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• 19 August 2008
  GSI to spearhead £1.2m “world class” research project
  GSI Group Laser Division is to launch a £1.2m collaborative research and development project in partnership with the LPA Group at Heriot-Watt University, PowerPhotonic Ltd. and Cranfield University, thanks to investment from the Technology Strategy Board. The project will aim to advance fibre coupled diode laser technology.
• 15 August 2008
  Powerful sales growth for Trumpf Corporate group announces preliminary figures
  The Trumpf Group once again achieved considerable sales growth in the 2007/2008 fiscal year. Compared to previous year, the company’s sales increased by about 10 percent to approximately 2.14 billion Euros or $3.15 billion US-Dollar based on preliminary figures.
• 15 August 2008
  Second Bystronic 6 Kw Laser for Precision Profiles
  18 months after commissioning the UK’s first 6 kW Bystronic Bystar 3015 laser cutting system, Precision Profiles Laser Division has placed an order with Bystronic UK Limited for a second similar system, only this time the machine features the 4 x 2.5 m bed size. The order is valued at in excess of £500,000.
• 15 August 2008
  Open invitation from BLM Group UK to see the latest-generation ADIGE tube laser in action
  From 22-26 September 2008 BLM Group UK Ltd, the UK’s market-leading supplier of machines and systems for tube cutting, tube manipulation and production sawing, will host an in-house exhibition of its latest tube laser cutting and profiling system
• 13 August 2008
  Lasermet Wins Laser Safety Contract at Manchester’s Photon Science Institute
  Lasermet, world experts in laser safety solutions, have recently equipped Manchester’s £40m state-of-the-art Photon Science Institute with the latest in laser safety equipment.
• 13 August 2008
  BLM tube laser contributes to Hydram Sheet Metalwork’s world class strategy
  In the past two years Hydram Sheet Metalwork has invested more than £2 million in capital equipment and plans to expand its factory by a further 30,000 sq. ft. next year.
• 8 August 2008
  Syncrono laser cutting machine helps young & wood keep up to speed with customer demand
  For more than 60 years engineering subcontractor Young & Wood of Harlow, Essex, has manufactured a diverse range of components for architectural fittings, commercial buses and the banking industry. The company has recently installed a Syncrono laser cutting machine from Prima Industrie in order to keep production costs down and remain competitive.
• 8 August 2008
  Investment tops £2M mark
  SSC Laser (formerly Steel Service Centre), the all round laser cutting sub-contractor, has placed an order with Bystronic UK Limited for equipment valued at in excess of £350,000 for a Bystronic Byspeed laser cutting system equipped with 4.4 kW resonator. It is the sixth Bystronic laser (and the third Byspeed) to be purchased by the company since 2000 and represents an overall investment of over £2M.
• 8 August 2008
  Laser Physics UK - Compact Handheld Laser Power/Energy Meter
  Scientech has introduced a new line of calorimeter laser measurement systems utilizing their new intelligent detector technology. Designed to be very robust, these new systems consist of a handheld meter and your choice of thermal detectors including 8mm, 16mm, 25mm, 50mm, 100mm, and 200mm aperture models. Also new is an optional field calibration tool, which will allow you to easily calibrate these systems without having to send them back to the factory for annual calibrations.
• 4 August 2008
  Ophir-Spiricon Inc. Introduces Industry’s First Real Time, High Power CO2 Laser Beam Profiler
  New At-Line Beam Monitoring System Handles Large Beams at High Powers in Real Time, Up to 48 Images/Sec.
• 4 August 2008
  Laser Institute of America: Celebrates 40 years of advancing laser technology
  For 40 years, the Laser Institute of America (LIA) has been promoting the continued growth of laser applications and their safe use across the globe. LIA was formed in 1968 by a group of academic scientists, developers and engineers who were truly passionate about taking an emerging new laser technology and turning it into a viable industry.
• 31 July 2008
  Photometry & Spectroradiometry
  A practical course on measurement techniques and standards
• 25 July 2008
  Allegro dye laser for high repetition rate and high pulse energy pump laser systems
  Sirah, the leading supplier of pulsed dye laser systems, is proud to announce the launch of the Allegro dye laser. Distributed in the UK by Photonic Solutions, the Allegro is optimised for the use with high repetition rate Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) laser systems.
• 25 July 2008
  High Q - femtoTRAIN IMAGING
  High Q Laser in Hohenems / Bregenz, Austria, has released a new femtosecond light source for multi-photon microscopy – the new model “femtoTRAIN IMAGING”, a compact, all-in-one, alldiode-pumped, Ti:Sapphire oscillator
• 25 July 2008
  Trio Motion’s MC206X starter kit moves Daleks to a stage managed clash with Dr Who®
  Motion and machine controller supplied as starter kit delights first time user.
• 24 July 2008
  Interlinked Process Consisting of a Standard Tampon Printing Machine and Laser Marking System Integrated with a Robot for the Feeding of the Parts
  The trend towards individualisation of various products is continuously going on. This requires a high flexibility for the design of investment goods.
• 24 July 2008
  Laser Power Meter Reaches New Levels of Accuracy and Response Times
  Lasermet, world experts in laser safety solutions, have announced the launch of their new ADM-1000 advanced laser power meter. With market-leading rise times, this advanced instrument offers laser users excellent power-measuring performance combined with the ease of using a hand-held power meter – all at an affordable price.
• 24 July 2008
  Tampoprint® AG presents the new Alfalas® “WST“ Laser
  Tampoprint® AG presents a novelty in laser technology with its new Alfalas® “WST“ Workstation Laser Marking Unit – as a bench model this is the ideal table-top solution.
• 22 July 2008
  First UK Commercial 157nm Laser Machining Service
  High-resolution precision microengineering of Fluoropolymers, Fused Silica, Quartz, Sapphire, Teflon AF and PEEK is now possible thanks to unique new service.
• 22 July 2008
  SPI Lasers to Speak on Fiber Laser Applications at PICALO 2008, Beijing
  SPI Lasers, a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber lasers, today announced that it will be presenting at the forthcoming PICALO 2008 conference in Beijing China on 16-18th April.
• 21 July 2008
  Trumpf's 'head' for automation helps microkerf
  A Leicester-based laser cutting subcontractor that claims to offer the most diverse profiling service in the country has ordered a new TruLaser 5030 CNC laser profiling centre from Trumpf complete with single head technology and 5kW TruFlow laser. Microkerf will now process material ranging from 0.025mm shim steel up to 25mm thick steel jobs.
• 18 July 2008
  Domino enters solid state laser market with acquisition of Photon Energy GmbH
  Domino Printing Sciences plc, global leader in coding, marking and traceability solutions, has today announced the acquisition of solid state laser marking specialist Photon Energy GmbH and its subsidiary, NWL Lasertechnologie GmbH, for a price of EUR4 million.
• 17 July 2008
  Lantek opens a new technical support office in Argentina
  Lantek, the global leader in the developing and marketing of integral CAD/CAM and ERP solutions for the sheet metal sector, reaffirmed its commitment to the Latin American market by opening a new customer service and support centre in Argentina. This new office is the latest step in the company’s international expansion strategy.
• 17 July 2008
  Trumpf laser machines cut cycle times by 50-60%
  A £655,000 investment in two state-of-the-art CNC laser cutting machines from Trumpf at the Birmingham facility of Savekers, an OEM that supplies its innovative range of architectural metalwork items to a host of industries, has introduced benefits that include an impressive reduction in cycle times of 50-60% on average.
• 15 July 2008
  £8m grant for next-gen lasers
  The University of Dundee and 18 European partners have been granted around £8m to develop a new generation of biomedical lasers.
• 14 July 2008
  TRUMPF technology days
  Following the recent debut of TRUMPF's BendMaster press brake automation at MACH 2008, a series of technology days will be held at Luton to demonstrate in more detail, the benefits of press brake automation. Also an opportunity to see the latest laser cutting and punching equipment in action.
• 10 July 2008
  Cutting Polyester Ribbon Cable
  Ribbon cable is commonly used in the computer and electronics industry to transmit multiple bits of data in parallel between other cards or peripheral devices. Today, you will find ribbon cables in products ranging from appliances to automobiles as manufacturers integrate an ever-expanding array of computerized controls and sensors in an effort to increase product reliability, safety, and performance.
• 8 July 2008
  Lantek Expert re-engineered for multi-processor computers
  Lantek, the global leader in the development and supply of integrated CAD/CAM and ERP solutions for the sheet metal industry, has completely revised the architecture of its Lantek Expert II and Lantek Expert III systems.
• 8 July 2008
  New highly efficient and compact gas laser line allows IPG to enter additional markets and applications
  IPG Photonics, a world leader in high-power fibre lasers and amplifiers, announced today that it has developed an advanced new family of CO2 gas lasers that will allow the Company to enter new markets and applications. The first generation of IPG's CO2 gas lasers, with output powers from 1 to 3 kW and operating in the 10.6 µm wavemength range, are more efficient and compact than conventional CO2 lasers now on the market, and are ideal for processing non-metal materials.
• 8 July 2008
  Rofin Lasers Bear Fruit for Cherry Corporation
  Since the company’s incorporation by Walter L. Cherry in 1953, Cherry Electrical Corporation has grown to become a household name around the world for its range of innovative electrical products.
• 8 July 2008
  New team member at Purex
  Miguel Ramírez joins Purex with 15 years experience in sales and marketing.
• 2 July 2008
  Lunchtime virtual lectures
  At 1pm on Monday 7 July AILU is providing our first lunchtime 'webinar': it can only be viewed on-line. The presentation “Laser processing of micro-optics and interconnects” will be given by Mike Osborne from OpTek Systems and will last 20 - 25 minutes, followed by questions and answers.
• 2 July 2008
  AILU Laser User Group Activities
  AILU future events that might interest you. The Micro:Nano Group is delighted to present the first AILU lecture on the 7th July 2008, which is part of the Photonics KTN lunchtime lecture series. Laser processing of micro-optics and interconnects is being given by Mike Osborne, OpTek Systems. The Medical Group and Job Shop meeting schedule is also included.
• 2 July 2008
  AILU's forthcoming Medical Group events
  2008 sees a lot of activity in the Medical group.
• 2 July 2008
  Vacuum Preparation Tutorial for Motion Control Systems is updated and expanded
  New revised section in engineering reference covers vacuum preparation for motion control specific applications. Aerotech has recently updated and expanded the Vacuum Preparation section of its Engineering Reference tutorial
• 2 July 2008
  Sheffield Assay Office - bringing back the years!
  Sheffield Assay Office is just about to embark upon the next chapter of its fascinating 235-year history when it moves into purpose-built headquarters in Hillsborough, Sheffield. The move is scheduled for late July and the brand new 33.000 sq. foot building is just about as modern as you can get, with state-of the-art facilities which will make its assay, analytical and lasermarking services the best equipped in the country.
• 1 July 2008
  CombiLine Advanced A Solid Laser Marking Platform from Rofin
  Rofin-Baasel has always embraced the philosophy of producing not only laser sources but also wherever possible providing a complete solution. This commitment to practicality and ease of use has resulted in many standard systems and solutions being developed for a wide range of applications and industries. The latest innovation of this kind to be launched by Rofin is the CombiLine Advanced, an all purpose laser marking workstation.
• 1 July 2008
  Laserdyne® User Group Meeting Scheduled for October 1st and 2nd, 2008
  Prima North America announced that Laserdyne Systems will hold the annual User Group Meeting October 1st and 2nd, 2008 near its Champlin (Minneapolis), Minnesota facility.