Volume 34, Issue 5

All-optical-fiber technology provides on-the-fly beam shaping for a variety of industrial welding processes, eliminating bulk optics and laser head changes for improved productivity...

Laser welding using optical coherence tomography (OCT) for guidance allows sophisticated trajectories while producing high-quality laser welds.

The technology works in ambient conditions and uses less than 50 W of laser power, making it more practical than current ceramic welding methods that require heating.

Funded by the Bavarian Research Foundation, the FAB-Weld project pursues the goal of optimizing welding processes for plastic materials.

Researchers have been awarded over $1 million in funding towards development of a quality assurance method for additive manufacturing of gas turbine components.

The company, which manufactures 3D printers for 3D microfabrication, sees this step as an important element of its internationalization strategy.

LaserCoil Technologies has released information on how its conveyor design significantly contributes to the speed of the company's coil-fed laser cutting systems.