LASYS moves dates for 2014 show to align with auto fairs
12/07/2012
LASYS, the international trade fair for laser material processing, has moved its 2014 show dates to coincide and continue close synergy with a host of automotive events that are a key end market for industrial laser technologies.
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Laser job shop Titanova honored with Missouri entrepreneur award
12/06/2012
Titanova, a direct-diode laser job shop providing a variety of laser material processing services, and its founder John Haake have received the Governor's Entrepreneur of the Year Award. |
Resonetics opens Lightspeed lab for micromachining applications
12/05/2012
Resonetics, a supplier of polymer micromachining servicesfor the life sciences industry, has opened a new Lightspeed application development lab for micromachining process development, prototyping and pilot production.
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Laserage acquires majority stake in Venta Medical, expands medical device manufacturing
12/04/2012
Laserage Technology has acquired a majority interest in Silicon Valley-based turnkey manufacturer Venta Medical in a move aimed at expanding both firms' geographic reach in medical device contract manufacturing. |
Europe's first laser-welded CCB is a fact
12/03/2012
AWL and Kirchhoff Automotive have devised a laser welding system for cross car beams with a unique high degree of 3D flexibility. |
More Fabtech takeaways: Channel rumblings, fiber laser's ceiling
11/28/2012
Following ILS' observations about the recent Fabtech expo in Las Vegas, NV, Mark Douglass from Longbow Research has shared his own similar key takeaways from the event: the mood was positive but cautious, and everyone's still b...
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GE Aviation acquires additive manufacturing firms, suppliers for its LEAP jet engine
11/23/2012
GE Aviation has acquired the assets of Morris Technologies (MTI) and sister company Rapid Quality Manufacturing, specialists in laser additive manufacturing applications and parts suppliers for its next-generation LEAP jet engi...
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Jenoptik ships high-power fiber lasers to Asia for high-speed laser cutting
11/21/2012
Jenoptik says it has shipped the first of its new fiber lasers to an unidentified customer in Asia, for use in high-speed laser cutting of metals. |
UV laser marker
12/03/2012
Trumpf's TruMark 6350 UV marking laser features improvements in average power and pulse energy, enabling higher repetition rates and increased mark contrast ...
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3-axis fiber laser marker
11/30/2012
Keyence's MD-F5100 Series, 50W 3-axis fiber laser system offers high-speed laser marking and deep laser engraving on metal and plastic. |
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Nanosecond-pulsed lasers for laser ablation
11/28/2012
Ekspla's NL230 series DPSS Q-switched Nd:YAG nanosecond lasers target applications ranging from material ablation to laser pumping. |
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Fiber laser cutting system
11/26/2012
LVD Group/LVD Strippit has introduced a high-speed fiber laser cutting system for fast, accurate processing of thin sheet metals promising up to 50% faster r...
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Axial thermal laser sensor, faster and for higher powers
11/20/2012
Ophir Photonics, North Logan, UT, has unveiled a sensor incorporating a new thermopile design offering 20× faster response times and higher levels of power (...
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Laser scoring and pouching for package converting
11/19/2012
LasX Industries and Totani America have released a new system combining both of their areas of expertise with a machine that integrates straight-line, downwe...
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Enthusiasm, guarded optimism at Fabtech 2012
Overall this year's Fabtech seems to have been a rousing success, echoing enthusiasm from Euroble...
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Fabtech 2012: What we'll see for industrial lasers
Hours before Fabtech 2012, here's a quick rundown of some industrial laser-related products and e...
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Laser cutting helps company survive the recession
The owner of Italian fab shop Officine e Costruzioni Carbone describes the decision to adopt fibe...
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IPG tops record sales in 3Q12, but gazes down for 4Q
IPG Photonics posted >20% increases in sales and profits in 3Q12 citing strength in high-power...
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Survey: Industrial laser demand up modestly, cautiously optimistic
Longbow's Mark Douglass takes the latest lay of the land in industrial laser materials processing...
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Fiber Lasers Technical Digest
11/01/2012
In the world of industrial laser materials processing, fiber lasers have been described as a "disruptive technology." This may well have been true ...
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Editorial Digest: Laser Materials Processing
08/30/2012
Lasers continue to play an expanding role in materials processing, with new applications developing all the time in fields as diverse as microelectronics and...
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Editorial Digest-Laser Marking
08/01/2012
Laser Material Processing continues to be the largest non-diode commercial application for industrial lasers. The unique attributes of these lasers — tightly...
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On Demand Webcasts |
Insights into metallic marking and engraving with fiber lasersThis presentation reviews the key types of marks for a broad range of metals from stainless steel to aluminium and titanium to gold. |
Lasers Market Update Fall 2012
The laser markets have recently been experiencing swings as global economic conditions have affected sales. To update our audience on the latest trends and help viewers understa...
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The U.S. Market for Industrial Lasers - A Mid-Year Review
This presentation will describe the US market for industrial laser systems, and show how the US' lead in manufacturing productivity has been a key contributor to the continued s...
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