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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.

Laser World of Photonics hosted large and varied numbers of visitors, exhibitors, and products

05/16/2013 Economic reps at the Munich event, which drew almost 27,000 visitors from 74 countries, forecast solid industry growth, while 3D printing, medical technology, biophotonics, and resource efficiency were hot topics.

Researchers develop powder coating for molded interconnect devices

05/15/2013 LPKF Laser & Electronics announces a powder coating that enables laser direct structuring, a process for creating circuitry on molded interconnect devices. 

Trotec Laser Inc. moves operations

05/14/2013

The laser manufacturer is moving into a larger building to accommodate its business growth.

One World Trade Center spire and pinnacle laser cut by company using Trumpf laser

05/14/2013

Kammetal used a TruLaser 1030 to fabricate top 40 feet of tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

Unique laser solutions for shipyard production

05/13/2013 Fincantieri and its Monfalcone Shipyard have ordered a profile processing line and a one-sided fiber laser welding station using a hybrid welding process and integrated milling from Pemamek.

Customer accepts 2-kW ultra-high-brightness direct diode laser

05/10/2013

TeraDiode sells TeraBlade-2000 laser to major customer in machine tool building industry.


4JET establishes US subsidiary office

05/10/2013

4JET Technologies is expanding its presence by opening office in Chatsworth, CA.

Products

Laser cutting system

05/15/2013

Cincinnati Inc. introduces the CL-400 CO2 laser cutting system. 

Polygon scanning systems

05/14/2013 Next Scan Technology introduces polygon scanning systems with SuperSync Technology at Laser World of Photonics.

UV, DPSS, and ultrafast lasers

05/13/2013 Spectra-Physics launches 7 products at Laser World of Photonics this week in Munich.

Thermal detector device

05/10/2013 Ophir Photonics' Beamtrack sensors measure laser power, position, size, centering, and wander in one device.

Editorial Digests

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

Eins, zwei, drei: I’m overwhelmed

More than 200 laser, laser system, and related product suppliers are exhibiting at the World of Photonics trade fair.

Ron's Laser Report

Ron Schaeffer, PhD

People tracking with lasers

05/13/2013

The technology could come in very handy for tracking people and their flow through secure areas like airports, jails, and nuclear facilities.

Financial News

Webcasts

On Demand Webcasts

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.

Editor's Picks

Extreme laser micromarking application for nuclear research

Potomac Photonics completes project for U. Michigan supporting research on how reactors affect di...

UConn opens Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center

The U. of Connecticut has opened the Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center...

Casting braze filler plugs

Advanced Laser Technologies' filler plugs are laser cut from the host cast material and precision...

Fraunhofer develops an energy-efficient process for making functional coatings

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology has developed a resource-efficient process for lase...

Laser additive manufacturing alters the dental industry

EOS introduces a removable partial denture solution to improve production and cost per part.

3D printers: Judgment day

Interest in additive manufacturing (3D printing) went viral this year, and with that interest cam...

Laser additive manufacturing

When weighing the arguments for and against championing laser additive manufacturing (LAM) as a l...

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