Benefits of laser metal deposition

An article published by TRUMPF explains why laser metal deposition is evolving into an additive manufacturing technique in its own right, and how even small and medium-sized businesses can benefit from the technology.

Krones awarded for social commitment in China

The company’s apprentice training program prepares would-be technicians and operators in the rudiments of production operations

Traditional marking to laser systems

The Class IV laser from SCHMIDT is designed for larger part marking applications that make enclosing the laser impractical. It is run with a powerful yet easy-to-use PC based software package.

Prima Power Laserdyne strengthens sales organization

rima Power Laserdyne, a manufacturer of multiaxis laser processing systems, has added to its sales staff.

ROFIN expands fiber laser production capacities

Fiber lasers have established themselves as efficient and reliable tools within industrial manufacturing and are still recording high growth rates.

Cost-effective laser stent and tube cutter

A system-wide upgrade to the Sigma laser stent and tube cutter from Amada Miyachi allows configuration with either microsecond fiber or femtosecond lasers, which offer high pulse repetition rates for precision cutting and cold ablation cutting, respectively.

DSM and NHU inaugurate joint venture for PPS compounds

  High performance PPS compounds will be produced by the DSM/NHU joint venture plant in Zhejiang Province  

Tamper-evident adhesive improves product security

  Avery Dennison launched a new tamper-evident adhesive S788P that improves product security on pharmaceutical box packaging  

Printing metal parts quickly and flexibly

The TruPrint 1000 technology is ideal for parts that are complex in their geometry. It uses a laser and metallic powder to build any desired component, based on data supplied directly by a CAD program.

Interview with Professor Chin-Kun Wang

Prof Chin-Kun Wang, president of the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF) in Taiwan, was a speaker the Vitafoods Asia Conference 2016

HAVI Group aligns operations under one name

The company consolidates its global supply chain services which have operated under different company names and logos for the past 40 years

Dual workstation multi-axis laser system

The new 606D dual workstation precision 3D laser processing system is a standard laser system with capability for simultaneous 3D laser processing.