By Ralf Kimmel Laser technology is an important key to letting CO2 emissions be reduced in passenger cars. A multitude of laser-based innovations in automobile production contributes to achieving this goal. The following article provides an overview. Coming generations of vehicles will be far lighter than their predecessors. Laser-based manufacturing processes play an important part […]
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Industrial Laser Sales Grow in a Slowing Global Economy
By David A. Belforte These are unsettled times for global manufacturing. Setting aside the normal up and down cycles of manufacturing — a number of global factors — ranging from Brexit concerns, to economic problems in China, turmoil in the mid-East and a new administration in Washington give cause for concern about economic growth prospects. […]
Valuable Online Resources in Laser Manufacturing
Whether you are an expert in the field of laser manufacturing, an ambitious student, or are just beginning your career, discovering new information about laser manufacturing applications is always a valuable endeavor. With that in mind, the LIA team compiled a list of the top laser welding and manufacturing-related online publications for you to explore. […]
Three Companies Illustrating the Importance of Electro-Optics and Photonics
Electro-optic and photonic technology is expanding and evolving at a rapid rate. Disrupting established norms, innovating processes, and making new contributions to society every day, these growing fields are changing the way we see the world as we know it. As a supporter of laser applications and practices, LIA acknowledges and celebrates these accomplishments in […]
Weekly Wrap Up – Week of August 29, 2016
Bringing you up to date with the latest in lasers, LIA’s Weekly Wrap Up is a collection of this week’s highlights in laser technology, Laser Institute news, and Conference Updates as found across the web, on Lasers Today, and LIA’s network of social media channels. What happened in lasers during the week of August 29, […]