Why does more need to be done for cyber security in manufacturing and engineering?
5 November 2021
What risks are posed by cyber criminals and what can the manufacturing and engineering sectors do to keep their new systems safe?
Industry 4.0
Virtual twins enable manufacturing innovation
5 November 2021
3DS Delmia, part of the Dassault Systèmes Group, takes a closer look at just how effective virtual twins can be
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
Digital Manufacturing Conference
1.00-4.00 pm UK GMT
TWI will be holding their annual Digital Manufacturing Conference virtually.
Raylase process monitoring unit increases flexibility and quality of laser processing for e-mobility
8 October 2021
The Rayspector monitoring makes it easier to offer the market profitable, user-friendly solutions for smart manufacturing/Industry 4.0 that serve to promote development of the electromobility sector across the globe
Advances in process monitoring benefit laser microwelding
22 September 2021
Coherent’s Florian Furger, Markus Danner and Roland Mayerhofer discuss how combining real-time readings from multiple sensors enables better control of high-precision welding
(Image: Andrey Armyagov/Shutterstock)
New 3D ipLaser cutting quotation suite halves customer response times while radically expanding growth opportunities for business
6 July 2021
The ipLaser cloud-based technology suite automates business processes and saves time while transforming and expands business opportunities for the huge and rapidly growing number of laser service providers
Up to 100 laser systems can be controlled and configured using the new system. (Image: Fraunhofer ILT)
New control system enables up to 100 laser machines to be configured, monitored and updated simultaneously
28 June 2021
The control system enables the automatic and remote installation of software for new lasers in just a few minutes
How can AI benefit industrial laser systems users?
11 June 2021
Keely Portway considers the benefits of incorporating AI into industrial laser systems
Carbon Robotics' autonomous weed elimination robot combines AI and laser technology to identify, target and eliminate weeds. (Image: Carbon Robotics)
AI-powered lasers to remove weeds from fields
25 April 2021
The technology will reduce the need for harmful herbicides and mechanical weed removal
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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
