Laser Cutting

Products • January 27, 2016

Y-Series ytterbium fiber lasers

FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving's Y-Series ytterbium fiber lasers are for marking parts made of metal, plastic and other materials. A scan head vision system for in-process imaging combines validation and verification prior to and directly after laser marking. The system's modular platform consists of nine compact, flexible, fiber marking lasers that offers a range of power from 2w to 50w and pulse widths from 1.5 to 200 nanoseconds.

Products • September 1, 2015

eX-F Series Fiber Laser

MC Machinery Systems says the new eX-F Series fiber laser combines the best of both worlds: the top notch construction of the popular eX Series CO₂ lasers and the power and reliability of a Mitsubishi's finest fiber resonator.

Products • September 1, 2015

ZnS Optics

Custom fabricated zinc sulfide (ZnS) optics that are water-clear with minimum scatter and provide high transmission capabilities across a broad wavelength spectrum for a variety of military applications are being introduced by Laser Research Optics.

Products • September 1, 2015

Diode Laser Components

Coherent Inc. announces new, higher power, higher brightness 780-830 nm and 975 nm diode laser components for industrial applications.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Kip Hanson

Booster Beam

Laser-assisted machining helps manufacturers cut hard materials.

Products • August 1, 2015

Highlight FL Series Fiber Laser

Coherent Inc. has expanded the company's fiber laser offering with an all new platform capable of delivering output powers to 4 kW and beyond.

Products • August 1, 2015

Carbon Monoxide Lasers

A new generation of carbon monoxide (CO) lasers from Coherent Inc. promise enhanced processing characteristics for materials processing applications ranging from glass cutting and via drilling, to fractional skin resurfacing.

News • July 28, 2015

Report sizes up laser cutting machine market

Though more than 30 percent revenue share of the global laser cutting machine market went to North America in 2014, a new market research report suggests that the Asia-Pacific market will make some significant gains over the next few years. The North American market remains the largest for laser cutting machines globally, but the Asia-Pacific market is expected to grow at a cumulative annual growth rate of 12.8 percent each year through 2020.

Products • July 1, 2015

LICS-300H Laser Calibration System

Optodyne Inc. has announced a new high performance and compact LICS-300H for the measurement of 3D volumetric positioning errors, including the 3 displacement errors, 6 straightness errors and 3 squareness errors.

Products • July 1, 2015

Gold-Plated Copper Laser Mirrors

A line of gold-plated copper laser mirrors for Mazak and Mitsubishi high power lasers that are in-stock for overnight shipment is available from Laser Research Optics.

Videos • June 15, 2015

How lasers work

A video tutorial on lasers from Ronald D. Schaeffer, Ph.D., the chief executive officer of PhotoMachining Inc. Schaeffer provides the history and future of laser technology and its importance in micromanufacturing.

Products • June 1, 2015

ELC Series Lasers

Even a few years back, major manufacturers utilized standard CO₂ lasers in factories for welding applications.