More flexibility for lasers

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Fiber lasers allow flexible and precise operation. Fraunhofer IWS
Fiber lasers allow flexible and precise operation. © Fraunhofer IWS

Until now, industrial lasers have been able to perform only one specific task effectively – they are generally good at either hardening, cutting or welding metal. Moreover, they are often bulky and unwieldy. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden will be presenting a real multi-talent at Laser2007 in Munich: a fiber laser system that is capable of hardening, cutting, and even welding if required.


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