Introduction Chair: Wojciech Suder (Cranfield University) High power laser welding together with beam shaping has transformed the quality, speed and gap tolerance of joining thick materials. In addition, sometimes the hybrid laser-arc welding process (HLAW) is used to make single pass welds with simultaneous laser beam welding and a MIG welding arc (GMAW) to achieve […]
Wednesday 5th June 2024 Cranfield University Founded in 2017, AILU’s Early Careers Group (ECG) represents the next generation of laser industry and academic professionals. Members of the Group are from a variety of industrial laser backgrounds including research centres and industrial manufacturers. On Wednesday 5th June the Group will host a morning seminar followed by […]
Event Sponsors Introduction Chair: David Waugh (Coventry University) Laser surface texturing is being applied to more and more applications, as the technology to treat surfaces improves and treatment rates increase the process is becoming more cost-effective. In this workshop, we will have presentations from industry on the laser and optical […]
Sponsored by Chair: Cliff Jolliffe, Physik Instrumente (PI) Digital Manufacturing promises a higher degree of automation and repeatable quality, continually striving for improvements and to eliminate defects. Much talked-about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) promise to transform the world of manufacturing and help to fill the skills gap which has opened […]
