With an ageing population and a declining labour force, Japan has an urgent need to improve the efficiency of industry, making gains for sustainability along the way. Personalized manufacturing could ...

Ultrafast laser is a device that utilizes mode locking techniques such as SESAM (semiconductor saturable absorber mirror) and Kerr lens, capable of generating ultra short pulses with pulse widths in ...

Adaptive laser beam shaping with a deformable mirror enables efficient energy and material usage in laser welding and ...

Researchers have resolved a long-standing debate surrounding laser additive manufacturing processes with a pioneering approach to defect detection. Researchers from EPFL have resolved a long-standing ...

Laser application technology has seen substantial progress and development since the invention of the laser in the 1960s. At the time it was recognised that nitrogen cutting was possible, giving an ...

GWEIKE expands its ultrafast laser platform to deliver high-precision glass cutting, reduced microcracks, and stable ...

Accessibility of ultrafast lasers is increasing, with researchers, OEM tool builders and system integrators leveraging the power of these devices in a range of applications. Image Credit: PI (Physik ...

When it comes to machining, the material that springs to mind is likely to be aluminum, steel, or plastic. We don’t necessarily think of glass as a material suitable for machining, at least not in the ...