By Geoff Shannon Introduction This document is a very brief overview of the key aspects of laser welding and considerations for current production processes. Users should always work with companies knowledgeable about the fine details of laser welding to provide a manufacturing solution optimized for specific production requirements. Laser Welding Mechanism Conduction mode – Performed […]
Laser Editorials
Learning from Laser Safety Incident in the Medical Setting
By Jodi Ploquin and Elizabeth Krivonosov In the words of Sidney Dekker, an expert in learning from adverse events, “the key to an investigation is not to point out where people went wrong, but to understand how their assessments and actions made sense inside that situation at the time.”1 As the laser safety officer, key […]
Laser Metal Deposition & Laser Metal Fusion: Comparison of Processes & Their Uses
By Frank Geyer Additive manufacturing, especially “3D printing”, is a hot topic for many industries. While 3D printing in plastics has already reached the consumer level, additive manufacturing processes using metals are more complex and require extensive material and process knowledge. To understand 3D printing, it is important to first look at the three categories […]
Production of Lithium-Ion Batteries
By Wilhelm Pfleging, Melanie Mangang, Yijing Zheng, Peter Smyrek and Johannes Pröll Introduction Thick film anodes and cathodes with thicknesses ranging from 20-300 µm, in state-of-the-art and future lithium-ion cells are complex multi-material systems consisting of defined material components, grain sizes, porosities and pore size distributions in the micrometer and submicrometer ranges. State-of-the-art cells with pouch […]
Powering the Photon Factory in New Zealand
If you have ever been to Auckland, New Zealand, you know the natural beauty of its surroundings and the vibrancy of the city. What you may not know is that the campus of the University of Auckland is home to a unique facility, one that uses the power of intense pulses of light to manipulate, […]