By: Geoff Giordano As additive manufacturing with lasers gains a foothold in a disparate range of industries, it could become known more for what it subtracts, for instance: Production costs, fuel costs, retooling issues, part weight, lead time between design and finished product and even certification paperwork. All are being dramatically reduced as laser-additive manufacturing […]
Conferences
Profit from 21st Century Laser Manufacturing – Come to LAM 2012 and learn how!
By: Geoffrey Giordano ORLANDO, FL, Feb. 7, 2012 — A future in which vital consumer and medical products and parts are made virtually from thin air with just metal or plastic powders and lasers could thrust the U.S. into the forefront of 21st century manufacturing. Leading the charge in advocating such cutting-edge rapid manufacture and […]
LAM 2012: 21st Century Strides
By: Geoff Giordano ORLANDO, FL, Dec. 19, 2011— The fourth-annual Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop in Houston takes a bold leap forward in 2012 as the Laser Institute of America creates a special slate of instruction focused exclusively on rapid manufacturing. Whereas the two-day session has centered primarily on laser-based rapid prototyping and powder and wire cladding […]
ICALEO 2011 Wrap-up: From Attoseconds to Zettawatts
ORLANDO, FL, November 7, 2011 — From attoseconds to zettawatts, the 30th-annual International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics looked once again to the future with another powerful conference packed with cutting-edge research from around the world. The message of the Laser Institute of America’s premiere conference — which returned to LIA’s hometown of Orlando — was clear: […]
ICALEO 2011 – A One-Stop Shop for Your Photonics Education
The International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics (ICALEO®), which has a 29-year history as the conference where researchers and end-users meet to review the state-of-the-art in laser materials processing, laser microprocessing and nanomanufacturing as well as predict where the future will lead, will be held Oct. 23-27 at the Hilton located in Walt […]