Laser Cutting

Look Ahead: an oscillating laser head for joining, cutting

07/27/2017

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The welDYNA laser scan head from SCANLAB America Inc. uses beam oscillation to improve both joining and cutting applications. Designed for multiple-kilowatt lasers of high beam quality, the scan head features a digital servocontrol and an integrated sensor system for real-time monitoring.

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Jenoptik opens new North America technology campus

On June 15, officials from the Jenoptik board of directors, the city of Rochester Hills, Mich., Oakland County and the state of Michigan, gathered at the company’s new facility in Rochester Hills to mark the grand opening. The building covers 100,000 sq. ft. on a 16-acre campus. Half of that acreage will be devoted to the production of laser cutting systems and automated gaging solutions for the automotive industry in North America.

Micromachining: A light touch

05/23/2017

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William Leventon

A growing number of manufacturers in the medical industry are seeing the light when choosing a machining option for micro parts and features. The light they’re seeing emanates from laser micromachining systems.

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ScULPT laser seeks tenfold increase in throughput

A joint research project known as “Scaling Ultrafast Laser Productive Precision Processing Technology”, or ScULPT, was conceived to develop an efficient, powerful, ultra-short pulsed laser system with a tenfold increase in throughput on the machining of different types of glass and metals.