Laser welding, cutting.(product spotlight)

According to the Laser Systems Product Group (LSPG) of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMI) (McLean, VA), third quarter 2000 shipments of industrial laser equipment and systems for North America and US exports were up more than 30 percent from year earlier levels. LSPG reported that Nd:YAG industrial laser technologies ......

The IX-200 series of laser systems is available in diode-pumped solid-state and excimer UV laser configurations. The DPSS version is a high-precision wafer dicing system suitable for wafer trimming and scribing, and many direct-write applications. The DPSS laser system delivers high-speed wafer dicing and cutting with typical yields >99%. The ......

McLean, VA— Shipments of industrial laser equipment and systems to North America and U.S. exports were up roughly 75% to $173.6 million in the second quarter of 2004 (2Q04) from the same period a year earlier, according to the Laser Systems Product Group (LSPG) of the Association for Manufacturing Technology....

McLean, VA— Industrial laser shipments for North America and U.S. exports were down approximately 10% to $86 million in the third quarter of 2003 (3Q03) from the same period a year earlier, according to recent research by the Laser Systems Product Group (LSPG) of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)....

Universal Laser Systems Inc., a manufacturer of C[O.sup.2] lasers and C[O.sup.2] computer-controlled laser engraving, cutting and marking systems based in Scottsdale, AZ, has doubled the size of its U.S.-based headquarters by expanding into a second company-owned building. The new facility houses laser system production, sales, marketing, engineering and technical support ......

Complete Line of Single Emitters Delivers 2.5 Watts and Wide Operating Temperature Range SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Alfalight, Inc., an innovative manufacturer of highly efficient and reliable high-power diode lasers, announced today at the Photonics West event (Booth # 242) the availability of their AMx-808B high-efficiency 808 nm line of ......

Lasers are gaining ground fast in welding, cutting, engraving, marking, sintering, flame polishing, drilling, and photo-polymerizing of plastics. Here's a primer on the different types of lasers and where they fit. Plastics processing is one of the fastest growing application areas for laser technology. In recent years, development of new ......