By David A. Belforte These are unsettled times for global manufacturing. Setting aside the normal up and down cycles of manufacturing — a number of global factors — ranging from Brexit concerns, to economic problems in China, turmoil in the mid-East and a new administration in Washington give cause for concern about economic growth prospects. […]
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Why Was the Industrial Laser Conference Created?
Why was the Industrial Laser Conference created, who is it for, and how can it help advance your industrial manufacturing career? This blog explains it all. Registration is now open for Laser Institute of America’s inaugural Industrial Laser Conference, to be held at the International Manufacturing Technology Show on September 13, 2016 at the renowned […]
Industrial Lasers Outperform Machine Tool Sales Growth
By David A. Belforte Since 1970 more than a half million industrial laser systems have been installed globally, so it is fair to say they are now firmly established in material processing operations among the world’s manufacturing industries. Recent statistical reports estimate that more than $80 billion of machine tools were sold globally in 2015, […]
What You Missed at LIA’s 2016 Lasers for Manufacturing Event and Summit
ORLANDO, FL, MAY 18, 2016 — From business owners to industry leaders and laser experts, the best and brightest in manufacturing gathered from April 25-27, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, for LIA’s most cutting-edge Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®) and Summit yet. Beginning on April 25 with the Summit at the Renaissance® Atlanta Waverly Hotel, and […]
GE’s Dr. Marshall G. Jones to Deliver Keynote Speech at the 2016 LME
Renowned mechanical engineer, inventor Schawlow award winner and LIA fellow Dr. Marshall G. Jones will provide a keynote presentation at this year’s fifth Lasers for Manufacturing Event® (LME®). His cornerstone address, titled Industrial Applications of Laser Material Processing in GE, will be held on April 27 at 2:15 PM at Atlanta’s Cobb Galleria Centre. Dr. Jones, a fellow […]