The biennial conference’s presentations and discussions were aimed at advancing laser safety & ranged from laser generated air pollution to body sculpting & liposuction ORLANDO, FL – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Laser Institute of America (LIA)’s International Laser Safety Conference (ILSC®) was held March 20-23, 2017 at the Sheraton Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. With over […]
Author: Steven Glover
Steven Glover is a proud member of the LIA staff. When he is not at work he is actively involved in several charitable efforts.3 Industries That Benefit from Robots & Laser Manufacturing
By Alanna Ritchie It is getting easier to produce parts for products like land, sea and air vehicles. With the combination of lasers and robots, engineers and their companies are enjoying increased manufacturing speed, better material affordability and better rates for their clients. The pairing also facilitates streamlined processes for welding, cutting, and lightweighting. Furthermore, […]
Meet Plasmo USA LLC – April’s Featured Corporate Member
By Brandon Kalloo Plasmo USA LLC, a subsidiary of Plasmo Industrietechnik GmbH, was established in 2013. The Austrian-based technology company provides automated quality assurance systems for manufacturing industries around the world. Their experts are leading the way in the real-time quality control of joining processes and 3D Additive manufacturing. Their services include laser power measurements, […]
Refractive Multi-Focus Optics for Material Processing
By Alexander Laskin Introduction Powerful multimode fiber lasers, as well as fiber‑coupled solid-state and diode lasers, are widely used in industrial laser applications, and beam shaping of these multi-kW sources is of great importance to improve technologies like welding, metal sheet cutting, cladding, hardening. Due to physical properties of light propagation in multimode fibers, these […]
The Top 5 3D Printing Innovations at LAM® 2017
Considered by many to be one of the biggest manufacturing revolutions of this century, 3D printing has captivated and intrigued individuals in a wide spectrum of fields and industries. From the independent crafter to the leadership behind some of the biggest companies in the world, to some of the most prestigious universities, it is safe […]