ISSUE 114 AUTUMN 2024


THE LASER USER Editor:


Sub-Editor:


THE LASER USER


Dave MacLellan Catherine Rose


ISSN 1755-5140 © 2024 – Association of Industrial Laser Users


The Laser User is the house magazine of the Association of Industrial Laser Users. Its primary aim is to disseminate technical information and to present the views of its members. The views and opinions expressed in this magazine belong to the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of AILU.


The Editor reserves the right to edit any submissions for space and other considerations.


Authors retain the right to extract, in part or in whole, their material for future use. The Laser User is published quarterly in February, May, August and November by AILU for its members and is available in print or online.


Editorial Board for this issue: Ric Allott


Moataz Attallah Ryan Cotterill Junny Lai


Dirk Petring


Mark Thompson Chris Waters


STFC


University of Birmingham MTC


Cranfield University Fraunhofer ILT


Photonics Express Micrometric


AILU STEERING COMMITTEE 2024-25


President: Exec. Director: Ric Allott (STFC)


Vice Presidents: Paola De Bono (TWI) Richard Carter (Heriot-Watt University) Dave MacLellan (Anode Marketing)


Elected until 2027 Ben Mills


Donald Risbridger Wojciech Suder


Elected until 2026 Chris Peters Pratik Shukla Stan Wilford


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WELCOME TO NEW AILU MEMBERS


Laser Components Sam Thienel


Mate Tooling Solutions Ltd Craig Letty


Elected until 2025 Jamie Costello Rachel McBain


University of Southampton Heriot-Watt University Cranfield University


UKAEA MTC


IPG Photonics Coherent Laser Trader


Nazanin Mirhosseini University of Manchester Chris Waters


Micrometric


Co-opted until 2025 Tom Chaffer


Clive Grafton-Reed Tony Jones Cliff Jolliffe


Danijela Rostohar Tian Long See


TRUMPF Rolls-Royce


Cyan Tec Systems PI


Coventry University MTC


Past presidents and founder members are also able to attend committee meetings. Anyone wishing to join the AILU Steering Committee please contact the Executive Director.


Cover image: A Luxinar CO2 laser ablates the


enamel coating of a hairpin without any copper loss. Source: Luxinar Ltd.


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