Laser Processing

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Laser Processing

Tube laser cutting system features intelligent automation

Feb. 13, 2025

Dr. Nathaniel R. Quick (April 20, 1949 – February 4, 2025).

Laser Processing

In memoriam: Nathaniel Quick, laser processing pioneer

Laser Institute of America

Feb. 12, 2025

Test & Measurement

Industrial power meter has use in Li-ion battery welding

Ophir, an MKS Instruments Brand

Jan. 30, 2025

Laser Processing

Fiber laser offers dual-ring beam configuration

Coherent Corp

Jan. 22, 2025

Maintenance of a laser cutting unit ensures performance and prevents costly repairs.

Laser Processing

Zero downtime goal: A preventative maintenance guide for CNC lasers

Tom Eldin

Jan. 20, 2025

FIGURE 1. In a single-tab electrode design, electrons travel along the entire distance (a); in a tabless electrode design, full-flags along the foil mean shorter distances for electrons to travel (b).

Laser Processing

High-speed battery foil laser cutting improves productivity in tabless battery manufacturing

Huihong Qian

Jan. 13, 2025

Highlights

FIGURE 1. A Chromacity engineer aligns an ultrafast fiber laser with second-harmonic generation.

Lasers & Sources

Ultrafast lasers drive nonlinear microscopy, environmental sensing, and quantum technologies

Wojciech Gora

Feb. 10, 2025

Fiber-based ultrafast lasers—with pulses of one-tenth of one-trillionth of a second—continue to evolve, and near-term advances will expand their use to materials processing, nonlinear...

Laser Processing

Laser pulse shaping enhances busbar welding for EV prismatic batteries

Najah George

Jan. 22, 2025

Laser pulsing with different pulse shapes reduces heat and increases strength in busbar welding for prismatic lithium-ion batteries.

FIGURE 1. Schematic of the HDSP setup (a), printed parts with line cross-section and different extrusion paths for parts 1-3 (b), and a complex object in 4 with the shown pressure pattern in the inset.

Detectors & Imaging

Holographic direct sound printing: Sound waves revolutionize 3D printing

Mahdi Derayatifar

Dec. 11, 2024

Holographic direct sound printing (HDSP) is an innovative advancement in sound-based 3D printing technology that uses a patterned acoustic field to create complex shapes with ...