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Laser sintering of titanium gains importance
Laser sintering using EOSINT M-270 systems from EOS is a production method for many titanium applications where the conventional methods of casting, forging, and machining are often difficult and expensive. Read more >>
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Polishing metals with laser radiation
Re-melting with laser radiation is a new method for the automated polishing of 3D surfaces in the tooling industry and medical engineering. Read more >>
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Black silicon sees further into the IR
Femtosecond-laser engineering of silicon with a CMOS-compatible process results in the creation of black silicon, which offers high optical sensitivity in the near- and short-wave infrared spectral regions. Read more >>
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Selective laser processing of multi-layer material
Walking down the aisles of a store, one is amazed at how consumer products have been expanding in features while shrinking in size. Read more >>
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EC-funded fiber-laser project LIFT takes off
The European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of Leadership In Fibre Laser Technology (LIFT), a collaborative, large-scale integrated project funded by the EC. The 16 million Euro project will expand the limits of advanced materials processing applications through a new generation of high-brightness fiber lasers. Read more >>
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JDSU grants patent rights for picosecond laser technology to Hamamatsu
JDSU announced that it has licensed patent rights for fundamental picosecond laser technology to Hamamatsu Corporation for the development of microelectronic products. Read more >>
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Handheld LED spectrolightmeter characterizes LEDs
Gigahertz-Optik has released a handheld LEd spectrolightmeter. The BTS256-LED is designed to measure luminous flux or illuminance, color data and spectral distribution of pc-board-mounted LEDs, discrete LEDs within a module, miniature lamps, endoscopes, and any narrow-beam-emitting light source. Read more >>
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Fiber lasers in ID card marking
In laser card marking, the pulsed energy produced by a laser is applied to the plastic card creating characters, images and even photographs via a set of steering mirrors and/or a translation stage. The transferred laser energy heats or carbonizes the card material. Read more >>
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