ORLANDO, FL, Aug. 8, 2012 — When additive manufacturing guru Terry Wohlers speaks, the laser industry listens. That’s why the Laser Institute of America featured him at its cutting-edge Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) Workshop last year in Houston, where Wohlers presented key findings from his annual report on global trends in LAM. LIA invited him […]
New ANSI Z136.8 – Improves Laser Safety in the Research Lab
A new standard geared to lasers employed in research takes a “more realistic” approach to guiding safety officers overseeing such work, in which the use of customized laser devices and fiber optics is common. American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Research, Development, or Testing, the title of the new ANSI Z136.8 standard, […]
JLA Special Open Access Issue to Highlight Revolutionary Nanoprocessing Research
ORLANDO, FL, August 13, 2012 — For the first time, the Journal of Laser Applications (JLA) is offering its special edition on recent cutting-edge research in laser-based nanoprocessing free for viewing and download. The issue, “Generation of Sub-100 nm Structures by Nonlinear Laser-Material Integration,” is a midterm progress report on a six-year study initiated in […]
LAM Keynote – Terry Wohlers
LAM 2012 Keynote & Industry Expert, Terry Wohlers discusses how he views the future of Additive Manufacturing.
ILSC – Ben Rockwell
Ben Rockwell, General Chair for ILSC 2013 discusses his role with the Air Force Research Lab. In addition, he discusses