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Emerging challenges in laser cutting and joining lightweight materials for aerospace
… for such materials, including thermoplastic composites and aluminium-based alloys, which aerospace firms are … trim and weld these materials,’ she said. ‘This is a topic we have to address in the next couple of years.’ … diameter and the material thickness. That’s a really big topic as there is currently a lot of demand for technologies …
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SPIE Photonics West 2020
… of edge wall taper still remains. Also on the topic of surface treatment, experts from the French … example, will be presenting welding strategies for joining aluminium to copper using fast-oscillating, high-quality, … the created intermetallic phase zone between the copper and aluminium. Other experts from Trumpf will be discussing …
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High-throughput, high-quality micromachining of semiconductors with a 1kW sub-picosecond laser
… plastic (CFRP) components 2 . An emerging topic with applications in medical imaging, security and … application on metals such as stainless steel, copper and aluminium (see figure 5) showed comparable results to … micromachining of a) stainless steel, b) copper and c) aluminium with simultaneous high throughputs using …
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Over $11m funding announced for AM defence projects
… in application-specific performance criteria. The topic areas include high-temperature refractory alloys and … partnerships with small businesses. The topics include aluminium alloy material dataset and high-temperature …
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AILU Industrial Laser Applications Symposium review
… F-Type body panels by up to 40 per cent through using aluminium panels, extrusions and castings all welded by … which took place 17-18 March in Kenilworth, UK, on the topic of laser cutting for nuclear decommissioning …
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Smart Systems
… Aachen University of Applied Sciences and an expert on the topic, once said ‘Digitalisation is crying out for a tool … additive manufacturing by providing design optimisation in aluminium, stainless steel and titanium. In addition, …
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Joining giants
… including steels, stainless steels, nickel alloys and aluminium alloys. The depths of penetration achievable in a … hot cracks appearing in welds in some higher strength aluminium alloys. The thickness of the material being … being done into both laser and hybrid welding. One hot topic is the development of real-time sensor systems to …
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Stopping by in Stuttgart
… addition to the joining of cells in prismatic batteries via aluminium and copper welding with lasers, another … industry-wide shortfall in professional resources, a topic that was also discussed by a panel of industry experts … with laser technology.' Embracing the beam The topic of making the switch to laser technology from …
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Ultrafast laser surface texturing poised to become an industrial reality
… was used in the production of surface riblets on aluminium, which can offer anti-drag effects in turbulent … Congress keynotes this year, it's currently a very hot topic – there are a lot of hopes on the progression of …
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Upgrading additively manufactured parts using laser shock peening
… including smart materials (NiTi), stainless steel, aluminium and its alloys, titanium alloys and others, have … ‘LSP and Metal Additive Manufacturing’, to share this topic further with industry. Our expert will give a more …