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Laser and high energy beam metalworking - machining or forming
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Laser drilling machine offers more accuracy
Mitsui Seiki has developed a small, vertical, Nd:YAG laser drilling machine for 300mm3 parts for aerospace engine parts makers who wanted a higher-speed and more accurate laser-drilling machine.
News from Mitsui Seiki (25 April 2008)
Fibre laser usage includes welding plasdtics
Technical background article Fibre lasers can be used for plastics welding for the medical and mobile phone industries, scribing and cutting polymers for the automotive industry and ablation of thin films.
News from SPI Lasers UK (25 March 2008)
Cutting/machining micro-components with lasers
Laser technology satisfies the need for the fine cutting and micro machining applications to be found across a diverse range of products and industries. Brochure available
News from Rofin-Baasel UK (29 February 2008)
Laser cuts and welds at speed, precisely
A 1kW disk laser system precisely cuts and welds thin sheets at speed, producing very fine seam geometries and is also ideal for robotic 3D cutting. Brochure available
News from Trumpf (28 February 2008)
Fiber lasers challenge near infra red lasers
User application article Fiber lasers are challenging near infra red lasers as the best process for plastics welding for medical industries, scribing and cutting polymers for automotive industry and ablating of thin films.
News from SPI Lasers UK (18 February 2008)
Largest range of laser systems shown
Systems dedicated to jewellery manufacture and repair, jewellery marking, internal marking of glass products and the manufacture of point of sale displays were shown at a recent UK fair. Brochure available
News from Rofin-Baasel UK (14 February 2008)
Laser machining has friendly, flexible software
Laser systems for micro-material processing have a flexible user-friendly software for laser marking, cutting, engraving, welding, and drilling.
News from Latronics (11 September 2007)
Lasers work and split brittle materials
Among various solid state laser developments to be shown at LASER 2007 is a thermal laser beam separation process to split brittle materials such as glass, ceramics and semiconductors.
News from Jenoptik (15 June 2007)
Laser diode bar improves coating, welding
A very high brightness laser diode bar having up to four times the brightness of a typical 10mm bar is designed for efficient beam shaping for metal coating, cladding and welding.
News from Bookham ( 7 June 2007)
8kW laser is reliable in welding and cutting
On show at Laser 2007 was an 8kW CO2 laser that combines the highest output capacity in welding and cutting applications with the highest possible level of process reliability. Brochure available
News from Trumpf (30 May 2007)
Laser etching lowers flat screen TV prices
User application article Advanced, high power lasers have replaced conventional wet-etch photolithography to make pixel patterns and so lower the cost of manufacturing flat-screen television sets.
News from Powerlase (28 May 2007)
Lasers to manufacture plasma display panels
Lasers have been developed for the manufacture of plasma display panel televisions and will increase the speed and flexibly of the rapid laser patterning manufacturing process.
News from Powerlase (17 May 2007)
High power Nd:YAG lasers have many uses
High power diode pumped Nd:YAG lasers are well suited for diverse applications such as removal, cleaning, and insulation of various materials in different markets. Brochure available
News from Rofin-Baasel UK (12 April 2007)
Laser drilling system has more intelligence
User application article A Nd:YAG laser drilling system with its increased intelligence and new features, will help increase an air engine builder's complex component producability and productivity.
News from Laserdyne Prima ( 4 April 2007)
Top-Hat laser beam shaper launched
Top-Hat laser beam-shapers accept a 4.0mm Gaussian beam and creates a 200 micron diameter Top-Hat spot at an 80mm working distance.
News from Laser Components (UK) (22 March 2007)
Web site details laser machining/processing
The latest developments in laser-based multi-axis drilling and processing can be found on a Web site covering uses in aerospace, turbine engine, medical and critical part manufacturing.
News from Laserdyne Prima ( 9 March 2007)
High precision laser profiles medical implants
High precision laser cutting system profiles medical implants such as stents or other precision components and speeds are ten times higher than with the first machines. Brochure available
News from Rofin-Baasel UK (11 January 2007)
Laser machining processes thicker materials
The need to process materials whose thickness is outside the scope of its current manufacturing plant was the main reason why Beakbane investing in its new Trumpf L3030 2D laser-machining centre. Brochure available
News from Trumpf (30 October 2006)
Software chosen for five-axis laser machining
User application article CADCAM software has been selected for a radical five-axis laser machining process that offers lower cost and higher speed against EDM for machining complex geometries in turbine blades. Brochure available
News from Delcam (19 August 2004)
High beam quality pulsed YAG profiles finely
User application article In medical device manufacture, pulsed Nd:YAG lasers now can do the work of profiling increasingly finer, structures. Brochure available
News from Rofin-Baasel UK (20 April 2004)
Excimer laser performance and life raised
Operating at 157nm, the fluorine excimer laser offers the shortest commercially available laser wavelength hands-free operation for 30 million pulses for micro-manufacturing and electronics.
News from Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) (28 February 2002)
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