Fiber lasers aren’t nearly as common as their diode and CO2 cousins, but if you’re lucky enough to have one in your garage or local makerspace, this technique for depositing thin films of metals in ...

There are days in the metal fabricating industry when everything feels normal. You walk in, flip on the lights, hear the hum ...

Laser application technology has seen substantial progress and development since the invention of the laser in the 1960s. At the time it was recognised that nitrogen cutting was possible, giving an ...

Luton conference learns of new steel cutting machines, installations and market view. UK first: The Trumpf 5030 cutting a 50mm stainless steel sheet. Trumpf UK has announced a range of laser-based ...

MKS Instruments has introduced the Ophir BeamWatch AM-3, a beam analysis system developed for laser-based metal AM ...

From laser steel to fuel made from rocks, we look inside the 2025 ARPA-E energy technology conference. Where can you find lasers, electric guitars, and racks full of novel batteries, all in the same ...

The development of cheaper, more powerful lasers has always been a cause for excitement among hackers, and fiber lasers are no exception. One of the newer tools they’ve enabled is the laser welder, ...