Amada Weld Tech launches Jupiter series for welding and marking
14 January 2021
The Jupiter series of modular systems are available for laser welding and laser marking applications
Industry 4.0
The new smart factory demonstrates how different machine types can be interconnected in a network. (Image: Trumpf)
Trumpf sales revenue falls 8 per cent, new smart factory opened
26 October 2020
Sales revenue fell from €3.8 billion to €3.5 billion in the fiscal year 2019/20
The LS4 integrates two laser sources, a 50W green nanosecond and a dual wavelength (near-infrared and green) 10W femtosecond source. (Image: Lasea)
Smart Systems
25 September 2020
Keely Portway discovers how laser systems are used in smart manufacturing
Share of total exports of laser systems in Germany. (Source: VDMA)
Production and export of German laser systems drops 18 per cent in 2019
7 September 2020
The decline has been linked to the ailing global economy, structural transformation in the automotive industry, and politically motivated upheavals
Accelerating the adoption of laser powder bed fusion using digital integration
11 December 2019
Rita Bola, project manager at EWF, describes how digitally integrating the process steps of laser powder bed fusion will help accelerate its adoption in industry
Laser welding: A natural fit with Industry 4.0
11 December 2019
Jason Woolley, key accounts laser group manager at Abicor Binzel USA, highlights how laser welding is helping make Industry 4.0 a reality
Nitrogen gas generators now supplied by Bystronic for fibre laser cutting machines
20 November 2019
Bystronic now supplies generators of nitrogen gas from South African firm NitraLife, which can be used to reduce the downtime of laser cutting systems
Fraunhofer to present results of FutureAM project at Formnext
14 October 2019
In the Fraunhofer project 'FutureAM – Next Generation Additive Manufacturing,' six Fraunhofer institutes are collaborating to accelerate the processing speed of additive manufacturing with metal powder by a factor of ten.
At Formnext this year, between 19-22 November in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the institutes will present initial results that prove that this accelaration in processing speed will indeed be possible.
Morf3D secures additional funding from Boeing
20 September 2019
Morf3D a metals additive manufacturing leader specialising in precision manufacturing and engineering for the aerospace industry, has secured a new round of funding from Boeing HorizonX Ventures
Trumpf presents new solutions for connected manufacturing at Blechexpo
20 September 2019
Trumpf will be presenting a range of new smart factory solutions at Blechexpo, which is set to take place in Stuttgart this November
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