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Resources

		Article about medical device manufacture using lasers This article is from Trump’s Laser Community magazine. It describes the advantages that can be found using lasers in manufacturing areas. This article entitled “Laser technology sets the pace” is focused on the uses in medical device manufacture. more...
		High Power Diode Laser Application Center Dresden This document reviews the wide range of high power diode lasers applications at the Fraunhofer IWS and includes a good selection of photos of manufactured parts. ... more...
		High-power beam deflecting optics for laser beam welding - lasertronic® In recent years the high-power beam deflecting optics developed at IWS have proven to be successful in several areas of industrial manufacturing, including precision welding in spatially limited geometries with high path speeds. Their use enables a highly dynamic motion of the laser beam on any workpiece contour. ... more...
		Internal sculpturing of glass by subsurface laser engraving The document describes this amazing technique of internal 2-D and 3-D sub-surface engraving of lead crystal. .. more...
		Laser Beam Build-up Welding This document provides a useful summary of laser weld repair of components and includes a good selection of application photos. ... more...
		Laser beam hardening of turbine blades This document summarised the services that the Fraunhofer IWS offers in laser surface hardening, the most advanced surface hardening technology. The protective hardening of new and refurbished turbine blade leading edges is reviewed. more...
		Laser beam hardening with high power diode lasers High power diode lasers are easily integrated into both simple machines and robots and have a low investment and running cost. The rectangular beam cross section with nearly uniform power density is also advantageous for hardening. Typical laser and process parameters are provided. ... more...
		Laser beam welding with high power diode lasers This document addresses the use of diode lasers for carrying out welds on small metal parts that cannot be weld joined satisfactorily, neither with conventional welding nor with CO2- or Nd:YAG laser beam welding ... more...
		Laser Welding and Hybrid Welding Processes This document describes the laser and hybrid laser welding capabilities of the Fraunhofer IWS and includes a good selection of photos of welding in action. ... more...
		Lasers for Medical Device Manufacturing: Quality in Focus A Trumpf brochure showing case studies for laser manufacturing in the medical device sector. Laser processing for surgical instruments, passive and active implants and marking for long term traceability. It is used for welding, cutting and marking of all conventional materials. more...
		Micro cutting and drilling with ultra-violet laser light Report describing the use of a Q-switched UV laser for the micro-cutting of silicon. Laser parameters are provided and examples are given of laser-cut 16 m wide grooves in a wafer of 220 m thickness. The technique allows for the creation of the tiniest cuts and bores in materials made of a variety of metals, ceramic disks, or silicon wafers. ... more...
		Multitalented Lasers: Why and where Lasers are used in Industry Presentation about where are lasers used in Industry. e.g. Research and Development, Communications, Computers and Electronics, Cutting, Welding, Hardening and Surface Treatment, Marking, Measurement, Bar Code Reading, Part Present Sensing more...
		Rapid prototyping and tool repair through laser precision cladding This document provides a review of the laser precision cladding capabilities of the Fraunhofer IWS and includes a good selection of photos of repaired and manufactured parts. ... more...