Sponsored by     Introduction Chair: Wojciech Suder (Cranfield University) With high power fibre lasers now well-established as the laser of choice for welding metals, the thickness of laser welds in all metals is increasing. Keyhole welding, with or without the assistance of arc welding (to make hybrid welds) is possible in material greater than […]

Introduction Chair: Tom Chaffer, TRUMPF Lasers enable a wide array of material processing applications, such as cutting, drilling, welding, surface structuring in metals, plastics, ceramics, glass, and almost any other material used in industry. The capability and capital cost of a laser sources has a significant impact on the overall competitiveness of a manufacturing solution. […]

Introduction The combined effects of political uncertainty, global pandemic and warfare in Ukraine have had a huge impact on recent supplies of energy and raw materials. AILU has an active community of Laser Job Shops that assist each other in collaboration for sharing best practice in Business and Technology. This year's Annual Business Meeting is […]

Early Career Researchers Seminar Wednesday 30th November 2022   Introduction Founded in 2017, AILU’s Early Career Researchers (ECR) Group represents the next generation of laser industry and academic professionals. The Group, operating as a committee with an elected Chair and Secretary, is spread across research centres and industrial manufacturers both in the UK and Europe. […]

Hosted by   Introduction Chair: Moataz Attallah, Universtity of Birmingham Metal Additive Manufacturing has advanced significantly in terms of process capability, throughput and quality assurance. Higher power laser sources and advanced scanning hardware and software together with material optimisation have resulted in greater uptake of the application in a wide range of markets. Fine metal […]

EXHIBITION TABLES SOLD OUT   * Full-time student rate. Those on paid internships will be charged the appropriate delegate rate. w Wednesday 22 March - Thursday 23 March 2023 Mercure Daventry Court Hotel, Daventry, UK The Industrial Laser Applications Symposium (ILAS) is back as a live event! ILAS is a unique 2-day symposium that attracts […]

  Introduction  Chair: Danijela Rostohar, Coventry University Artificial Intelligence (AI) is highly topical globally due to much-publicised developments in everything from smart listening virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa through spam filters, facial recognition, autonomous vehicles, smart walking robots and large language chatbots like Chat GPT. In manufacturing huge changes are taking place, enabled by […]

Introduction Chair: Pasquale Franciosa WMG, University of Warwick With the drive towards electrification of transport by road, air and sea this topic is a key focus for laser material processing applications right now. This event will explore the latest advances, trends, and challenges in the rapidly evolving fields of battery manufacturing technology and electric mobility. […]

Free webinar by Cailabs - to learn how beam shaping can improve stability, efficiency and productivity in a range of laser material processing applications