What's needed to industrialise additive manufacturing?
15 March 2019
Matthew Dale reports from a panel at Photonics West, where experts discussed 3D printing’s potential for industrial production
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Two new photonics clusters of excellence established in Hanover
1 October 2018
Two new photonics clusters of excellence have been established in Hanover, Germany, following their selection for funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Adding up in Aachen
1 June 2018
Matthew Dale reports from the AKL International Laser Technology Congress, in Aachen, Germany, in May, where the potential for additive manufacturing in series production was high on the agenda
Coherent acquires OR Laser
3 May 2018
Coherent has made its first investment in the metal additive manufacturing market, with the acquisition of OR Laser, a German-based firm that has developed an affordable 3D metal printer designed for SMEs
Concept Laser breaks ground on 3D metal printing campus
30 November 2017
With today’s groundbreaking, GE (NYSE: GE) and Concept Laser lay the foundation for a new facility in Lichtenfels, Germany
€30m Zeiss Innovation Hub to unite science and industry
26 September 2017
Zeiss is constructing a new innovation hub at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which will host companies such as Nanoscribe as well as high-tech and digital start-ups, to promote sronger links between industry and science
New 3D printing system produces higher quality micro-optics
3 February 2017
Nanoscribe has developed a one-step 3D printing system capable of producing a broad range of micro-optical components
Researchers measure vortex breakdown for first time with parrot flying through laser sheet
6 December 2016
A study involving a parrot flying through a laser sheet has led to researchers demonstrating, for the first time, that the strong vortices left behind as animals fly are broken down as the bird flaps its wings. The conclusions of the research challenge three well-accepted theories for calculating lift.
