Creaform has launched its new VXmodel software, released two new versions of its Go!Scan white light 3D scanner, and updated its HandyScan 3D laser scanner
Rofin has introduced a newly designed next-generation human machine interface on its four-axis laser cutting system StarCut Tube
Eurolaser has released an automatic shuttle system to allow the laser cutting process to be continued with no downtime.
The Activation Line 300 has been announced by Lissotschenko Mikrooptik, specifically designed for fast and targeted heating and cooling of micrometre-thin surfaces
Bystronic has added two functionalities to its BySprint Fiber laser machines to increase periods of unattended running
IPG Photonics has introduced the IX-200-F, an advanced fibre laser micromachining system. The system can be configured to address high-precision, cutting, drilling and patterning micromachining applications
Coherent has introduced the HighLight which offers higher power for increased throughput for applications in metal cladding and heat treating
Trumpf has introduced the TruMark 6350 laser marking system. Because it operates in the UV wavelength, it can be used in applications not covered by markers using infrared or green light
Concept Laser and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) have developed the X line 1000R for additive manufacturing of metals. It features a large build envelope and a 1kW laser with optics developed by the ILT
Modulight has announced two additions to their OEM laser system platform. The new releases are the ML6400 single-mode laser systems and ML6600 multi-wavelength laser systems
Organoid imaged with Andor’s desktop confocal microscope system, the BC43. Credit: Andor
As microscopes become ever more powerful, a growing band of businesses are racing to make the latest technologies more accessible and more affordable, reports Rebecca Pool
Illustration of a three-dimensional crystal with various types of confining centres. (a) Crystal with four confining centres, each trapping waves (yellow) in all three dimensions simultaneously. (b) Crystal with a linear confining centre where waves can propagate in one dimension, analogous to an optical fibre. (c) Crystal with a planar confining centre where waves can propagate in two dimensions, analogous to a 2D electron gas. (Image: Vos et al.)
Newly discovered fundamental rules have been embedded into software to dramatically optimise the design of photonic integrated circuits
