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• 21 November 2008
  CUBE- the new laser marking concept from Rofin
  The latest innovation of this kind to be launched by Rofin is the CUBE a highly flexible and configurable system
• 20 November 2008
  Coherent Single Mode Green Laser Sets Power Record for High Throughput Silicon Micromachining
  The new AVIA™ 532-45 from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) is the most powerful diode-pumped, solid state green laser currently available that delivers diffraction limited output
• 20 November 2008
  Unequalled speed for complete, scratch-free processing
  The new flagship combination machine from Trumpf – the TruMatic 7000 - breaks new ground on many fronts. Its speed exceeds all current expectations for combination processing
• 20 November 2008
  New laser factory in the USA
  To expand production of laser resonators and maintain its leadership in state of the art laser technology, Trumpf Inc., has opened a new research and manufacturing facility in Farmington USA
• 20 November 2008
  New CUBE Diode Laser Module Offers 100 mW at 660 nm
  The new CUBE™ 660-100 laser from Coherent, Inc., (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) delivers 100 mW of CW output at 660 nm, making it the highest output power red diode laser module available from the company to date
• 20 November 2008
  SSaM extends the field of view for scanning head laser systems
  Aerotech's new Nmark SSaM (Synchronised Scanner and Motion) extends the application potential for galvanometer based laser scanners with direct control of XY2-100 protocol scan head mirrors in synchronisation with up to 32 distributed and networked, servo driven positioning axes
• 19 November 2008
  New BLM ADIGE laser tube cutting system takes centre stage
  Visitors to BLM Group UK Ltd’s Intube event at the company’s Ampthill Business Park, Bedfordshire premises came face-to-face with the future of laser tube processing
• 19 November 2008
  Versatile Synrad CO2 Lasers are a Natural Fit in the Medical Product Industry
  Laser marking is a natural choice in the medical device industry, where permanent, traceable, yet sterile marks are essential
• 19 November 2008
  BFi OPTiLAS Ltd introduce The Vega
  BFi OPTiLAS Ltd introduce The Vega, a Versatile Laser Power/Energy Measurement Solution from Ophir
• 12 November 2008
  Coherent GmbH news
  Coherent GmbH, announced on October 9th, 2008 that the R & D and production of low-power-excimer product family especially designed for refractive surgery located in the Munich subsidiary will be transferred from Munich to the Coherent facility in Göttingen
• 12 November 2008
  BLM Group leaves a lasting impression at EuroBLECH 2008
  BLM Group’s 50-plus years of experience as a global provider of tube processing equipment, with thousands of successful applications worldwide, was thrown into sharp perspective at EuroBLECH 2008 with the first-time showing of the BLM ADIGE LT 8 Lasertube
• 12 November 2008
  BLM Group UK’s five-day Intube event results in orders worth nearly £1.5 million
  Orders to the value of nearly £1.5 million have been placed with BLM Group UK Ltd, following the recent Intube in-house event held at its Ampthill, Bedfordshire headquarters
• 12 November 2008
  £1M Investment
  Laser Profiles, the flat bed laser and tube cutting sub-contractor has invested in excess of £1M on two Bystronic Bystar 3015, 4.4 kW laser cutting systems
• 10 November 2008
  Debut for new LVD Strippit laser-punch combination system
  World launch of LVD’s new Laser-Punch combination system
• 10 November 2008
  Widest gap-free tuning range from the Palitra Series of Ultra-fast Optical Parametric Amplifiers
  The Palitra Series of ultra-fast Optical Parametric Amplifiers (OPAs) from Quantronix deliver the widest gap-free tuning range (175nm – 22mm) and the highest conversion efficiency (>40% at peak) on the market, ensuring they meet even the most demanding ultra-short scientific applications
• 10 November 2008
  GSI Lasers launch JK100P
  GSI Lasers, Rugby today announced the launch of a new addition to their award winning JK family of pulsed Nd:YAG lasers: the JK100P
• 10 November 2008
  Coherent Single Mode Green Laser Sets Power Record for High Throughput Silicon Micromachining
  The new AVIA™ 532-45 from Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) (Nasdaq: COHR) is the most powerful diode-pumped, solid state green laser currently available that delivers diffraction limited output
• 6 November 2008
  JDSU Launch 6398-L4t : High Power, Tight Wavelength Tolerance, 976nm, Fibre-Coupled Diode Laser
  JDSU’s 6398-L4t series fibre-coupled diode laser expands their L4 platform by offering a tighter wavelength range specification of +/-3nm at 976nm for the fibre laser pumping market
• 6 November 2008
  LaserCam HR™ Laser Beam Profiler Range Expanded with UV & NIR Models
  Pro-Lite Technology LLP (Cranfield, England) has expanded its range of Coherent LaserCam HR™ laser beam profilers with high resolution models designed for testing lasers in the ultraviolet and near infrared bands
• 5 November 2008
  Newest LabMax Laser Power and Energy Meter Adds GPIB Interface
  he newest addition to the LabMax™ family of laser power and energy meters from Coherent Inc
• 5 November 2008
  New Laser Technique Makes Greener Technology More Cost-Effective
  Use of 400G laser in AMOLED screen manufacture to reduce cost of production. Reduced production costs mean more environmentally friendly AMOLED screens are more affordable to businesses and consumers.
• 5 November 2008
  Compact Handheld Laser Power/Energy Meter
  Scientech has introduced a new line of calorimeter laser measurement systems utilizing their new intelligent detector technology
• 5 November 2008
  LASYS 2010 moves to June
  LASYS to be held for the second time in Stuttgart from 8 to 10 June 2010 – Two highly regarded laser symposiums in the accompanying programme: SLT and LPM
• 5 November 2008
  An EPICS Announcement from Aerotech!
  Aerotech's award-winning Ensemble™ stand-alone, multi-axis motion controller includes full compatibility with the EPICS open source distributed control system
• 27 October 2008
  LASYS 2010 moves to June
  LASYS to be held for the second time in Stuttgart from 8 to 10 June 2010 – Two highly regarded laser symposiums in the accompanying programme: SLT and LPM.
• 24 October 2008
  Pro-Lite’s Power Meter Value Packages Make the Best Even More Affordable
  
• 24 October 2008
  Community care bed design benefits from laser processing resource
  Healthcare equipment manufacturer Sidhil Ltd’s initial venture into CNC laser tube cutting and profiling has proved so successful that all three variants of the Halifax, West Yorkshire company’s electrically-operated community care bed are designated Solite laser
• 24 October 2008
  Light and flexible: The new RL Series
  The new generation of 2-axis galvo-scanner heads from RAYLASE is an easily integrated and flexible series which is ideal for modern industrial solutions
• 23 October 2008
  Successful UK Fume Extraction Company to develop US/Canadian business with acquisition
  Purex International Limited of Rotherham UK has acquired the fume extraction and filtration business of PAT Technology Systems Inc. Montreal, Canada
• 23 October 2008
  Order Placed At Open House
  At a recent open house event held at Bystronic UK Limited’s Leeds showroom, The Thomson Pettie Group placed an order for equipment valued at in excess of £875,000 for a Bystronic Byspeed 4020 laser cutting system and a Bycell storage tower
• 20 October 2008
  Powerlase Appoints New Applications Engineering Manager to Drive Expansion into New Markets
  UK-based Laser Innovator Employs New Manager Ahead of Further Expansion into High Growth Markets
• 15 October 2008
  Rofin’s EasyJewel is the Gem in Jewellery Production
  Tobias Teigelkötter presents us with an example of smoked quartz, which has tiny but perfectly legible engraved writing. These letters, only 1 mm high, could not be engraved using conventional techniques
• 15 October 2008
  Photonics Industries Releases Air-Cooled Pulse Diode Pumped Laser
  Photonics Industries International released a new line of pulsed diode pumped lasers
• 15 October 2008
  WEC Group Ltd acquires 5750 Components Ltd
  WEC Group Ltd, a Darwen-based engineering firm, has acquired 5750 Components Ltd, based in Knowsley, Liverpool.
• 15 October 2008
  Prima Industrie and Finn-Power at the Euroblech - bound for wider horizons together
  “Bound for wider horizons. Together.” are the words inspiring Prima Industrie and Finn-Power since, at the beginning of the year, the Italian Group acquired the Finnish Company. This is the reason why they have been chosen as slogan for the Euroblech exhibition, the important stage on which they will “make their début” together.
• 14 October 2008
  Bruce C. Polson Appointed Western Regional Sales Manager For Prima North America’s Laserdyne Systems
  Prima North America, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Prima Industries S.p.A., Torino, Italy, a world-leading manufacturer of industrial laser systems, announced today the appointment of Bruce C. Polson to the position of Western Regional Sales Manager in the United States for Laserdyne Systems
• 10 October 2008
  LVD introduces next generation axel laser cutting system for dynamic processing of 4 x 2 meters sheet sizes
  LVD Company nv introduces the Axel 4020 to its line of high performance Axel laser cutting systems. The Axel 4020 provides advanced laser cutting capabilities and dynamic part processing and is able to handle sheets up to 4 x 2 meters
• 10 October 2008
  EOS to present latest generation of laser-sintering systems and powders
  The focus of attention on the EOS stand will be the new FORMIGA P 100 entry-level, laser-sintering machine for the production of plastic components. With turn-around times of less than 24 hours, the machine integrates itself perfectly into a continuous production environment that requires high flexibility at comparatively low investment cost
• 3 October 2008
  Trumpf five-axis laser sets benchmark at subcontractor
  Midlands subcontractor Subcon Laser has installed its third five-axis, 3D laser processing cell from Trumpf in the form of the very latest TruLaser Cell 7040. As one of only six of its kind in the UK, the machine is helping them to secure orders.
• 2 October 2008
  Craft masters
  With three Mazak Laser machines DC Group offers its customers a comprehensive 2D and 3D profile cutting service