Coherent Corp has introduced its new HIGHmotion 2D laser processing head that is rated for 8 kW beam delivery and which has been optimised for deep copper welds over wide working areas in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing applications.
Visit the TRUMPF in-house trade show on 12th – 13th July 2023 in Luton for a prime opportunity to see the latest laser cutting, punching, welding, bending and laser marking technology in action and speak to technical experts face-to-face.
Civan Lasers is proud to announce its second prestigious award of the year. Following the AILU Innovation Award in March, the company has now been recognised with the esteemed German Innovation Award.
Laserkraft, a Swedish sheet metal processing company specialising in laser cutting, edge pressing, welding and processing, has purchased an Eagle iNspire, the first 30 kW fibre laser in Sweden.
Simon Watson vividly remembers the moment he made his decision to buy his first laser processing machine. “I used to have an office that overlooked the workshop, and I could see all our welders spending most of their time cutting steel and drilling holes, rather than welding. I knew then we needed to get our skilled people doing what we pay them for.”
The arrival of a new TRUMPF TruLaser Tube 3000 fibre at Salisbury-based LASERCELL has allowed the company to eliminate the cost of previously outsourcing its tube laser cutting requirements.
Chair: Tian Long See (MTC)
Energy generation requires radical transformation globally between now and 2030 due to more rigorous climate targets set by the UK government and around the world. This has presented huge challenges in terms of material resources, manufacturing, installation, servicing as well as infrastructure. There are several different types of renewable energy with their own sets of unique challenges when it comes to manufacturing and infrastructure needs. For example, wind and solar energy are not continuous and therefore require power storage (through batteries) as well as base level generation (nuclear power in the short term fusion energy in the longer term). On top of this we have existing nuclear power stations which take decades to decommission.
New technology in laser joining, cutting, texturing, hardening, cladding and shock peening (to name a few) are addressing some of the issues in manufacturing and decommissioning. Lasers will be a part of the landscape of Low Carbon energy generation. This workshop will address some of the areas where lasers are already being applied, or need to address in future years.
This workshop will set out the needs and give case studies of existing applications in the field. It is ideal for researchers, manufacturers, integrators and end-users of the technology to learn about the leading edge of laser material processing technology in this field.
The 2023 AILU AGM will follow this workshop, from 14:30 – 15:30 (see here).
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome
Tian Long See, Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
Session 1
10:10 – 10:30 Net Zero: Targets, Progress & How Industrial Lasers Contribute
Dave MacLellan, AILU
10:30 – 10:50 High Heat Flux Lasers in Nuclear Fusion Engineering
Petros Efthymiou, UKAE
10:50 – 11:10 Controlling Hazardous Fume for Decommissioning
Lewis Jones, Loughborough University
11:10 AM – 11:40 Break
Session 2
11:40 – 12:00 Laser Welding for Electrification
Paola De Bono, TWI
12:00 – 12:20 Laser Processing in Battery Production – Status Quo & Future Perspectives
Johannes Kriegler, Technical University, Munich
12:20 – 13:00 Discussion Session
13:00 – 14:15 Lunch
14:30 AILU AGM (optional)
AMP Technology Centre
Advanced Manufacturing Park
Brunel Way
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 5WG
T: +44(0)114 254 1200
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Investment in a new automated laser cutting system and associated software has doubled manufacturing capacity for swarf management systems produced by LNS Turbo’s factory in Wombwell, near Barnsley.
Congratulations to the recipients of the AILU Fellowship Award (Neil Main, Micrometric), the AILU Innovation Award – group or organisation (2023 Award to Civan Laser, 2021 Award to SPI Lasers (now TRUMPF)) and AILU President Award (Adam Clare, Universities of Nottingham & British Columbia, Canada).
A number of AILU Awards were presented at the ILAS 2023 Symposium Dinner which took place on 22nd March 2023. The winner of AILU’s Rising Star Award was Adam Birtwell of Graham Engineering.
