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Medium-sized company relies on Extreme High Speed Laser Material Deposition EHLA
4th Conference on Laser Polishing – LaP 2020
Hydrogen – Coal of the Future?
BMBF-funded project “ProLMD”: Hybrid-additive production of large components with Laser Material Deposition
EHLA and the HighNo nozzle: Bilsing Automation relies on Extreme High-speed Laser Material Deposition
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Polishing
Marking
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Process and Beam Control
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4th Conference on Laser Polishing – LaP 2020
Hydrogen – Coal of the Future?
BMBF-funded project “ProLMD”: Hybrid-additive production of large components with Laser Material Deposition
EHLA and the HighNo nozzle: Bilsing Automation relies on Extreme High-speed Laser Material Deposition
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2025
Press Releases 2025
23.01.2025 - First node for the quantum internet of the future [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
28.01.2025 - Making heavy-duty transportation sustainable with large-format hybrid compound bipolar plates [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
12.02.2025 - 8th UKP Workshop: High-power lasers and new technologies for material processing [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
20.02.2025 - More efficient and brilliant diode lasers thanks to fiber Bragg gratings [ PDF 0.39 MB ]
18.03.2025 - Dr. Jochen Stollenwerk takes over as acting director of the Fraunhofer ILT [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
19.03.2025 - Laser Drying Technology Takes Leap Forward: IDEEL Project Demonstrates Scalability for Efficient Battery Cell Production [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
2024
Press Releases 2024
24.01.2024 - AI has the potential to close control loop [ PDF 0.35 MB ]
25.01.2024 - Fraunhofer ILT invites industry to join new network for hydrogen technology [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
01.02.2024 - Fraunhofer ILT coordinates NRW quantum roadmap [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
09.02.2024 - 20 kW laser system for producing high purity crystals [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
06.03.2024 - 6. LSE - Laser Symposium Electromobility 2024: Laser precision - not a luxury, rather a competitive advantage [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
12.03.2024 - Automated high-throughput sorting of living cells using laser light and AI [ PDF 0.35 MB ]
27.03.2024 - Laser technology and AI boost the circular economy [ PDF 0.39 MB ]
02.05.2024 - Laser immersion probe for smart inline monitoring of water and wastewater [ PDF 0.32 MB ]
12.06.2024 - Einstein Telescope launches new era in astronomy [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
26.06.2024 - A new dimension: Makino and Fraunhofer ILT expand the possibilities of Additive Manufacturing [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
25.07.2024 - International alliance for green hydrogen [ PDF 0.56 MB ]
14.08.2024 - New specialist conference aims to transfer know-how to laser-based optics production [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
20.08.2024 - Laser deburring increases component quality [ PDF 0.13 MB ]
29.08.2024 - Kilowatt boost for USP material processing [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
04.09.2024 - New benchmark for the industry: Fraunhofer ILT and Dreher present innovative laser blanking system at Euroblech 2024 [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
11.09.2024 - New approaches for the cost-efficient and high-speed production of fuel cells [ PDF 0.41 MB ]
02.10.2024 - Laser technologies for the future of the hydrogen sector [ PDF 0.49 MB ]
08.10.2024 - Additive Manufacturing in the throes of technological change [ PDF 0.41 MB ]
16.10.2024 - Green aerospace with 3D printing [ PDF 0.43 MB ]
22.10.2024 - Robot-assisted laser procedure aims to minimize surgical risks [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
29.10.2024 - Boosting efficiency in mining with AI and automation [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
30.10.2024 - Robot-based laser procedure enables atraumatic craniotomy with the patient awake [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
31.10.2024 - Project DioHELIOS launches as part of BMBF Funding Program “Fusion 2040” [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
06.11.2024 - Flexible beam-shaping platform optimizes LPBF processes [ PDF 0.19 MB ]
28.11.2024 - Hours needed to mill forming tools? A thing of the past! [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
2023
Press Releases 2023
19.01.2023 - 5th Conference on Laser Polishing LaP 2022: Laser Alternatives to Mechanical Polishing and Deburring [ PDF 0.38 MB ]
02.02.2023 - Setting off into the third dimension [ PDF 0.56 MB ]
02.03.2023 - Laser systems drive the productive future [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
09.02.2023 - IDEEL Project: Manufacture of laser-dried anodes and LFP cathodes achieved first time in a roll-to-roll process [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
28.02.2023 - New laser for climate research [ PDF 0.63 MB ]
08.03.2023 - 5th Laser Symposium Electromobility LSE'23: The perfect symbiosis of science and business [ PDF 0.38 MB ]
09.03.2023 - 7th UKP Workshop becomes more international and looks at future markets [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
04.04.2023 - Laser technology for energy-efficient production of battery cells coupled with improved performance [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
21.04.2023 - Fast and effective: Simultaneous coating and mechanical processing with SMaC [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
16.05.2023 - Photonic Technologies for the Quantum Internet [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
24.05.2023 - Compact laser scanner with 90 percent less construction volume [ PDF 0.16 MB ]
21.06.2023 - The Modulated Laser Beam for the Perfect Process [ PDF 0.61 MB ]
11.07.2023 - Sustainable Solutions for a Future with Green Hydrogen [ PDF 0.33 MB ]
19.07.2023 - Using Lasers for a More Sustainable World [ PDF 0.79 MB ]
24.07.2023 - Save the Date! AKL’24 from April 17 to 19, 2024 [ PDF 0.55 MB ]
29.08.2023 - What can AI do in laser materials processing? [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
30.08.2023 - Recycling of refractory materials avoids 800,000 tons of CO₂ [ PDF 0.41 MB ]
20.09.2023 - Integrated Sensor Technology: The Next Step in Additive Manufacturing [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
26.10.2023 - Fraunhofer ILT demonstrates solid, future-oriented portfolio [ PDF 0.4 MB ]
09.11.2023 - Igniting inspiration for e-mobility [ PDF 0.33 MB ]
16.11.2023 - Getting H₂ chain reactions under joint control [ PDF 0.43 MB ]
07.12.2023 - Boost for laser-based Inertial Fusion as energy source of the future [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
2022
Press Releases 2022
13.01.2022 - Fraunhofer ILT and TRUMPF offer joint solutions for Laser Material Deposition [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
17.01.2022 - Digital ICTM Conference 2022: Achieving climate targets in turbomachinery engineering through digitization [ PDF 0.12 MB ]
27.01.2022 - More productive coating and repair with Artificial Intelligence [ PDF 0.19 MB ]
10.03.2022 - Pioneering Impulses from the Rhenish Region for Photonic Quantum Technologies [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
01.04.2022 - Taking the fight to microplastics with lasers [ PDF 0.39 MB ]
17.05.2022 - Process Chains for Isolation and Analysis: from Single Cells to Organoids [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
23.05.2022 - Metallic 3D printing: Series production of automotive parts on the home stretch [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
24.05.2022 - Laser Technology for Climate Research [ PDF 0.34 MB ]
24.06.2022 - Quo vadis – where is the development of laser beam sources headed? [ PDF 0.35 MB ]
19.07.2022 - Review AKL'22: Not without my AI [ PDF 0.67 MB ]
20.07.2022 - Increasing geometrical freedom in glass: lasermanufactured 3D microstructures for complex photonic components [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
22.08.2022 - th Conference on Laser Polishing LaP 2022: Laser as an Alternative to Mechanical Polishing [ PDF 0.13 MB ]
30.08.2022 - When a laser collar tames the arc [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
05.09.2022 - New Spatial Light Modulator for dynamic beam shaping in industrial high-power USP processes [ PDF 0.33 MB ]
07.09.2022 - Fraunhofer ILT expands cooperation with Korea [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
28.09.2022 - Laser-based silicon crystallization for monolithic integration in MEMS sensors [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
03.11.2022 - Sustainable recycling of LFP batteries is an environmental and an economic necessity [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
4.11.2022 - Laser machines with brains learn something new every day [ PDF 0.46 MB ]
08.11.2022 - Multiplex analysis with paramagnetic microparticles [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
10.11.2022 - The Third Laser Colloquium Hydrogen LKH2: Pioneer for the Fraunhofer Project H2GO [ PDF 0.49 MB ]
14.11.2022 - BMBF project “IDEA”: Two production lines with exemplary character for industrial 3D printing [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
24.11.2022 - Federal Ministry of Education and Research promotes joint project "B-cell immune“ [ PDF 0.32 MB ]
29.11.2022 - Programmable laser beams save more than 30 percent energy [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
02.12.2022 - Combined and efficient: Two steps to the goal [ PDF 0.37 MB ]
13.12.2022 - Historical breakthrough in fusion research: Lasers have ignited fusion! [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
15.12.2022 - 7th “UKP Workshop – Ultrafast Laser Technology” USP Lasers: Where do we stand? [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
19.12.2022 - Major boost to European plasma accelerator facility [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
21.12.2022 - Research Fab for quantum and neuromorphic computing: Launch of the Germany-wide cooperation “FMD-QNC” [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
2021
Press Releases 2021
07.01.2021 - Printed miniature loudspeaker listening into the future [ PDF 0.42 MB ]
21.01.2021 - Laser-based sensor technology for recycling metals instead of mining mineral resources [ PDF 0.43 MB ]
28.01.2021 - EHLA Tuning: Roller Coating at up to 200 Meters per Minute [ PDF 0.33 MB ]
24.02.2021 - Intelligent robots for targeted combating of viruses and bacteria [ PDF 0.19 MB ]
29.04.2021 - HoLiB and MikroPuls: Two Lasers, Two Applications, One Goal: Improving the Production of Battery Cells [ PDF 0.19 MB ]
15.06.2021 - USP lasers revolutionize battery and hydrogen technology [ PDF 0.47 MB ]
22.06.2021 - Controlling 100 lasers automatically via the cloud [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
29.06.2021 - Mobility of the future: power electronics with hybrid circuit boards instead of ceramics [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
08.07.2021 - The Laser of Tomorrow: Ultra-Fast, Ultra-Precise and Digital [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
20.07.2021 - Standardization of 3D Printing: ASTM Awards Contract to Fraunhofer ILT [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
18.08.2021 - Save the Date! AKL’22 from May 4 to 6, 2022 [ PDF 0.44 MB ]
25.08.2021 - Artificial Intelligence in Production [ PDF 0.38 MB ]
08.09.2021 - Gripper Arm from the 3D Printer for Assembling Optical Systems with Maximum Precision [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
1510.2021 - “Life-Cycle Assessment” in Additive Manufacturing: LPBF Goes Green! [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
21.10.2021 - “eHarsh” – Workshop on Sensor Systems for Extremely Harsh Environments [ PDF 0.37 MB ]
27.10.2021 - EHLA 3D: Conquering the Third Dimension [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
29.10.2021 - Intelligent sensor technology for railways – safety and service through LPBF and AI [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
15.11.2021 - A Defining Patent: 25 Years of Metallic 3D Laser Printing [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
30.11.2021 - AKL‘22: Laser Technology – Productive, Flexible and Smart [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
14.12.2021 - Fraunhofer and QuTech unite to champion quantum internet [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
2020
Press Releases 2020
15.01.2020 - Laser Colloquium Hydrogen LKH2: fast and reliable fuel cell manufacturing [ PDF 0.19 MB ]
23.01.2020 - Cleaning water with laser-drilled filters: SimConDrill project nominated for Green Award [ PDF 0.52 MB ]
30.01.2020 - Photonics meets textile engineering: faster CFRP component manufacturing with an ultrashort pulsed laser and robot [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
06.02.2020 - JEC World 2020: laser processes for future composites [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
12.02.2020 - “Laser Technology Live” at AKL’20 in Aachen and inauguration of new Battery Lab [ PDF 0.39 MB ]
13.03.2020 - The International Laser Technology Congress AKL´20 will not take place from May 6–8, 2020 in Aachen! [ PDF 0.08 MB ]
02.04.2020 - 13th “AKL – International Laser Technology Congress”: May 4 to 6, 2022 in Aachen – Laser Technology Live already this year! [ PDF 0.3 MB ]
22.04.2020 - Additive ideas in demand: the AMable project promotes flexible AM solutions to fight the coronavirus [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
29.04.2020 - Proven a thousand times over: successful recovery of valuable materials from electronic devices [ PDF 0.35 MB ]
27.05.2020 - LASER World of PHOTONICS 2021: The world’s leading trade fair as a milestone on the way out of the crisis [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
10.07.2020 - Goodbye Absorbers: High-Precision Laser Welding of Plastics [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
23.07.2020 - “Conference on Laser Polishing – LaP 2020”: The final touches for surfaces [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
06.08.2020 - ScanCut project completed: laser cutting enables more intricate plug connector designs [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
03.09.2020 - Producing Nanostructures Cost-Effectively [ PDF 0.41 MB ]
08.09.2020 - More flexible battery design with ultrafast laser ablation [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
09.11.2020 - Fraunhofer Lighthouse Project futureAM Gets Metallic 3D Printing in Shape for Industrial Use [ PDF 0.7 MB ]
16.12.2020 - „PhotonHub Europe“: Strengthening European competitiveness through industrial use of Photonics [ PDF 0.33 MB ]
2019
Press Releases 2019
11.01.2019 - Laser Symposium on Electromobility in Aachen: Premiere for creative inspiration around electric car production [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
31.01.2019 - Making ultrafast lasers faster [ PDF 0.44 MB ]
06.02.2019 - Producing polymer structures faster – two processes in one machine [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
14.02.2019 - LASER World of PHOTONICS China Shanghai 2019: When the laser drills, cuts and coats… [ PDF 0.48 MB ]
18.02.2019 - Laser Processes for Multi-Functional Composites [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
13.03.2019 - 12,000 holes per second with 1 µm diameter [ PDF 0.55 MB ]
14.03.2019 - Turbomachinery manufacturing – getting the balance between environmental protection and productivity [ PDF 0.43 MB ]
27.03.2019 - Laser technology supports the path to printed electronic diversity [ PDF 0.41 MB ]
04.04.2019 - Laser Goes Green: Efficiently Recycling Valuable Materials from Electronic Devices [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
12.04.2019 - E-Mobility: Battery cells optimally welded with robots and lasers for electric racing cars [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
17.04.2019 - BMBF research project IDAM: Network puts metallic 3D printing on track for automotive series production [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
25.04.2019 - USP Lasers Conquer Macroprocessing [ PDF 0.3 MB ]
02.05.2019 - RadarGlass: Functional thin-film structures for integrated radar sensors [ PDF 0.3 MB ]
08.05.2019 - Laser structuring at triple the productivity [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
15.05.2019 - Application offensive for ultrafast lasers in the kW range [ PDF 0.66 MB ]
24.05.2019 - Efficiently Recycling Economically Strategic Materials from Electronic Devices [ PDF 0.39 MB ]
05.06.2019 - Multi-functional laser tools for lightweight construction and e-mobility [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
12.06.2019 - NextGenBat: Basic research for mobile energy storage systems [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
19.06.2019 - Successfully Tested in Praxis: Bidirectional Sensor Technology Optimizes Laser Material Deposition [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
24.06.2019 - The international laser community honors photonics visionary Prof. Reinhart Poprawe for his life's work [ PDF 0.3 MB ]
28.06.2019 - Intelligent Laser-based Manufacturing in Europe [ PDF 0.03 MB ]
16.07.2019 - Fraunhofer: What’s next? [ PDF 0.86 MB ]
26.07.2019 - AddSteel project: new steel materials for 3D printing [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
28.08.2019 - Save the Date! AKL’20 from May 6–8, 2020 [ PDF 0.56 MB ]
29.08.2019 - AI for Laser Technology Conference: optimizing the use of lasers with artificial intelligence [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
03.09.2019 - New Fraunhofer coating process provides effective protection for brake discs [ PDF 0.32 MB ]
12.09.2019 - Deburring EXPO: Finishing sheet edges and functional surfaces with the laser [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
16.09.2019 - Prof. Constantin Häfner named new Fraunhofer ILT director [ PDF 0.35 MB ]
17.09.2019 - Individualization of Products in Mass Production: Development of cutting-edge Technology within the Fraunhofer Lighthouse Project “Go Beyond 4.0” [ PDF 0.5 MB ]
24.09.2019 - Wire laser material deposition – a smart way to save costs [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
01.10.2019 - formnext 2019: More productivity thanks to optimized AM processes1.10.2019 - [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
08.10.2019 - Fraunhofer lighthouse project futureAM at formnext: Metal AM on the verge of a breakthrough [ PDF 0.87 MB ]
15.10.2019 - Putting quantum bits into the fiber optic network: Launching the QFC-4-1QID project [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
17.10.2019 - Additive manufacturing of carbide machining tools [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
22.10.2019 - formnext 2019: Fraunhofer ILT spin-off wins Start-up Challenge [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
14.11.2019 - Laser Symposium on Electromobility in Aachen: trends for the mobility revolution [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
21.11.2019 - AI for Laser Technology Conference: Artificial intelligence making inroads into industry [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
27.11.2019 - AKL’20: Improving productivity through digitization in the laser industry [ PDF 0.39 MB ]
05.12.2019 - Collecting complex climate data thanks to compact alexandrite lasers [ PDF 0.41 MB ]
19.12.2019 - EffiLayers gets organic photovoltaics rolling [ PDF 0.46 MB ]
2018
Press Releases 2018
09.01.2018 - Paradigm shift in Paris: Encouraging an holistic view of laser machining [ PDF 0.34 MB ]
06.02.2018 - Fully exploiting the possibilities of Industrie 4.0 [ PDF 1.43 MB ]
14.02.2018 - Come Together: Teamwork Achieves Optimum Composite Design [ PDF 0.13 MB ]
20.02.2018 - AM Stakeholder Workshop Seeks 3D Printing Enablers [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
22.02.2018 - “Laser Technology Live” at the AKL’18 International Laser Technology Congress in Aachen [ PDF 0.65 MB ]
06.03.2018 - New Process for Marker-free Cell Selection [ PDF 0.43 MB ]
13.03.2018 - ILA 2018: Laser alternative to hexavalent chromium coating [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
11.04.2018 - Optimized Powder Jet Perfects Laser Material Deposition [ PDF 0.33 MB ]
12.04.2018 - Fast and Ultra-precise: Processing Optics with LBF [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
24.04.2018 - Quantum Technology for Advanced Imaging – QUILT [ PDF 0.35 MB ]
03.05.2018 - Dr. Axel Luft, Laserline GmbH: Prize Winner of the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2018 [ PDF 0.4 MB ]
16.05.2018 - AKL’18: Lasers Conquer Large-Scale Manufacturing [ PDF 1.22 MB ]
14.06.2018 - Environmentally friendly steel coatings: Fraunhofer ILT wins Steel Innovation Award [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
28.06.2018 - “Future of Composites in Transportation 2018”, JEC Innovation Award for hybrid roof bow [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
02.07.2018 - Johannes Henrich Schleifenbaum joins ACAM management team [ PDF 0.62 MB ]
04.07.2018 - Fraunhofer Develops New Generation of Lasers [ PDF 0.43 MB ]
05.07.2018 - More functionalities: Microstructuring large surfaces with a UV-laser system [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
11.07.2018 - “Conference on Laser Polishing – LaP”: Fine Tuning for Surfaces [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
16.07.2018 - 3D-Printing: Support structures to prevent vibrations in post-processing operations for thin-walled parts [ PDF 0.08 MB ]
25.07.2018 - EHLA Research Team Wins Renowned Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis 2018 [ PDF 0.52 MB ]
07.08.2018 - Surface Finishing at High Speed [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
10.08.2018 - Plastic Optics from Aachen at Fakuma 2018 [ PDF 0.1 MB ]
23.08.2018 - The European Project AMable launches its first Open Call [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
30.08.2018 - Take Five: Aachen Laser Projects at EuroBLECH 2018 [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
13.09.2018 - 5th UKP-Workshop 2019 – Save the Date! [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
04.10.2018 - Flying High with VCSEL Heating [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
10.10.2018 - “TwoCure”: the New Dimension in Resin-Based 3D Printing [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
24.10.2018 - Berthold Leibinger Innovationspreis awarded to research team from Fraunhofer and RWTH Aachen University [ PDF 0.52 MB ]
25.10.2018 - Integrating One’s Sights on the Factor of 10: “futureAM – Next Generation Additive Manufacturing” [ PDF 0.32 MB ]
08.11.2018 - “3rd Conference on Laser Polishing – LaP 2018” Attracts International Experts and Users [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
22.11.2018 - BMBF research project AutoAdd: Paving the way for additive manufacturing for the automotive industry [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
17.12.2018 - Formed to Meet Customers’ Needs – New Laser Beams for Glass Processing [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
2017
Press Releases 2017
16.01.2017 - Satellite-based Laser Measurement Technology against Climate Change [ PDF 0.17 MB ]
30.01.2017 - Making Light Work: Laser Processes for Hybrid Construction [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
21.02.2017 - Efficiency Boost for Laser Cutting and Drilling at LASER CHINA [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
07.03.2017 - ICTM Conference: Turbine Construction between Big Data and Additive Manufacturing [ PDF 0.48 MB ]
15.03.2017 - It takes two: Structuring metal surfaces efficiently with lasers [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
21.03.2017 - High resolution laser structuring of thin films at LOPEC 2017 [ PDF 0.16 MB ]
24.04.2017 - CeGlaFlex project: wafer-thin, unbreakable and flexible ceramic and glass [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
28.04.2017 - Robust laser technology for environmental satellites [ PDF 0.49 MB ]
16.05.2017 - Quick, Precise, but not Cold [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
17.05.2017 - New Process Technology Unlocks Boost in Laser Productivity [ PDF 0.38 MB ]
31.05.2017 - Corrosion and Wear Protection: Economical, Environmentally Friendly and Extremely Fast [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
13.06.2017 - Optoelectronic Inline Measurement – Accurate to the Nanometer [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
14.06.2017 - Aachen Center for 3D Printing: Official launch of the world’s largest SLM facility [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
19.06.2017 - Diamond Lenses Make Laser Optics Significantly Lighter [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
06.07.2017 - European project BONE: eliminating the need for repeat fracture surgeries [ PDF 0.12 MB ]
18.07.2017 - "We are bringing Additive Manufacturing to SMEs" [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
21.07.2017 - ADIR Project: Lasers Recover Valuable Materials [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
10.08.2017 - Environmentally friendly alternative to prohibited hard chrome plating using chromium(VI) [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
29.08.2017 - Save the Date! AKL’18 from May 2–4, 2018 [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
30.08.2017 - Green Light for New 3D Printing Process [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
05.09.2017 - Max Planck School of Photonics: National Network of Excellence selected by Federal Ministry of Education and Research [ PDF 0.14 MB ]
13.09.2017 - Open call for applications for the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2018 – closing date January 15, 2018 [ PDF 0.04 MB ]
25.09.2017 - LaserTAB: More efficient and precise contacts thanks to human-robot collaboration [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
26.10.2017 - In the Service of Photonics: Prof. Reinhart Poprawe Receives the “Peter M. Baker Leadership Award 2017” [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
02.11.2017 - Support Free with “TwoCure” – Innovation in Resin-Based 3D Printing [ PDF 0.19 MB ]
06.11.2017 - Fast Personalized Therapeutic Choices Thanks to the Light-Based Sorting of Biomolecules and Cells [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
08.11.2017 - Blueprints for the Next Generation of SLM Systems [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
30.11.2017 - futureAM – Next Generation Additive Manufacturing [ PDF 0.61 MB ]
07.12.2017 - International Laser Technology Congress AKL’18: The opportunities and challenges of digitalization in the laser industry [ PDF 0.48 MB ]
15.12.2017 - Diamond Lenses and Space Lasers at Photonics West [ PDF 0.31 MB ]
2016
Press Releases 2016
01.02.2016 - International Laser Technology Congress AKL’16: Experience Laser Technology Live in Europe´s Largest Laser Application Center! [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
09.02.2016 - Laser-assisted wound closure for oral and maxillofacial surgery [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
12.02.2016 - Industrial laser processing of fiber reinforced plastics at JEC 2016 [ PDF 0.32 MB ]
15.02.2016 - LASER World of Photonics China: Expertise, Tools and Processes from Aachen [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
22.02.2016 - Industrial Laser Technology at Battery Japan 2016 [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
01.03.2016 - SLM with optimized processing technique and new materials: magnesium alloys pave the way for new application areas [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
09.03.2016 - LOPEC 2016: Laser innovations for structuring and ablating in organic electronics [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
14.03.2016 - Measuring paper thickness fast and reliably [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
16.03.2016 - LASHARE invites to the H2020 Workshop at the SPIE Photonics Europe in Brussels [ PDF 0.13 MB ]
21.03.2016 - 2nd Conference on Laser Polishing LaP 2016 in Aachen [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
31.03.2016 - Fast, personalized therapy choices through light-based cell sorting [ PDF 0.24 MB ]
04.04.2016 - Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing – 16 new partner companies approve ambitious network program for 2016 [ PDF 0.14 MB ]
15.04.2016 - Cost efficient Diode Lasers for Industrial Applications [ PDF 0.22 MB ]
27.04.2016 - Dr. Ir. Armand Pruijmboom, Philips GmbH Photonics Aachen: Prize Winner of the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2016 [ PDF 0.03 MB ]
29.04.2016 - Grand opening of the Photonics Cluster on RWTH Aachen Campus [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
23.05.2016 - Laser-manufactured customized lenses [ PDF 0.18 MB ]
23.05.2016 - Networking 4.0: International Laser Technology Congress AKL’16 Shows New Ways of Cooperations [ PDF 0.48 MB ]
24.05.2016 - Atomic precision: technologies for the next-but-one generation of microchips [ ZIP 15.43 MB ]
25.05.2016 - Aachen Center for 3D Printing at RapidTech 2016: Additive Manufacturing Processes for Medium-Size Companies [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
06.07.2016 - Modular Prototype Production with Lasers Enables Faster Gas Turbine Development [ PDF 0.26 MB ]
18.07.2016 - Using ultrashort pulsed laser radiation to structure fiber-reinforced components and remove their coatings [ PDF 0.23 MB ]
07.09.2016 - Aachen – 3D Valley [ PDF 0.32 MB ]
14.09.2016 - 4th UKP-Workshop 2017 – Save the Date! [ PDF 0.15 MB ]
19.09.2016 - New laser joining technologies at ‘K 2016’ trade fair [ PDF 0.2 MB ]
20.09.2016 - Launch of New Industry Working Group for Process Control in Laser Material Processing [ PDF 0.27 MB ]
13.10.2016 - Reducing weight through laser-assisted material processing in automobile construction [ PDF 0.29 MB ]
25.10.2016 - Etching microstructures with lasers [ PDF 0.28 MB ]
07.11.2016 - formnext 2016: low-cost SLM unit with production costs below 20,000 euros7.11.2016 - [ PDF 0.25 MB ]
05.12.2016 - InLight study: insights into chemical processes using light [ PDF 0.16 MB ]
06.12.2016 - Significantly more productivity in USP lasers [ PDF 0.14 MB ]
08.12.2016 - Appointment of Prof. Schleifenbaum to the chair “Digital Additive Production DAP“ at RWTH Aachen University [ PDF 0.21 MB ]
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