News and Articles

UK fab shop invests in laser cutting

01/09/2013

Salamander Fabrications expands premises, invests in new equipment to increase product turnaround and personnel.


Lasers score for Midas Golf

01/09/2013

Midas invests in 2 Electrox Scorpion Rapide Lasers to mark its top-flight golf clubs.

nLIGHT acquires Arbor Photonics and fiber laser technology

01/08/2013 nLIGHT Corp. has acquired Arbor Photonics Inc., the developer of chirally-coupled core (3C) fiber technology for advanced applications.

Additive manufacturing market growing at CAGR of 13.5 percent to reach $3.5B by 2017

01/07/2013

Diverse additive manufacturing market is growing due to technology advances and rapid product development. 

Nesting software drives all laser and waterjet technologies

01/07/2013 The Walter Götz GmbH provides subcontract services producing semi, fully finished metal products by continually purchasing and upgraded a wide range of CNC cutting machines.

Laser Marketplace Seminar a month away--register now!

01/04/2013

Nashua, NH--Laser Focus World's 2013 Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar is only a month away, on February 4, 2013, in conjunction with SPIE Photonics West 2013.

Shasta Crystals receives NSF Phase I grant award

01/04/2013

Shasta Crystals receives the award for coilable single crystal fibers of doped YAG for high power laser applications.


AWL-Techniek exceeds business expectations

01/03/2013

In spite of problems with the business climate in the Dutch manufacturing industry, AWL-Techniek, a speciality laser machine builder, experienced a growth in turnover of more than 15% in 2012.

Products

Wire marking system

01/08/2013 LASELEC's ULYS Modena wire markers and auto-feed system will reduce wire waste.

Green Q-switched laser

01/08/2013 Spectra-Physics launches Pulseo 532-44 high power laser for high speed cutting and drilling.

Laser cutting system options

01/08/2013 Bystronic adds options, including higher wattage, to Bysprint Pro 3015.

Programmable focusing optics

01/07/2013 TRUMPF has introduced the PFO 3D programmable focusing optics for scanner welding, cutting, and drilling.

Polyimide tube cutting

01/04/2013 Syneo, a medical device solutions company, has integrated a new laser system into its product line of catheter and guidewire processing machines.

High-speed 3D laser scanner

12/28/2012 Keyence, Itasca, IL, has developed a new 3D laser scanner offering "an unprecedented range" of scan area, repeatability, and onboard measurement to...

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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...

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...

Laser cutting helps company survive the recession

The owner of Italian fab shop Officine e Costruzioni Carbone describes the decision to adopt fibe...

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...

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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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 ...

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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Insights into metallic marking and engraving with fiber lasers

This 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...

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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