Congratulations to LVD on its 60th anniversary
05/18/2012
What began as a small entity in Belgium's West Flanders region is today a global supplier of punching, laser cutting, and forming/bending machinery. |
UK laser shops expanding with new tools, facilities
05/17/2012
Recent announcements from UK laser job shops confirm what was heard at last week's AKL conference in Germany: business is brisk despite the region's economic turbulence. |
A-Laser expands UV laser cutting with new LPKF tool
05/16/2012
A new MicroLine 1120 P system from LPKF will expand the Milpitas, CA firm's laser cutting capacity. |
Picosecond laser enables new high-tech devices
05/15/2012
Industrially proven and robust, picosecond lasers are proving their worth in cutting and patterning of delicate materials for a wide variety of industrial applications. |
CO2 vs. fiber laser comparison sparks controversy at AKL 2012
05/11/2012
Hot discussions on choosing a fiber laser vs. CO2 laser highlighted the final busy day of this week's International Laser Technology Conference (AKL) in Aachen, Germany, reports Industrial Laser Solutions' editor-in-chief David...
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Ultrashort pulse lasers for 3D micromachining nab innovation prize at AKL 2012
05/11/2012
Stephan Brüning from Schepers GmbH&Co KG received the €10,000 Innovation Award for Laser Technology, presented at this week's International Laser Technology Congress (AKL), went to , for his work in 3D microstructuring of m...
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Fraunhofer IWS organizing summer school for laser systems
05/07/2012
Fraunhofer IWS is organizing a weeklong International Summer School for undergraduates and Ph.D students to study laser technology: high-speed laser cutting, surface structuring, additive manufacturing, and more. |
Combining lasers and diamonds to cut hard, brittle materials
05/04/2012
Adding a fiber laser to a diamond cutting tool shows promise for cutting hard, brittle materials ranging from semiconductors to ceramics to stone. |
IPG Photonics first quarter revenues increased 23%, led by high-power laser sales
05/03/2012
Sales are strong across multiple regions and orders are "robust," with particular emphasis on Tier 1 automakers and demand for high-power lasers. |
LASYS presents new technology in industrial laser material processing
04/30/2012
The upcoming LASYS 2012 show, in Stuttgart June 12-14, is fast approaching with a comprehensive image of the latest generation of laser material processing. |
Laser Services expands microelectronics work with new CO2 laser
04/27/2012
The Westford, MA job shop now has four microscope-aligned CO2 lasers for cutting and drilling substrates and printed circuit boards. |
Potomac adds SPI fiber laser
04/26/2012
The firm provider is expanding its contract manufacturing for small hole drilling and laser cutting. |
Laser die-cutting machine maker opens office in Chile
04/25/2012
Grafisk Maskinfabrik, a Danish maker of laser converting equipment, has opened an office in Santiago, Chile to provide quicker technical support and spare parts to customers in Latin America. |
New dates for Laser World of Photonics 2013
04/24/2012
The Laser World of Photonics, the world's largest industry gathering for laser technologies, has been moved up by one month to May 13-16, 2013 at the Messe München trade-fair center. |
US manufacturing orders racing to best start since 1998
04/16/2012
US manufacturing technology orders for metal cutting, forming, and fabrication rose 9 percent in February 2012, and are off to their best start in 14 years, according to data from the Association For Manufacturing Technolo...
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Nesting capability keeps laser subcontractor dynamic
04/10/2012
Altex Engineering in the UK has created a new role on its shop floor specifically to deal with nesting, using Radan CAD/CAM software and a Salvagnini fiber laser system. |
Mekoprint invests in fiber laser cutting technology
04/05/2012
Mekoprint Mechanics has invested DKK 30 million (US $5.2 million) in automation and new technology in its Fåborgvej division, including is what is thought to be the first fiber laser sheet metal cutter installed in Northern Eur...
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Bystronic opens new North American headquarters
04/05/2012
Bystronic Inc., a supplier of laser metal cutting systems, will celebrate the grand opening of its new multimillion-dollar North American headquarters from May 3rd-4th, 2012. |
Report shows industrial laser market at $10 billion
04/04/2012
According to a survey by Optech Consulting, the global laser material processing systems market reached US$10.0 billion in 2011, up 28% over 2010 and 90% above its size in the crisis year of 2009. East Asia reports the highest ...
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LVD improving manufacturing efficiencies with WCM
04/03/2012
LVD Group, a manufacturer of laser cutting systems and other sheet metal/plate working machine tools, says it is implementing a "world-class manufacturing" initiative at its LVD Strippit (U.S.) and LVD Co. (Belgium) o...
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