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    • Laser Processing

    The laserfocusworld.com Laser Processing channel features articles and other content that discuss industrial laser applications and technology.

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    Laser Processing

    Visiting the AKL '24 conference in Aachen, Germany

    Ron Schaeffer, PhD
    April 25, 2024
    Here are some post-show thoughts about the International Laser Technology Congress (AKL '24) held April 17-19.
    (Image credit: TRUMPF Scientific Lasers)
    Laser Processing

    Enabling better EV battery technology

    Patricia Panchak
    March 21, 2024
    A look inside the technological advances a TRUMPF-led project must overcome to create a compact, high-brilliance x-ray source for analyzing electric car batteries.
    (Image credit: EPFL/Gözden Torun)
    Lasers & Sources

    What happens if you etch tellurite glass with a femtosecond laser?

    Sally Cole Johnson
    Feb. 22, 2024
    Serendipity in the form of an active photoconductive material—a semiconductor phase embedded within glass—that generates a current reliably for months when exposed ultraviolet...
    (Image credit: Fluence)
    Laser Processing

    Femtosecond fiber lasers improve processing of ultrathin glass and polymers

    Patricia Panchak
    Jan. 9, 2024
    A higher quality edge, without compromising speed or efficiencies, provides promise for new applications.
    (Image credit: BOLD Laser Automation)
    Laser Processing

    The essential role of fixture design in laser-based welding applications

    Todd E. Lizotte
    Jan. 3, 2024
    In order to unlock the full potential of laser welding, five essential functions must be addressed in fixture design.
    Optics

    Objective lens offers spot sizes up to 17 µm

    LFW Staff
    Jan. 12, 2024
    The F-Theta JENar Silverline 340-355-332-S lens is made of quartz glass.
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    Executive Forum

    China’s industrial laser market shows steady growth in turbulent times

    Bo Gu
    Dec. 8, 2023
    This in-depth market update focuses on trends in laser processing and industrial lasers while touching on what to expect in the ultrafast laser, fiber laser, LiDAR, and handheld...
    (Image credit: DELO Industrial Adhesives)
    Optics

    Monolithic integration of functional structures into micro-optical elements

    Stephan Prinz
    Dec. 6, 2023
    A polymer-only ultraviolet imprint process potentially saves costs, simplifies the process, and increases the reliability of the optical element.
    Software & Accessories

    Yaw and pitch series stages have use in laser processing applications

    LFW Staff
    Nov. 15, 2023
    Yaw-and-Pitch Stages integrate goniometers as the lower stage and rotary stages.