The PRIMES ScanFieldMonitor (SFM) won first place after being nominated for the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2022 in Aachen.

The new FemtoBlade laser system employs a modular design that provides increased flexibility and high power at high repetition rates.

Three years after the installation of its 10 kW Bystronic laser with automated tower system, Midtherm Laser has invested further to extend the existing tower.

Overseeing the rapid expansion of Needham Group and launching a new three-year growth plan has helped Aled Ellis secure one of the region’s leading business titles.

Cutting Technologies has successfully completed the installation of three 6 kW BySMART fibre lasers from Bystronic, with over £1.5 m investment.

To showcase their most powerful machine yet, this year, Eagle has launched the Power Your Future Metal Tour 2022. With a dynamic much like a rock tour, Eagle’s iNspire 30kW […]

NUBURU and Essentium Inc. have announced a partnership to develop and manufacture a blue laser-based metal AM platform. The new Essentium printer will enable manufacturers to create production-grade metal parts with high […]

AMADA Co. Ltd., Japan, appointed Paul Mansfield to the position of Managing Director and COO of AMADA UK Ltd.

MKS Instruments has announced the Ophir® BeamPeek™, an integrated beam analysis and power measurement system for fast, accurate, real-time measurement of lasers in additive manufacturing chambers.

EOS has announced the addition of a new material, EOS Aluminium Al2139 AM which enables companies to significantly reduce part weight while a fast single-step heat treatment process allows for […]

Yamazaki Mazak takes its laser-cutting capabilities to the max with the launch of the new compact 3D fibre laser-cutting machine FG-220.

Civan Lasers has delivered an OPA 6 dynamic beam laser (DBL) to the Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge (IFSW) at the University of Stuttgart .

In order to offer sheet metal processing companies even more effective support in an increasingly competitive environment, Bystronic is now advancing into a new dimension of fiber laser cutting: the […]

Coherent SmartSense+ is a new process monitoring accessory that provides a robust, cost-effective way to control or improve results in precision laser materials processing applications.

Rochdale-based Exigo-UK is all set for high-performance in-house laser cutting, after purchasing the Nukon 2D fibre laser machine that was displayed on the Ingenium Integration stand at MACH 2022.

TRUMPF presented a new software package for production scheduling and control at its Digital Summit in-house trade fair on April 6, 2022.

The aeroPULSE FS10 is NKT’s new flexible femtosecond fibre laser that allows pulse tuning from 350 fs to 10 ps.

Physik Instrumente (PI) will be showcasing its high precision positioning solutions at this year’s LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich, 26-29 April 2022.

Trotec Laser has upgraded its flagship laser cutting and engraving machine with a new lid camera which is designed to save even more time during laser processing.

LVD Company nv has acquired the solutions business unit of KUKA Automatisering + Robotics nv in Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium to launch the new company, LVD Robotic Solutions bv.

Coherent has expanded the company’s PAVOS family of Faraday rotators and isolators with new models featuring a 4 mm clear aperture.

AMADA recently launched its ENSIS-6225AJ fibre laser cutting machine into the European market. With the ability to process a 6.2m x 2.5m sheet of material, the new machine is available […]

Netherlands-based Snijlab is partnering with laser manufacturer Luxinar to provide engineers and creative entrepreneurs with a simple and accessible online cutting service for their production parts.

Coherent and Precitec now make advanced fibre laser welding technology easier to put into production, particularly for demanding applications in e-mobility.

Civan Lasers and Smart Move GmbH have partnered to provide customers with new welding and liquid powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing solutions.

IPG Photonics has announced the launch of LightWELD XR, the third product offering within their handheld laser welding and cleaning product line.

Luxinar is looking forward to making a mark with its CO2 laser systems and sources in hall 4 booth C91 at IPACK-IMA taking place in Milan, Italy, from 3-5 May.

LASEA, the Liège-based specialist in precision laser solutions for industry, has received a €10million investment from private equity fund M80, with the support of Noshaq and SRIW.

II‐VI Incorporated has announced the introduction of its advanced L60 laser tool for precision shaping of complex profiles in super-hard materials.

LBP Optics Ltd will be at Laser World of Photonics, Munich, 26 – 29 April 2022, showcasing its unique range of all-metal mirrors and optical components, alongside sister company ULO […]

SCANLAB GmbH together with its sister companies Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH and Holo/Or Ltd. are developing promising new system concepts for laser applications such as laser welding of bipolar plates and […]

Wall Colmonoy announces the release of Colmonoy® 686, a Ni-Cr-Mo-W superalloy. Colmonoy® 686 is a nickel-based powder specifically developed to combat the extreme high temperature and corrosion experienced in modern […]

As part of its continued expansion into North America, PowerPhotonic’s US subsidiary has signed a long-term lease for manufacturing facilities in the Sahuarita Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center, Sahuarita, Arizona, […]

Aerotech will present its innovative motion control solutions at the 25th world’s leading trade fair “LASER – World of PHOTONICS” in Munich (26-29 April 2022, Hall A6 Stand 245).

Carrs Welding Technologies together with Brunel University London has been awarded a grant from Innovate UK to carry out an R&D project on the potential for ultrasonic-assisted laser welding to […]

The highly dynamic AGV-XPO 2-axis laser scan head combines low-inertia, high-efficiency motors with ultra-high resolution position feedback and optimised structural dynamics.

Applied Laser Engineering Ltd (ALE) is delighted to announce that it has received an order for a new Hercules Laser Engraving System from Interflex Laser Engravers, USA.

Carrs Welding decided to respond to the overall responsibility to the planet by working towards, and achieving, the Environmental Management System standard ISO14001.

SCANLAB GmbH and Pulsar Photonics GmbH are launching a cooperation for development and distribution of more highly integrated laser scan systems in 2022.

AILU is pleased to announce a new partnership with Innovation Funding Specialists, ABGI-UK Ltd. The Partnership provides AILU Members with a single point of contact for a range of Innovation […]

Ingenium Integration Ltd, the sister company of UK-based tube bending machinery specialists Unison Ltd, will be showcasing the Nukon range of precision fibre laser cutting systems at MACH 2022.

By printing its own atomisation parts on-site, Wall Colmonoy has accelerated productivity improvements that would have been impossible without metal 3D printing.

The ExactWeld 430 brings all the benefits of fibre laser welding to manufacturers of medical devices, electronic components, watches, and other high-precision products.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) in Aachen and TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH from Ditzingen have signed a cooperation agreement.

The Laser Genius+ is the latest addition to the Prima Power 2D laser family.

The PowerPhotonic Light Tunnel Generator creates a ring shaped spot that is maintained over such a long distance that it creates a light tunnel.

Cailabs has announced a new version of its CANUNDA-PULSE module. Previously available in the near infrared, the company supplements its ultrashort pulse laser beam shaping offer with two new wavelengths: […]

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II‐VI Incorporated has announced that it received the Excellent Supplier Award 2021 from Shenzhen Han’s Laser Diodes Technology.

High-power fiber laser manufacturer Civan Lasers has announced a new collaboration with AMET® Inc. (producer of automated welding systems) toward developing an Advanced Laser Welding System based on Civan’s Dynamic […]

Leicester-based B&P Fabrication has recently upgraded its high pressure nitrogen generation system with the latest specification MSS Nitrocube systems.

Nuneaton-based Unifabs has installed a brand new AMADA REGIUS high-speed CNC fibre laser profiling centre with load/unload automation and storage.

Bystronic is increasing its existing 70% stake in Antil S.p.A. and acquiring the remaining 30% minority stake. Bystronic is thus strengthening its portfolio in the field of automation in accordance […]

Midtherm Laser is proud to have been chosen, alongside several other local businesses, to work with Dudley Council and the local artist Steve Field in the design and supply of […]

IREPA LASER has built a 3D printed metallic mold more than 2 meters in height and in diameter, with a total weight of 1,200 kilograms. This XXL part was exhibited […]

Cutting Technologies Ltd laser cut the Octagons sculpture, designed by artist Tim Ward of Circling The Square, which is installed in the grounds of the Old Gaol in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

TWI has joined a consortium led by Authentise (leaders in data-driven workflow tools for additive manufacturing) to develop new digital tools to extend in-process control from material production to delivery.

Aerotech’s steadily growing portfolio in medical technology includes laser welding and stent cutting solutions as well as matching motion systems and components that can increase throughput while maintaining maximum precision.

Prima Additive and Materialise are intensifying their collaboration in the optimisation of metal additive manufacturing systems.

A Yorkshire laser cutting and sheet metal fabrication firm have helped give a local student a fighting chance as she competed in the national welding finals of the WorldSkills UK […]

The BIVOJ laser system is once again a record holder in its performance class (powerful high energy class kW laser). This is BIVOJ’s second world record this year and the […]

Fluence, a femtosecond laser manufacturer with unique all-fiber technology for material processing, life science, and scientific applications, is pleased to introduce the Fluence Ultrafast Laser Application Laboratory (ULAL), a new […]

At the recent Blechexpo fair TRUMPF unveiled its “EdgeLine Bevel” solution which automatically prepares parts for welding during the laser cutting process.

WDA Machine Knives in Sheffield have recently upgraded their high-pressure nitrogen generation system with the latest generation MSS Nitrocube. Having had many years of reliable supply from their previous MSS […]

Laser metal cutting and fabrication specialist, LaserMaster, has switched from bulk delivery of nitrogen, essential for the process, to an Atlas Copco on-site, high pressure nitrogen generation container unit.

Dr Valentin Gapontsev (1939 – 2021) Dr. Eugene Scherbakov, IPG Photonic’s Chief Executive Officer, said “Valentin’s passing is a tremendous loss for the IPG community and the larger photonics world.

II‐VI Incorporated announced that it is powering all its facilities in Europe with 100% renewable electricity sources. The renewable electricity is supplied to II-VI’s manufacturing operations, research and development sites, […]

From 23 to 25 November, Aerotech will be present at the “SPS – smart production solutions” trade show in Nuremberg. It is using the trade fair to demonstrate the advantages […]

Broad-bandwidth mid-IR optical parametric amplifier ORPHEUS-MIR by LIGHT CONVERSION was judged among the best by the 2021 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards that recognize the most innovative solutions in optics […]

Macsa id has been developing lasers for coding and marking for over 30 years. The company introduced the iCON in 2008. It was the first laser coder to compete directly […]

Prima Additive will be showcasing its latest innovations  at Formnext 2021, the international meeting point for the next generation of intelligent industrial production, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, […]

New modelling technology for sheet-metal applications announced by Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division enables the ‘flattening’ of 3D models in preparation for manufacturing, making it easier to prepare 3D computer-aided design […]

BOFA International has developed a world-first innovation in fume extraction to make the exchange of filters in metal additive manufacturing processes safer, faster and better for productivity.

Laser Lines has formed a strategic partnership with the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) in Silverstone, which will see Laser Lines install Stratasys Additive Manufacturing (AM) machines in the DMC’s live production environment.

It has always been one of Micrometric’s goals to support the future careers of young engineers, and as part of this, they’ve been working with students to help them expand […]

XL Precision Technologies invests in the future with 3 new apprentices embarking on a 44-month programme in laser and EDM manufacturing technologies.

Following the success of their May Open House Bystronic UK are preparing to host their next event in September.

Evosys Laser GmbH develops and manufactures tailor-made systems for laser welding of plastics that are distributed in the UK by TLM Laser.

Oxford Lasers is proud to announce the signing of the lease on a second industrial unit at Moorbrook Park in Oxfordshire. The company has enjoyed continued success over recent years, […]

Colmonoy® has been used in the steel industry since Wall Colmomoy’s beginnings in the 1930s. Customers now report transfer rolls laser-clad with Colmonoy® alloys last at least 3 times longer […]

TW Metals, a leading supplier of high-performance metals with a global turnover of £710 million, has invested in a new 10 kW TRUMPF TruLaser 3060 fibre for one of its […]

After Aerotech’s 50th company anniversary last year, the UK subsidiary founded in 1981 in Newbury (South of England) can now also look back on a total of 40 years of […]

The laser is fast becoming the process of choice for a growing number of cleaning applications. Laser cleaning is gentle on the substrate, both precise and quiet in operation, dust-free […]

Lontra is an engineering technology company that takes the ethos of sustainability throughout its whole business. Lontra’s name is upheld by the core innovation and clever geometry of its technology: […]

Hamamatsu Photonics has successfully developed an industrial pulsed laser system that produces a pulse energy of 250 joules which is the world’s highest energy among LD-pumped lasers.

Global Steel Manufacturing Limited is a family-owned business based in Enniscorthy Co. Wexford, Ireland. The business has been in operation for over 30 years and the founder of the business, […]

TRUMPF has recently unveiled the new series of its TruPrint 3000 3D printing system. The medium-format machine uses powder-bed-based laser melting to produce parts with a diameter of up to […]

Like most other businesses, ES Precision suffered from the fall in business activity in 2020-21. ES uses its range of galvo-deflected lasers to provide a laser processing service to medical […]

As we approach Net Zero Week (17th to 23rd July 2021), the focus is strongly on climate change and net zero, both of which were key topics in the June […]

The traditional methods used to remove rust, debris or other surface contamination from components typically involve either physical contact with the part through brushing, scraping, polishing and shot blasting or […]

Discover LASEA’s new headquarters in Liege (Belgium), at the heart of Europe. The Belgian group has achieved a critical size on the world stage. With more than 110 employees in […]