Monrovia, Calif. – Miyachi Unitek Corp., a manufacturer of welding equipment and systems, has installed an LF1000A fiber laser welder in its Midwest applications lab.

Nashua, N.H. – Geoff Shannon, PhD, the laser technology manager of Miyachi Unitek, will give a free Webcast on fiber laser welding on Tuesday, August 24, at 2 pm EDT. Hosted by Industrial Laser Solutions for Manufacturing®, "Fiber Laser Welding: Technology, Capability and Application Opportunities" is now open for registration.

Nashua, N.H. – A new Webcast, "Fiber Laser Welding: Technology, Capability and Application Opportunities," free to attendees, will be broadcast on August 24, 2010, at 2:00 pm EDT (11:00 am PDT, 6:00 pm GMT). Geoff Shannon, PhD , the laser technology manager of Miyachi Unitek, will present the Webcast, which is hosted by Industrial Laser Solutions for Manufacturing®.

Harderwijk, Netherlands – In a laser welding fixture, all welding seams should be clamped with a zero gap. To accomplish this, a hydraulic pusher is often used. Although this solution works well, the fact that it is hydraulic is a disadvantage in a laser welding fixture. Oil spills and the risk of fire due to sparks emitted during the welding process are always present.

East Granby, Conn. – Joining Technologies Inc. has announced that it has established the Thomas A. Edison Award for Technology Innovation, which will be awarded periodically to vested associates of Joining Technologies and affiliate companies. The award focuses on young engineers and inventors who develop technology that has a significant influence on the industry in which it is deployed.

Monrovia, Calif. – Miyachi Unitek Corporation, a leading manufacturer of welding equipment and systems, announces that it will sponsor an online webcast on fiber laser welding, covering the technology’s capability and application opportunities. The webcast will be hosted by Industrial Laser Solutions For Manufacturing® on August 24, 2010, at 1 p.m. CST.

Dearborn, Mich. – Delaco Steel Corp. has formed a joint venture with a subsidiary of Luxemberg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal S.A to operate two laser welding plants that primarily serve the automotive industry, according to press reports.

Stuttgart, Germany – The laser is a key tool for material processing. It appears to be unbeatable when it comes to the cutting, welding, drilling, marking, and structuring of the most varied of materials. The innovative thinkers behind these laser processing systems will be present at LASYS 2010, the international forum for system solutions in laser material processing, from June 8 to 10.

Oxford, Mass. – IPG Photonics Corp., a maker of high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, has acquired privately-held, Germany-based Cosytronic KG, a specialist in joining technology with an emphasis on engineering know-how in automated welding turnkey solutions.

Ditzingen, Germany – Over the next two years, PSA Peugeot Citroën will be equipping its production sites with additional, next-generation TruDisk disk lasers, according to an agreement announced recently with TRUMPF.

Shelby Township, MI - Tony Pinho, president of Duggan Manufacturing, says, “Custom, precision metal parts manufacturers like ourselves must utilize, and be familiar with, the most advanced manufacturing technologies. For example, we recently undertook a major investment in remote fiber laser processing equipment and hired Vancho Naumovski, one of the leading experts in the application of remote fiber lasers for welding. Mr. Naumovski has spent over 20 years in laser processing, he has been a co-author on a number of patents in the laser field, and will serve as Duggan Manufacturing’s new director of laser technology. With his assistance we were able to design and build our first remote laser welding system in just six weeks.”

Duisburg, Germany - ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks GmbH has developed a new production process that makes parts by joining together different materials with different thicknesses or coatings by laser welding.

Richmond, Calif. - Heliodyne Corporation has entered into an agreement whereby Alanod-Solar Inc. (Ennepetal, Germany) will become the sublicensee of Heliodyne’s rights to use a patent owned by Sandia Corporation for the laser welding of metal fins to metal tubes.