Buckeye Current is Ohio State University’s student-run motorsports team. Composed of graduate, and undergraduate students this 35 member group designs, builds, and races electric motorcycles for national and international competition.
Read MoreThere are two types of heating “modes” used to describe the resulting melting of the metal during laser welding. These are called “conduction mode” and “keyhole mode” heating. These modes of heating are created by different power densities and produce different results. Power density is defined as the power of the laser beam divided by […]
Read MoreI was setting up a demonstration of high-speed fiber laser welding using a scanner in EWI’s laser lab. I mounted a ScanLab scanner to EWI’s high speed motion system to manipulate and focus the laser beam. The laser used was a 600-watt IPG single mode fiber laser. I programmed the motion system to move the […]
Read MoreCongratulations to EWI Laser Technology Leader Stan Ream who has been awarded a US patent for a newly developed high-power laser focusing optic. According to Stan, “A customer initiated a project to develop a high-power laser welding solution for their thick, aerospace material. During the early stages of process development it was determined that commercially […]
Read MoreIn the last few years, the commercially available power level from fiber and disk lasers has increased faster than at any other time in the history of industrial lasers. Power levels in the 5 kW range are routinely applied for automotive welding applications, and 10 kW to 20 kW lasers are appearing in a variety […]
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