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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.

Lincoln Electric buys Wayne Trail, eyes industrial laser inroads

05/17/2012

Arc welding/cutting tool maker Lincoln Electric is broadening the reach of its hybrid laser welding technology by acquiring fellow Ohio firm Wayne Trail Technologies.

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.

OSHA, LIA renew laser safety partnership

05/16/2012

The two-year extension emphasizes preventing exposure to beam and nonbeam hazards in the workplace, disemminating information through media and events.

Laser Operations appoints CEO, manufacturing exec

05/15/2012

Laser Operations marketing exec Vittorio Fossati-Bellani is promoted to CEO, and shares a history with the company's new manufacturing director, Robert Miller.

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.

US seeks proposals for additive manufacturing institute

05/14/2012

The US federal government is soliciting nonprofit or university proposals for an Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a proof-of-concept prototype for the proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).

Russian scientists devise "incompatible" metal laser welding for aircraft, ships

05/14/2012

Researchers in Siberia reportedly have developed a method to laser weld metals considered "unweldable," with application in aerospace and shipbuilding.

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 A. Belforte.

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 metal surfaces with high-power, ultrashort-pulse lasers.

Report from AKL: No recession in the Midlands

05/10/2012

Despite signs of a double-dip recession in the UK, things have never been busier among domestic laser engineering shops, reports ILS' David A. Belforte.

Fraunhofer ILT-led group wins award for ultrashort laser pulses

05/09/2012

A group of German researchers led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) have received the 2012 Stifterverband's Science Award for their development of an ultrashort-pulse laser platform that can scale up to several hundred watts.

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.

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Ultrafast laser amplifier, optical oscillator

Spectra-Physics unveiled two new ultrafast lasers at CLEO 2012: a high-power amplifier and optical parametric oscillator (OPO).

Laser safety eyewear

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200 W continuous output laser bars

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