Laser beam-submerged arc hybrid welding of thick duplex steels for industry
11 October 2021
Laser Zentrum Hannover’s Rabi Lahdo and Stefan Kaierle describe a process that promises big benefits for heavy industry
Maritime
Ship under construction in a shipyard. (Image: Shutterstock.com)
Laser innovations for the maritime sector
24 September 2021
Keely Portway looks at how new laser technologies are optimising welding and cutting for shipbuilding
Dynamic beam shaping can be applied to offer defect-free welding, cutting, drilling and additive manufacturing. (Image: Civan Lasers)
Dynamic beam shaping to optimise laser processing
23 June 2021
Dynamic beam shaping enables controllable beam shape, frequency, and focus steering to provide defect-free processing outcomes
Taking the heat out of metal welding
25 September 2020
Greg Blackman speaks to two researchers who presented at the LANE conference on different aspects of laser welding
Direct laser interference patterning can create complex surface micro-structures to decrease ice accumulation on aircraft surfaces. (Image: Fraunhofer IWS).
Laser research projects to increase fuel efficiency of ships and aircraft
11 March 2020
A number of ongoing European research projects are using laser technology to structure and clean the surfaces of ships and aircraft in order to improve their fuel efficiency
A new laser peening system will be installed on-board a Littoral Combat Ship, a lightweight vessel designed for ocean-going and near-shore operations. (MCC Keith DeVinney/U.S. Navy)
Laser peening to treat aluminium plates on naval combat ships
23 January 2020
The system will be based on LSP’s Laser Procudo Peening system, which will be installed with a custom-designed beam deck delivery system on-board a Littoral Combat Ship
The manufacturing line will be used to accelerate the conversion of maritime transport towards using electric propulsion. (Image: Leclanché)
Swiss firm commissions battery manufacturing line for e-mobility
21 June 2019
Leclanché, a Swiss provider of energy storage solutions, has commissioned Italian industrial automation firm Comau to build an automated manufacturing line for lithium-ion battery modules intended for electric vehicles
Italian shipbuilding company places order for laser-hybrid welding production line
22 May 2019
Fincantieri has purchased a thin plate flat-panel production line that uses laser-hybrid welding
Welding dissimilar metals in the shipbuilding and automotive industries
14 March 2019
Dr Stefan Kaierle shares how joining dissimilar materials with laser beam welding could be used to decrease the weight of ships and cars, leading to a reduction in their emissions
New laser welding processes shall make the welding of thick metal sheets in shipbuilding more efficient and less expensive. (image: Meyer Werft/M. Wessels)
Project to develop 60kW CW laser diode sources for welding thick steel sheets in ship building
11 January 2019
Partners of a joint research project are looking to establish fast, high-quality laser welding processes for shipbuilding and other maritime applications
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