Metal 3D Printing: A Machine Shop’s 73 Year-old Journey in the Industry

By Wesley Hart Imperial Machine & Tool Co. took delivery of their first metal additive manufacturing (AM) machine in 2013 — a Selective Laser Melting system from SLM Solutions. The decision to invest was made after seeing one of these “metal 3D printers” in action, growing a component layer-by-layer from titanium. That demonstration made it […]

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Lasers Today Weekly Wrap-Up – Week of August 22, 2016

What’s New This Week in the World of Lasers? Are you ready for the latest news, updates, and points of interest regarding lasers, laser safety, and laser applications? Aggregating content from Lasers Today, LIA Blog, and our social media channels, here’s what you may have missed this week:  Laser Industry News: Is Low-Cost, Robotic AM […]

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Registration Now Open for LIA’s Inaugural Industrial Laser Conference

ORLANDO, FL – JULY 12, 2016 — Registration is now open for the Laser Institute of America’s inaugural Industrial Laser Conference, to be held at IMTS 2016 on September 13, at the renowned McCormick Place in Chicago. Designed exclusively for the industrial manufacturing professional, the conference will showcase laser applications that are driving the evolution […]

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