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FIGURE 1. Cleaning performance of aluminum alloy with white paint.

Laser cleaning with continuous-wave vs. pulsed fiber lasers

For emerging laser cleaning applications, there are questions about whether the CW fiber laser or pulsed fiber laser should be used.

The contactless laser marking process takes place inside the material composite underneath a transparent protective film. As a result, the marking process is emission-free and the nameplates are particularly scratch-resistant and durable.

Color laser film enables durable laser marking

The color laser film for marking is long-term tested and can be used under harsh conditions.

FIGURE 1. A tongue-and-groove laser joint example showing the biocompatible laser-absorber and flash containment zone.

Laser welding plastics for medical applications

An innovation in laser welding technology makes it possible to join two optically clear plastic parts for the first time.

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New additive manufacturing solution for cost-effective large part production

Designed to be flexible and agile, PAMPROD uses a hybrid additive manufacturing solution that combines both power and wire deposition.

The first lanes as the basis for future building blocks made of moon dust are shown.

Compact laser melting head withstands adverse conditions in space

The MOONRISE project has succeeded in both laser melting regolith under lunar gravity and “printing” joint lanes.

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3D-Micromac makes management board changes

Uwe Wagner will continue to manage the business of 3D-Micromac with overall responsibility.

Measuring high-power industrial lasers in confined spaces

A palm-sized, battery-powered industrial power meter that requires no water or fan cooling is able to measure laser powers from 200 mW to 8 kW.

Fiber laser machine enables high-quality laser glass processing

A 1 µm picosecond fiber laser offers improvements in laser glass processing.

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IDEA! Conference seeks laser processing experts as speakers

Presented by Industrial Laser Solutions, this conference will be part of November’s Manufacturing & Technology Show in Cleveland, OH.

FIGURE 1. Holistic complexity of digital transformation.

In pursuit of resilience

This article shows how a company can harness internal and external capabilities to succeed in the face of uncertainty.

What goes around comes around

Welcome to Industrial Laser Solutions' new format as a section in Laser Focus World.

FIGURE 1. “The world is flat”—an international economy focused on the U.S. as a global demand hub.

Will the U.S. and China decouple?

This article tries to examine whether the decoupling will happen and to what extent (if any), and how it will impact the laser industry.

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CRP Meccanica and Velo3D join to serve Europe

CRP Meccanica has signed a distributorship agreement with Velo3D as the exclusive distributor for the Italian market and an account distributor for Europe of Velo3D High-Performance SupportFree Metal 3D printers.

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Lumentum to acquire Coherent

The combination will create a diversified photonics technology company with significantly increased scale and market reach.