By Andrew Albritton As seen in LIA TODAY LASER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM), as it pertains to powder based manufacturing, is a technique that utilizes the interaction of lasers and base materials to construct a product, rather than removing material from a pre-constructed block of material. LAM is quickly approaching the critical […]
Month: June 2019
LIA to Hand Out Inaugural Steen and Maiman Awards for Advanced Materials Processing at ICALEO 2019
ORLANDO, Fla., June 20, 2019 (PRWeb) — The Laser Institute (LIA) has unveiled two inaugural awards for this year’s International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO), which runs 7-10 October, 2019. The two awards, which LIA will hand out for the first time in ICALEO history, are the William M. Steen Award and the Theodore H. Maiman […]
Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Functionalization of Engineering Surfaces by Laser Texturing
By Suwas Nikumb, Peter Serles, and Evgueni Bordatchev As seen in ICALEO 2017 and LIA TODAY Nature is a bountiful source of inspiration to advance innovative surface functionalities, processes, and technologies for engineering materials. For example, the super-hydrophobic surface characteristic of the lotus leaf can be recreated by mimicking the microstructure and surface energy […]
Han’s Laser Returns to The Laser Institute’s ICALEO 2019 as Diamond Sponsor
ORLANDO, Fla., June 6, 2019 (PRWeb)– This year’s Diamond Sponsor for The Laser Institute’s (LIA) International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO) is China-based laser machinery provider Han’s Laser Smart Equipment Group. Established in 1996, Han’s Laser has been a leading global provider of high power laser cutting and welding, as well as high […]
Registration for The Laser Institute’s Revamped ICALEO Conference Now Open!
ORLANDO, Fla., June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Registration for The Laser Institute’s (LIA) much anticipated 38th International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO) is now officially open. The Western Hemisphere’s largest conference of its kind on laser applications, which runs October 7-10, 2019 in Orlando, Florida, will span four days and feature various forums, panels, exhibitions, networking sessions, and […]