By Ilya Mingareev, Tobias Bonhoff, Ashraf F. El-Sherif, Wilhelm Meiners, Ingomar Kelbassa, Tim Biermann and Martin Richardson Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) is a rapidly developing field of advanced fabrication technologies that will benefit many industries by enabling near-net shape manufacturing of high-value components from metals, ceramics and compound materials. However, the geometry and the surface quality of parts […]
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Integrated Rapid 3D Mapping and Laser Additive Repair of Gas Turbine Engine Components
By Lijue Xue, Matt Donovan, Yangsheng Li, Jianyin Chen, Shaodong Wang and Glen Campbell Jet engines need to run as hot as possible to extract maximum energy from fuel. Combustion components are subjected to extremely harsh environment, running at elevated temperature with high vibration and pressure, which results in varying degrees of wear and fretting. […]
Ensure a Laser-Safe Environment with LIA’s Web-Based EVALUATOR
ORLANDO, FL, Dec. 12, 2013 — Are you an overworked Laser Safety Officer (LSO) in a high-pressure commercial or research facility? Need to make vital hazard-analysis calculations on the fly? Look no further than The EVALUATOR — the Laser Institute of America’s industry-first web-based system that helps you quickly and easily ensure a laser-safe environment. Since […]
Pre-Order the Revised Z136.1 Parent Laser Safety Standard Today & Save!
ORLANDO, FL, Dec. 10, 2013 — The long-awaited update of the Z136.1 parent standard for laser safety — packed with vital revisions — is in the final stages of approval and anticipated to be available for sale in Feb. through the Laser Institute of America. For a limited time, LIA is offering a discounted pre-publication […]
Making Contact – The Class 1C Debate
By John O’Hagan Laser technology and applications sometimes march ahead of laser safety standards. Lasers have been used in the aesthetic industry for many years. The availability of low-cost 808 nm laser diodes has triggered a whole industry of home-use devices for various treatments, such as hair removal (or more correctly hair “management”) and skin […]