For the 7th time SALA wil be held in Hartford,CT. This popular conference features advanced laser material proceesing applications.

JK Lasers appoints new North American sale manager.

Plymovent, Cranbury, N.J., has developed the FumeSimulator to visualize the background concentration of welding fumes in production facilities.

Intense Inc., North Brunswick, N.J., has announced the release of a 10 W version of the Series 8000 793nm high brightness laser pump modules.

Spiricon, a Newport Corp. brand based in North Logan, Utah, has added BeamGage version 5.7 next generation laser beam analysis software to its line-up.

IRphotonics, Hamden, Conn., has introduced the HE Series of infrared fiber optic cables designed to meet the most stringent specifications required by military and industrial applications.

Somerset, Wis. – Preco, Inc., a major provider of laser cutting and other processing equipment and services is expanding its production capacity and capabilities with a new facility in Hudson, WI.

Hannover, Germany – The new Head of the Materials and Processes Department of the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH), a major developer of industrial laser technology, is Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kaierle.

Seinajoki, Finland – Ruukki, the largest service center in the Nordic countries focusing on steel fabricating, has acquired a second bevel laser cutting line for its facility here.

Intense Inc., North Brunswick, N.J., has announced the production release of a 300 mW version of the Series 6030 and Series 6130 ultra-high-power, high brightness single mode laser diodes.

Femtolasers, Wien, Austria, has introduced the extension of its Integral line, the Integral element laser.