ELC Series Lasers
Even a few years back, major manufacturers utilized standard CO<sub>2</sub> lasers in factories for welding applications.
Operation / Process
Laser Cutting
TruLaser Cell 8030
TRUMPF has released the second generation TruLaser Cell 8030, a multi-axis machine designed specifically for laser cutting hot stamped 3D components.
SmartStop
Prima Power Laserdyne's latest S94P control feature SmartStop helps prevent "back wall" damage when trepan and percussion drilling turbine engine combustor components.
Teflon on steroids
The creation of superhydrophobic metals using femtosecond lasers.
Visible-Blue Wavelength Diode Laser
DILAS offers a diode laser system in visible blue wavelength at 450nm suitable for a range of applications in illumination and materials processing.
SMART3D Laser Scanning System
SMART3D from Perceptron reportedly represents a productivity breakthrough for the reverse engineering and modeling sectors.
LaserCam-HR II Laser Beam Diagnostic Cameras
The new LaserCam-HR II laser beam diagnostic cameras from Coherent Inc. offer improved performance over the company's original LaserCam-HR.
LT8 Laser Tube Cutting System
BLM GROUP USA has announced the introduction of the flexible Model LT8 laser tube cutting system.
LT665 USB 3.0 Large Array Beam Profiling Camera
Ophir Photonics announced the addition of a new high speed, high resolution, large array CCD camera to the BeamGage family of laser beam profiling systems.
StingRay Laser
The newest StingRay structured light generating laser from Coherent Inc. offers up to 50 mW of output in the blue (450 nm), making it especially advantageous for machine vision applications based on 3D triangulation that involve darker materials.
Beamer Laser Marking demos indexable turntable system
Beamer Laser Marking Systems debuts a new 24" indexable turntable at its booth during IMTS 2014. Beamer, which suffered a fire in January, expects to move into its new 6,500 sq. ft. facility in October. The new facility will be dedicated to producing laser marking systems.
Garr Tool uses Beamer Laser Marking Systems machines
Garr Tool Co., a toolmaker in Alma, Mich., has purchased six laser-marking machines from Beamer Laser Marking Systems since 2008. Four of the machines are automated, except for an operator setting up the format. The other two are manual systems for small-quantity production runs and blueprint specials. Garr Tool, which laser marks more than 2 million solid-carbide endmills a year, uses fiber diode-pump laser marking machines from Beamer.