The Optiplex 3015 NEO 15kW offers a wealth of customisation options, delivering highly accurate and precise sheet metal processing
Yamazaki Mazak is set to unveil two new laser processing machines for the cutting of tube, pipe and sheet metal at EuroBLECH 2022
The LT8.20 lasertube system can cut both standard and special section tubes from 12 to 240mm in diameter
BLM Group will showcase a range of its tube and sheet metal cutting systems, while also unveiling a completely new machine
The companies will work together on developing automated material storage and retrieval systems that fully integrate with BLM Group’s line of flat lasers
With the ByTube Star 130, sheet metal production operations can enter quickly and easily into tube processing, including profile cutting
The software executes many work steps automatically, so that for many finished parts, no additional programming effort is required.
Equipped with a 3kW fibre resonator, the FT-150 FIBER can process single workpieces up to 6,500mm in length and 150kg in weight, with a maximum tube diameter of 152.4mm
Trumpf has announced the launch of a new laser tube cutting machine, the TruLaser Tube 3000 fiber
Coherent will present its industry-proven Profile Welding System (PWS), a turnkey solution for tube and profile laser welding with an integrated process sensor for welding gap detection and intelligent seam tracking.
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
