Foba Laser Marking and Engraving has introduced a UV laser marking machine, Foba V.0020-uv, for high-contrast laser marking of various plastics and highly sensitive products and materials
Cielle has expanded its range of laser products with the Tau laser marking machine. It is available in two versions, featuring either a fixed or mobile work table
Imec has released its fully integrated silicon photonics platform for high-performance optical transceivers
Illuminar Technologies has launched a compact DSP-controlled desktop laser marking system ideal for adding barcodes, logos and labels to a variety of surfaces
Laser systems play an essential role in manufacture today. Sian Harris looks at how advances in fibre technology, laser power and rapid pulse lasers have enabled improved manufacturing techniques
Rofin has added an automatic tube loader, suitable for dry and wet cutting, to its StarCut Tube laser cutting system
World Star Technology has introduced its Nexgen laser marker, using a high power (7W+) 1,064nm fibre laser
Trumpf has added an automatic rotary changer with turning axis to its TruLaser Robot 5020 modular robot cell to facilitate high-speed, continuous welding for volume manufacturing
3D-Micromac, from Chemnitz in Germany, has developed a new laser system for opening PERC photovoltaic cells for further processing during manufacture.
Jenoptik will be promoting its innovative solution for 3D-metal working, Jenoptik-Votan BIM, at the Schweissen und Schneiden trade fair in Essen in September
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
