Meet IPG Photonics – December’s Featured Corporate Member

As a leader and pioneer in developing and commercializing fiber lasers, IPG Photonics’ diverse lines of low, medium, and high-power lasers and amplifiers are displacing traditional technologies in many current applications. Their lasers and amplifiers reach into numerous markets, including materials processing, communications, entertainment, medicine, and biotechnology. Founded in Russia in 1991 by physicist Valentin […]

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What to See and Do in San Diego at ICALEO® 2016

ICALEO® 2016 is right around the corner! In preparation for the event, we’ve compiled a quick guide of points of interest for laser professionals in San Diego, where the conference is held this year. It’s time to discover the best in Electro-Optics & Photonics – and one of the most beautiful, engaging cities on the West […]

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Three Companies Illustrating the Importance of Electro-Optics and Photonics

Electro-optic and photonic technology is expanding and evolving at a rapid rate. Disrupting established norms, innovating processes, and making new contributions to society every day, these growing fields are changing the way we see the world as we know it. As a supporter of laser applications and practices, LIA acknowledges and celebrates these accomplishments in […]

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The Laser Seam Stepper (LSS): A New Fiber Laser Welding Tool

By Michael Wiener In today’s automotive industry — and its high-volume production environment — laser welding has become a well-established joining technology. High productivity, low heat input, and fast welding speed are some of the main advantages of laser welding compared to conventional joining technologies — such as gas metal arc welding (GMAW) or resistance […]

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Laser Cutting of CFRP Using a 30 kW Fiber Laser

By Dirk Herzog, Matthias Schmidt-Lehr, Marten Canisius, Max Oberlander, Jan-Philipp Tasche and Claus Emmelmann Today, industrial usage of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) is steadily increasing, with an amount of 67,000 t/year. Latest products such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 in the aerospace sector, as well as the BMW i3 from the automotive industry, […]

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