Shaft alignment is a prerequisite to running machines, the misalignment of which can cause malfunctions, accidents and injuries. Positioning shafts relies on certain tools as human judgment leaves too much room for error. Laser shaft ...
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To increase the efficiency of voltage converters and minimize heat losses, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Germany are developing transistors based on gallium nitride, characterized by low ...
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New Delhi will host the world's leading industrial trade fair WIN INDIA – World of Industry for the first time from December 17-20, 2013 at Pragati Maidan. The fair offers unique opportunities to companies seeking new markets. The ...
As the name suggests, laser cutting is a cutting technology that makes use of laser beams of varying intensities to cut materials. There are several reasons why laser cutting is preferred to other methods such as plasma cutting. Lasers ...
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Last decade has been called as one of the brightest phase in the history of industrial laser systems. With significant advancement in application and performance, laser marking systems have risen with much exponential rate than expected. ...
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Diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany has introduced its next generation, fiber-coupled, CW diode laser system, the Compact Evolution. Designed in a 19” rack-mountable chassis with 3HU, the system release has major platform and ...
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LASER 2013: Laser market "at record high" – analyst 22 May 2013 …but global markets diverge and reflect exchange rate swings, says Optech Consulting. On the up: The global market for laser materials processing systems. The ...
LASER 2013: China's competitive nature 16 May 2013 Still dependent on high-tech imports, China is learning on customer experience, but home-grown laser sales and exports are on the up. By Matthew Peach in Munich Asia calling: Laser ...
Recently I had a chance to put Bosch's new GCL-25 laser-level to real practical use. The GCL-25 laser level features five beam points—up, down, forward, left and right; in addition, it also displays continuous cross hair ...
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Diode laser maker DILAS of Mainz, Germany is now delivering 40W of output power (substantially higher than previously available) from a T-bar-based 638nm 400-micron/0.22NA fiber-coupled module used for cinema projection. DILAS says that, ...
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To help improve the performance of laser systems while reducing production costs, Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany is coordinating the project IMOTHEB (Integrated microoptical and microthermal elements for diode lasers ...
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The aim is to increase the performance and lower the costs of laser systems for material processing As part of the ‘Integrated Microphotonics’ initiative, Osram Opto Semiconductors is coordinating the IMOTHEB project ...
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Lasers & Photonics Marketplace Seminar hears cautious but positive forecasts. Growth in global sales of lasers and laser systems this year will range from flat to only a modest improvement of a few percentage points, according to ...
High-power bursts of light from femtosecond system are being honed for new compact particle accelerators. An ultrafast laser system under development at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) in California has delivered ...
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A turnkey Laserdyne 795XL system, equipped with BD3Y BeamDirector and an IPG fiber laser, has been delivered to Metal Spinners, Inc. of Malden, MA. Prima Power Laserdyne, manufacturer of multi-axis laser machining systems, made the ...
Tags: aerospace applications, laser machining systems, fiber laser