Prima Power Laserdyne Technical Articles

Shapes Precision Manufacturing Rapid Growth Inspired By A New Management Team Initiating New Processes – Including Complex Aerospace Laser Processing Resulting In Long Term Customer Contracts

Long term customer contracts are a lofty goal for every contract manufacturer. At Shapes Precision Manufacturing (SPM), that goal is being achieved by a strong...

Using a Fiber Laser To Cut and Drill Composite Materials

By Dr. Mohammed Naeem Introduction Composites are structures in which two (or more) materials are combined to produce a new material whose properties would not...

Laser Welding of Dissimilar High Carbon Materials for the Automotive Applications

By Dr. Mohammed Naeem The industrial interest for welding dissimilar metals has been increasing because the materials chosen for the component’s application tend to be...

Rebuild your LASERDYNE® 890 to the latest Fiber Laser and S94P Controller Software

Prima Power Laserdyne is offering to rebuild LASERDYNE 890s to LASERDYNE 890Rs with the latest fiber laser technology, BeamDirector®, and the S94P controller with the...

High Power Laser Welding With Filler Material

Laser welding with the filler material can either be carried out with powder or wire (Figure 1) however, the majority of the laser welding applications...

Laser welding of 6061-T6 crack sensitive aluminium based alloy with pulse shaping

Pulsed laser material processing requires the optimization of many parameters depending on the thermo-physical properties of the material, the environment, laser and its process parameters,...

Fiber Laser Welding Techniques For 3D Parts Opens New Product Design Possibilities

Laser welding is one of the oldest applications of industrial laser materials processing. In the majority of early applications, laser welding produced welds with higher...

“Planet’s Best Folding Bike” Being Manufactured With a LASERDYNE® 430

According to their website, the Helix goal is clear – “to make the best folding bikes on the planet”. Beyond creating a novel product, Helix...

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT: TL Precision Expands the Market for Its Laser Services

2017 will mark the 20th anniversary of TL Precision Welding, Inc. (www.tlprecision.com), a supplier of precision laser drilling, welding and fabrication services “for high-technology manufacturers...

New Laser Cutting Process for High Volume Cutting of Mild Steel Automotive Structural Components

Prima Power Laserdyne Applications Engineering Brooklyn Park, Minnesota USA Combining advanced laser control, new assist gas hardware, and non-contact part mapping now allows users to...

How Advanced Multi Axis Laser Systems are Enabling and Preparing for Next Generation Turbine Engine Requirements

The pace has quickened as the aerospace industry prepares its manufacturing processes for the new engine designs that will go into widespread use later in...

Avio S.p.A. Acquires Prima Power Laserdyne 430BD Newest Laser System to Expand its Aerospace Design and Manufacturing Capabilities

The latest development from Prima Power Laserdyne LLC, the multi axis LASERDYNE 430BD, opens new aerospace design and manufacturing possibilities for laser cutting, drilling and...

Hi-Tek Manufacturing Innovates with New Fiber Laser Processes to Meet the Rapidly Growing Needs of the Aerospace and Gas Turbine Industries

“Constantly improving,” is a term Cletis Jackson, president (left) and Gary Griessmann, vice president and engineering manager might refer to when they talk about Hi-Tek...

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