News and Articles
Ghostly leisure reading for Memorial Day
05/24/2013
ILS editorial advisor Dr. Ron Schaeffer recommends an article for Memorial Day leisure reading and contemplating.
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Laser cutting big pieces
05/23/2013
Swedish subcontractor WTJ uses Bystronic machines and Ruuki steel to achieve turnover in large products like plows and excavator buckets.
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National initiative aims to drive critical photonics technologies in US
05/23/2013
Nashua, NH--The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) has been launched to raise awareness of photonics, increase national coordination, and drive funding and investment in areas critical to US competitiveness and security.
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Marlin Steel wins Inner City 100 Award for second straight year
05/22/2013
Baltimore, MD, manufacturer uses laser cutting to produce industrial material handling containers.
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Report on additive manufacturing and 3D printing says international competition growing
05/22/2013
In its annual analysis of additive manufacturing and 3D printing, Wohlers Associates says that the US leads with the largest installed base of additive manufacturing users. |
IPG Photonics appoints US industrial sales manager for materials processing
05/21/2013
IPG Photonics welcomes Dave Krattley, who will be responsible for selling IPG's line of materials processing fiber lasers. |
Fiber lasers for hole drilling video report released
05/20/2013
Prima Power Laserdyne has released a video report, available to the public, on the use of fiber lasers for drilling effusion cooling holes.
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Concept Laser, EOS, and Trumpf extend their patent license agreements
05/17/2013
EOS and Trumpf extend patent licenses to U.S., and Concept Laser and EOS agree to cross-license laser sintering and additive manufacturing patents.
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Products
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30 kW power meter
05/22/2013
Ophir Photonics has released the 30K-W power meter for directly measuring very high power lasers.
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New laser lineup
05/21/2013
Rofin has introduced a new lineup of lasers at Laser World of Photonics, including fiber lasers and picosecond lasers.
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Fiber laser for metal cutting and shaping
05/20/2013
JDSU introduces ST Series of commercial lasers for manufacturing and FCD561 Series for life science markets.
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Laser cutting system
05/15/2013
Cincinnati Inc. introduces the CL-400 CO2 laser cutting system. |
Editorial Digests
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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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DABbling
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Laser advanced manufacturing in the USRecognizing the importance of photonics to the future of US manufacturing.
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Ron's Laser Report
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No sweat with the fast laser stuff
05/23/2013
At a cooler Laser World of Photonics show, more companies are jumping into the UFP market.
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Financial News
Webcasts
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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. |
Editor's Picks
Extreme laser micromarking application for nuclear research
Potomac Photonics completes project for U. Michigan supporting research on how reactors affect di...
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UConn opens Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center
The U. of Connecticut has opened the Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center...
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Casting braze filler plugs
Advanced Laser Technologies' filler plugs are laser cut from the host cast material and precision...
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Fraunhofer develops an energy-efficient process for making functional coatings
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology has developed a resource-efficient process for lase...
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Laser additive manufacturing alters the dental industry
EOS introduces a removable partial denture solution to improve production and cost per part.
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3D printers: Judgment day
Interest in additive manufacturing (3D printing) went viral this year, and with that interest cam...
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Laser additive manufacturing
When weighing the arguments for and against championing laser additive manufacturing (LAM) as a l...
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