Quality Assurance of Selective Laser Melting Applications

By Thomas Gruenberger Key differentiation criteria for Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are freedom of design, cost advantage, customization, and time to market. Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) AM technology is ideal for serial production for industries like aerospace. Setting up a process means mapping the input parameters (e.g. machine and process parameters and part geometry) […]

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Weekly Lasers Wrap Up – Week of November 28, 2016

The Laser Institute of America LasersToday.com Weekly Wrap-Up aggregates industry news, conference updates, and LIA happenings. Here is the latest: Laser Industry News The Board of Laser Safety (BLS) released a new website, designed to create a user-friendly platform for laser safety officers to stay up-to-date with laser safety and certification news. The new site […]

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Pressing Laser Safety Issues Addressed at ILSC 2015

Bringing together more than 200 laser safety professionals from around the world, the Laser Institute of America’s International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®­) touched on pressing medical and industrial hazards — as well as safety in unique environments like the Arctic and even outer space. Held March 23-26 in Albuquerque, N.M., ILSC 2015 illuminated issues with […]

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Rethinking Manufacturing: Additive Manufacturing as the New Design Paradigm

By Frederick Claus Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) with metal has significantly advanced the fields of aerospace, medical and industrial manufacturing with complex geometries and expedited production by eliminating the cost and long lead times for traditional molds and tooling. Inherent limitations of metal working processes – such as investment casting, machining or die casting […]

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Digital Photonic Production and Its Emerging Opportunities

By Christian Hinke Digital photonic production enables us to fabricate almost any component or product directly from digital data. Experts characterize the photon or the laser as the only tool that “works” as quickly as a computer “thinks.” An office laser printer functions according to this principle and reveals what will be possible in future […]

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