New Laser Technologies Support Advanced Battery Manufacturing

The technologies are part of nLIGHT’s suite of products that support enhanced weld quality and quality assurance. CAMAS, Wash.—Aiming to provide the rapidly growing e-mobility market with access to superior laser welding technologies, nLIGHT, Inc., has developed a...

Laser Focused on an Additive Manufacturing Cooling Process

GE Aerospace looks to engineered plastic cooling towers to expel heat from its laser powder bed fusion 3D printing process. PICKERINGTON, Ohio—Additive Manufacturing (AM) is booming. According to a recent report from Persistence Market Research, the sector is...

Machine Learning Unlocks Predictive Maintenance for Manufacturer

With an accuracy rate of more than 99 percent, AI-aided predictive maintenance systems can greatly reduce costs and improve uptime for manufacturers. BOSTON—Maintaining uptime in manufacturing is paramount. To prevent work stoppages, manufacturers have traditionally...