Professor Duncan Hand discusses the results of CIM-Laser, a collaboration between five UK universities that has supported the country’s uptake of laser-based manufacturing over the past five years
4JET Technologies' solution to individually and durably mark tires with a machine-readable QR code has arrived in mass production of automotive OEMs
New regulations dictate that certain medical devices must be marked with a unique device identification code. Here we explore how different laser technologies can be used to produce these markings
Pannier Corporation, a supplier of marking systems and metal tags for the metals and automotive industries, has partnered with Laserax, who develops, markets and installs inline laser marking and laser cleaning solutions for the primary metals and the automotive industries
Foster Corporation, a provider of polymer solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical applications, introduces LazerMed laser marking technology which offers high resolution, durable printing capability for plastic materials used in medical devices
Photonics Systems Group, a manufacturer of laser machines for micro-material processing, and owner of Innolas Solutions, has acquired LS Laser Systems, a provider of laser solutions for marking, trimming and micro processing.
NASA’s InSight lander, currently exploring the deep interior of Mars, was manufactured using UV laser wire marking technology pioneered by Bridgend-based Spectrum Technologies
Partners of a German research project are exploring how the beams of ultrashort pulse lasers can be shaped using refractive and diffractive optical elements
Professor Michalis Zervas, from the Optoelectronics Research Centre, charts the rise of high-power fibre lasers and asks what next for the technology?
Following a Lasys debut, Foba’s Faycal Benayad-Cherif describes how new vision-based mark alignment can eliminate the need for expensive part fixtures when laser marking
