Laser structured strain gauges can be used for exact measurement of forces at critical points, such as for highly stressed tooling machines or complex 3-D workpieces. Currently, the Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH) is developing sensor structures using ultrashort laser pulses, with the goal of making the production of high-quality thin-film strain gauges economically attractive for […]
Month: March 2011
Newport Introduces New VIBe – Vibration Isolation Baseplate for Microscopes
Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in lasers and photonics solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light®, introduced a new table-top vibration isolation platform designed specifically for sensitive instrumentation and microscopes. The VIBe, vibration isolation baseplate, is a compact, effective and easy-to-use platform that significantly reduces vibrations that can disturb sensitive instruments. The VIBe is available […]
The Laser Institute of America Comes to the DC/Baltimore Metro Area
Are you new to laser applications and looking to gain insight that can’t be gained in a book or technical manual? Or are you a “laser jock” who can share years of experience using lasers in applications from micro-machining to chemical analysis? In either case, you’ll want to join the Laser Institute of America’s newly […]
LIA’s Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) Workshop Continues Success in 2011
Laser professionals got a fresh global perspective and real-world look at laser-additive manufacturing during the Laser Institute of America’s third-annual Laser Additive Manufacturing workshop in Houston on Feb. 16-17.
Laser Applications in the Automotive Industry
By: Klaus Loeffler TRUMPF Laser und Systemtechnik GmbH, Ditzingen, Germany The automotive industry has been a target market for the laser soon after the invention of the laser in 1960. Mass production and flexibility have been the arguments for the laser. The first installations in 1973 all the way to late 1980 have been successful due […]