outlets or fully accessed at a selected outlet. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf is currently presenting two new laser solutions at LASYS - The TruMicro Series 7000 and the TruFiber 2000P
The machine can handle sheet thicknesses up to 50 millimeters and processes a variety of materials ranging from aluminum to mild steel. (Image: Trumpf)
TruLaser 3080 fabricates parts in sheets up to 8m long and is particularly adept at cutting large and heavy parts weighing up to 7,850kg
Cyan Tec Systems relies on Trumpf fibre and disk laser technology to maximise the quality and reliability of its machines.
Cyan Tec Systems, a designer and manufacturer of bespoke automation systems, relies on Trumpf solid-state fibre and disk laser technology to help maximise the quality and reliability of its machines
Here a laser beam is being delivered via a flexible fibre to weld thin piping. (Image: Shutterstock/sspopov)
A brief introduction to laser welding, the technologies involved, and the advantages it offers over other joining methods
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
