CONTENTS


HIGHLIGHTS... 20


Nanosecond laser drilling


22 3D shaping Bessel beams


24 USP cutting of battery electrodes


26 Open source welding simulation


ASSOCIATION NEWS First Word


President’s Message Association News


CASE STUDIES


EARLY CAREERS GROUP EDITORIAL


Interview: Nick Clark, Alban Laser Systems Job Shop Corner


OPINION Evolution v Innovation in the Laser Indus try


ADVICE Increase in TNUoS Charges


BUSINESS NEWS PRODUCT NEWS EVENTS


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17 18 28 31


Open-source Simulation of Advanced Laser Welding Sean Roche-Watson et al., University of Manchester


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8-9, 29, 30 10


12 14


MAIN FEATURES


Ns Pulsed Fibre Laser: A Versatile Tool for Drilling Applications


Jack Gabzdyl, TRUMPF UK


3D Beam Shaping for Volumetric Laser Processing Jakob Gueye, Heriot-Watt University


Selective Ultrashort Pulse Laser Processing of Battery Electrodes Nazanin Mirhosseini et al., University of Manchester


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