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 […]
Author: Steven Glover
Steven Glover is a proud member of the LIA staff. When he is not at work he is actively involved in several charitable efforts.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 […]
Laser Joining for Packaging in MEMS Applications and Micro-Devices
By: Norbert Lorenz In recent years the interest in micro-devices, including Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS), from research institutions, industry and the press has risen considerably. However one of the persisting challenges in the fabrication of such devices is the packaging process. A number of different bonding techniques have been developed but in general they require the entire […]
Effect of Laser Surface Melting on Corrosion Behavior of Aged Duplex Stainless Steel
By: W.K. Chan, C.T. Kwok, K.H. Lo Department of Electromechanical Engineering, University of Macau Duplex stainless steels (DSSs), with a dual phase ferrite–austenite microstructure, have been widely used as the structural components for chemical industries, oil and gas production and offshore applications due to its outstanding corrosion resistance in chloride-containing environments. However, depletion of chromium and […]