International Conference on Laser Processes and Components LPC 2011 Shanghai – Exceptional Program Now Available

The International Conference on Laser Processes and Components will be held for the sixth time from March 15-16, 2011 in conjunction with the exhibition Laser – World of Photonics China, Shanghai.

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Meet LIA’s 2011 President and Board of Directors

Stephen Capp is the Laser Institute of America’s (LIA) 2011 president. Capp graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1978 with degrees in electrical power engineering technology and industrial management. It didn’t take him long to put this education to good use. “After a short career as an engineer working for a defense contractor, […]

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Overview of Laser Additive Manufacturing

By Professor Bill Steen From the early beginnings of LAM has come a process which is developing in many directions. Through the variety of ways in which the laser can construct three dimensional objects it has been established that designers can now shape both the outside and the inside of a casting in detail not […]

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Laser Surface Treatment and Additive Manufacturing – Basics and Application Examples

By: Dr. Ingomar Kelbassa Laser Surface Treatment and Additive Manufacturing have a strong impact on classical manufacturing and repair tasks addressing markets such as turbo machinery, aeronautics, automotive, off-shore and mining as well as tool, die, and mold making and life science.

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Fiber Laser Blanking of Coil Strips at Extreme-Speed Extreme-Power

By: Dr. Charles Caristan and Jay Finn Air Liquide Industrial US LP, Automatic Feed Company The blanking process consisting of cutting flat panels directly out of a metal coil is practiced in the automotive industry to the tune of 10 MM tons of steel coils processed each year for the North American market alone.  Up […]

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