Joshua Evans, of Bofa International, shares how proper fume management helps maintain the durability and build quality of metal 3D printers
Joshua Evans, of Bofa International, shares how proper fume management helps maintain the durability and build quality of metal 3D printers
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 company’s 3D PrintPRO HT will be on display at Formnext 21
The AM400's filters, which remove potentially harmful gases and particulate from metal additive manufacturing, can be exchanged on site without risking a thermal event.
BOFA International will be showcasing its latest range of additive manufacturing filtration and atmosphere management systems at Formnext 2021
The Fraunhofer IWS researchers used a multi-adsorption system to investigate the adsorption behavior of competing gases to find suitable filter substances. (Image: Fraunhofer IWS)
The technology could also be used for additive manufacturing in the future
Laser Components has announced that Kentek now has CE marking for most of its products, which allows the firm to offer them to the UK and EU markets
BOFA International has developed an innovation in fume extraction to make the exchange of filters in metal additive manufacturing processes safer, faster and better for productivity
Annual meetings of the Laser Safety Forum are held every September. This year the event will be a hybrid meeting, allowing participants to attend online or join in person at Burleigh Court in Loughborough.
The Laser Safety Forum was founded in 1996 to provide a means of bringing former laser safety course participants back together so that they could share their experiences, receive an update on topical laser safety issues and to provide a further level of post-course support.
The platform features a host of functionality enhancements and innovations, including extended onboard data logs and real-time system condition visualisation
Orcatina offers a compact and neat curtain system that uses a pantograph structure in the folding mechanism
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
