Dialing in nanosecond pulses to cleanly cut silicon wafers. Focused on edge quality, thermal effects, and process repeatability.

In a first for the field, researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...

Continuum robots have the great potential in endoluminal diagnosis and intervention toward narrow and confined workspace. However, fabrication of continuum robots still poses a grant challenge in its ...

Mark your calendars! The 32nd Advanced Laser Applications Workshop (ALAW) will take place from June 17-19 at the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, Mich. ALAW is a world-class industry event ...

The XPR460 plasma cutting system from Hypertherm cuts mild steel, stainless steel, steel and aluminum. The unit performs multiple applications with SureCut technology for bolt-ready holes and smooth ...

Production of laser ablation-induced sample aerosols has been visualized using a high-speed camera device coupled with shadowgraphy technique. The time resolution of the method is 1 μs, and production ...

There are a variety of failure analysis and problem-solving methods used to analyze equipment and process failures. The different methods are described and compared so maintenance and reliability ...