Laser Drilling Metals Articles

Winbro sets record for orders

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:23:00 GMT

Winbro Group Technologies has secured orders for 15 new multi-axis laser drilling machines in the first quarter 2012 valued at over $11.0 million, attributed to growing demand for cooling hole technology used in turbine engines.

LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2012 a success

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:26:00 GMT

Shanghai laser conference sets records.

Laser Services expands staff

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:13:00 GMT

Leading Northeast jobshop increases staff as business expands.

Prima Power Laserdyne expands operations - new hires, new products and new markets

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:28:00 GMT

Prima Power Laseredyne riding the wave of increased business has expanded by new hires, new products and new markets.

Ace Precision expands with two laser machining systems

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:11:00 GMT

Champlin, Minn. – Prima Power Laserdyne, a manufacturer of precision multi-axis laser machining systems, has announced that Ace Precision Machining Corp., Oconomowoc, Wis., has taken delivery of two Laserdyne 795XL seven-axis BeamDirector systems.

Laser micro-drilling critical components

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:15:40 GMT

Stoneham, Mass. – Advanced Laser Technologies specializes in producing custom laser micro-drilled holes in materials. Laser drilling creates precise, distortion- and stress-free openings with exact repeatability for fabricating parts used in critical aerospace, aviation, and electronic applications.

SALA laser symposium draws global participants

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:00:50 GMT

East Hartford, Conn. – Each year, laser technology becomes more prevalent in manufacturing as it proves to reduce time and cost savings over traditional process methods. The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) hosted its sixth annual Symposium for Advanced Laser Applications (SALA) in Hartford on April 13 and 14, 2011, to exchange developments and innovation in the use of lasers.

Tongtai Machine to ship over $40 million worth of laser drillers

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:51:00 GMT

Kahosiung Hsien, Taiwan – Tongtai Machine and Tool Company expects its shipments of laser drilling machines to the PCB (printed circuit board) sector to top 70 units in 2011 compared to two units shipped in 2010, according to the company.

Ultra-fast pulse lasers perform impossible tasks

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:50:40 GMT

Munich, Germany – Conventional production lasers have been successfully used to perform manufacturing tasks ranging from scribing to drilling to cutting. However, conventional lasers can cause thermal or mechanical damage such as burrs and cracks or unwanted changes in the surface condition of sensitive materials.

Laser systems maker logs record orders

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:05:10 GMT

Coalville, UK & Rock Hill, S.C. – Following a significant expansion in the UK workforce and the launch of a new technology, development, and production center in Rock Hill in late 2010, Leicestershire-based Winbro Group Technologies has announced a record order intake in March 2011.

High rate laser drilling thin metals

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:40:40 GMT

East Hartford, Conn. – Cencorp specializes in end-of-line automation solutions and focuses on depaneling, odd-form assembly, test handling, and laser applications. Dr. Henrikki Panstar, Cencorp Director of R&D, will describe applications developed at Cencorp and Fraunhofer-Michigan in high rate laser drilling at SALA 2011.

Automated hole inspection system

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:50:40 GMT

East Hartford, Conn. – The Dynamic Automated Visual Inspection System (DAVIS) is an optical system and proprietary software designed to measure hole sizes, analyze the data, and interface with a laser drilling workstation in real time to control the size of the holes.

Laser village concept for efficient production

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:45:10 GMT

East Hartford, Conn. – At the annual Symposium for Advanced Laser Applications on April 13 to 14, 2011, a laser engineer will discuss how his company, Turbocombustor Technology, weighed all of the critical factors and decided on a "laser village" configuration for its 12 laser drilling systems.

Laserdyne strengthens European marketing

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:30:40 GMT

Champlin, Minn. – PRIMA North America Inc, the North American subsidiary of PRIMA INDUSTRIE S.p.A., Torino, Italy, has appointed Luca Bianchini to lead the Laserdyne Systems sales effort in Europe.

Laser user conference expands scope

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:05:30 GMT

East Hartford, Conn. – The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) is pleased to announce that the 6th Annual Symposium for Advanced Laser Applications (SALA) will be held in Hartford, Conn., on April 13 to 14, 2011. This two-day conference and exhibition is the Northeast’s premiere laser conference focusing on end-user and manufacturing applications.

First user receives enhanced JK drilling laser

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:55:10 GMT

Rugby, UK – Winbro Group Technologies, a manufacturer of advanced machining technologies for the aerospace and industrial gas turbine industries, is the first company to receive an enhanced JK604D laser from JK Lasers.

First user receives enhanced JK drilling laser

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:55:10 GMT

IAI Industrial Systems, PreLaTec GmbH agree to product and market laser drilling systems

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:55:30 GMT

Veldhoven, The Netherlands – Technology company IAI Industrial Systems B.V. has entered into an agreement with the technology developing company PreLaTec GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, for production and marketing of laser drilling systems for drilling of nozzle holes in motor diesel injection systems.

IAI Industrial Systems, PreLaTec GmbH agree to product and market laser drilling systems

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:55:30 GMT

Advanced laser processing systems

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:50:20 GMT

East Hartford, Conn. – I’ve just finished a tour of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology’s applications laboratories. Dr. Paul Denney walked me through the demonstration area where attendees at this year's Symposium on Advanced Laser Applications will be shown several advanced laser material processing systems in action.