LASERS IN ACTION
Welding system for
Laser course
tubular medical devices
to take place
alongside
XL Precision Technologies
Lasys
(formerly XL EDM) has purchased A short course entitled ‘Basics
a Rofin StarWeld Select laser on lasers and laser material
welding system to produce the processing’ will take place as
company’s range of tubular stainless part of Lasys, which runs
steel components, including from 8 to 10 June 2010 in
various products for medical Stuttgart. The course is
markets. organised by the German
XL Precision Technologies Scientific Laser Society
produces approximately 900,000 (WLT) under the guidance of
individual parts each year. To meet Andreas Ostendorf.
increased demand for these The event will primarily
products, the company purchased address visitors who have
its second laser welder earlier this little experience with lasers
year. The new StarWeld Select and laser technology. The
complements XL’s existing Rofin compact lectures will not
laser, which has been in production only provide an overview of
for more than two years, provides laser beam sources and laser
not only the much needed material processing, but will
additional capacity – and also also clearly outline the latest
flexibility in the way in which the technology and current
system can be used. The new trends. The course is thus
system incorporates four high- also a useful tool for
precision axes that can be providing experienced
controlled manually by use of a visitors with updated
joystick or operated under full information. All the
CNC control. industries in which the laser
The multi-mode capability of the is used for processing
StarWeld Select is suited to the required. When used in semi- XL Precision Technologies purposes, from the metal
needs of XL Precision Technologies, automatic mode, the system can be already claims to be a preferred industry to electrical
enabling different techniques to be operated by joystick for manual supplier for major customers in the engineering to the building of
used for product development, deposit welding or prototyping medical, aerospace, motorsport and prototypes, will be addressed.
prototyping and full production new and complex welding marine industries, and the The lectures have been put
runs. Used in its simplest form, as a geometries. The full CNC mode company hopes that the addition of together in such a way that
manual welding machine, provides the functionality required this latest Rofin laser welding they provide possible
component sub-assemblies can be for large batch and continuous system will allow it to continue to solutions for everyday use
aligned and tacked manually if production runs. meet the customers’ demands. and identify criteria for the
selection of optimal beam
sources and specific
application systems. The
UV lasers used in LED manufacturing
course will be rounded off
with the theme of public
JDSU has shipped more than 100 firm iSuppli, shipments of backlit because it allows LED funding possibilities in
of its Q Series UV lasers for the LCD TVs that use LEDs will rise to manufacturers to achieve increased Germany.
scribing of wafers used in the 98.8 million by 2013, accounting yields and lower consumable costs. The course takes place on
manufacturing of LEDs. LEDs for about 43 per cent of the global JDSU states that the Q Series 8 June from 10.00 to 13.30
produced with the Q Series UV LCD TV market. lasers are well suited to the wafer in the ICS International
laser are used in products such as The LED wafer scribing process scribing application due to their Congress Center Stuttgart,
backlit LCD televisions, automotive that utilises the Q Series UV laser high energy and beam stability, with a collection of renowned
lighting, and as a more energy- has become the most widely high pulse repetition rate, and laser experts speaking at the
efficient alternative to conventional accepted method for volume LED stable laser performance, reducing event.
light bulbs. According to research manufacturing in recent years, system maintenance over time.
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