Laser cutting is the focus of this installment in a series of blog posts about the top articles published within the last year in each of the site’s categories. Interested in laser cutting? Read on.

Custom lenses and windows made from zinc selenide, zinc sulfide, fused silica, germanium, silicon, and other materials are available from Laser Research Optics. They can be supplied as plano-convex, plano-concave, and wedged-windows in round, rectangle, and square shapes that can include steps,...

Mack Molding, a custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services, has added a fully automated laser for sheet metal fabrication and two computerized machining centers to its headquarters in Arlington, Vt. Jeff Somple, president, noted, “While the new laser and machining...

Cincinnati Incorporated now offers its 900 series fiber lasers with nLIGHT alta light sources to give job shops and OEMs the ability to cut reflective red metals. The 8-kW fiber lasers power an array of industrial cutting applications. Proprietary back reflection technology allows cutting of...

Niederönz, Switzerland-based Bystronic, a manufacturer of sheet metal processing equipment, has announced its acquisition of TTM Laser S.p.A., Cazzago San Martino, Italy, a developer of 2-D and 3-D laser systems for the cutting of tubes and profiles and for the welding of large metal sheets. The...

Champlin, Minn.-based Prima Power Laserdyne LLC, a manufacturer of industrial laser systems, has appointed Dominic Louwagie as product manager for the LASERDYNE® product line. Louwagie has more than 15 years of product management experience, most recently serving as senior product manager of...

A line of polarizing CO2 laser beam splitters for use with engraving, marking, and scribing lasers is available from Laser Research Optics. The beam splitters permit up to 50 percent transmission and +/- 3 percent of reflectance to facilitate power measurements and beam alignment. Drop-in field...

Anderson, Ind.-based CB Fabricating has installed what it says is the first fiber-optic laser cutting machine of its size in the state. According to the company, the Amada ENSIS 3015 AJ system more than doubles its sheet metal cutting capacity. With this new addition, the company’s total...

Laser Photonics has released the 3D Dynamic Focusing System as a premium upgrade to its industrial-grade CO2 and fiber laser OEM kits. The system has all the components of the laser (3-D scanner, optics, and controllers) in a compact design. The system eliminates the need for the operator to focus...

Action Mfg. in Marshall, Minn., started out in the recreational motorsports business and expanded to make all-terrain wheelchairs. In 2018, it invested in a fiber laser to expand its tube fabrication capability.