Measurement Challenges in Additive Manufacturing
Laser-based additive manufacturing has transformed industrial mass production in many industries. Auto, aerospace, and medical industries - just to name a few. We have long since ...
Laser-based additive manufacturing has transformed industrial mass production in many industries. Auto, aerospace, and medical industries - just to name a few. We have long since ...
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Integrating Ophir’s BeamWatch Technology: The Messer Cutting System Case StudyHere at Ophir, we often talk about the importance of measuring beam profile accuracy. And today, we have an opportunity to discuss how one of our customers, Messer Cutting Systems... |
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Accuracy is Everything: Precision Measuring of Medical DevicesMore precise, effective, and minimally invasive medical procedures are possible today thanks to laser technology. Patient outcomes have improved and recovery times have come down... |
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Quality Assurance in Additive Production: The Fraunhofer Case StudyAdditive manufacturing technologies have taken on an important role in serial production, manufacturing light-weight but complex mechanical parts quickly and efficiently. Serial ... |
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Ophir Power/Energy Meter Calibration ProcedureWhen it comes to laser measurement systems, accuracy is super important. A world-leader like Ophir uses strict processes to ensure measurement accuracy and analyze – and ... |
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So you want to convert a laser wavelength?The wavelength of a laser is one of its fundamental characteristics. Laser diodes, one of the most common laser sources, have wavelengths determined by their design and the ... |
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Measurement tools? Lasers are leading the wayLasers are used in so many ways, from optical fiber internet to performing sophisticated medical procedures. But they’re also superstars in another field – measurements... |
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A journey through the evolution of man-made light sourcesSince the beginning of time, man had busied itself with creating light sources. Let’s travel through time using Ophir’s article to explore the man-made light sources of... |
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Affordable, sustainable laser welding and cuttingManufacturers are turning to just-in-time production to meet the needs of complex, ever-changing supply chains. This means the production process has to be extremely efficient &... |
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Top tips for a damage-free thermal sensorDid you know that a thermal sensor can be used for many years, without the need for a single repair? Let’s take a look at Ophir’s article on avoiding thermal sensor ... |
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Fighting viruses with UV-LEDsFighting viruses has been on everyone’s mind since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Let’s explore Ophir’s article on how UV light can be used for this noble cause. ... |
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When laser measurements are a must for materials processing“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it”. Those are the words first spoken by William Thomson, a 19th century British physicist, also known as Lord ... |
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How Consistent Measuring Ensures the Quality of Medical LasersOver the past several years, the fields of aesthetic medicine, surgery and cosmetics have been revolutionized by laser technology. With the development of their innovative laser ... |
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DiaMonTech Develops Non-invasive Blood Glucose Monitor Using M-IR LasersMore than 400 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. For them, the ability to measure blood glucose levels non-invasively (without piercing the skin) would be an enormous ... |
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Get your laser measurement ‘content fix’ on the go with Playter!For over a decade, our team of experts in Ophir photonics has been creating super valuable professional content (articles, white papers, blog posts, webinars) which was brought to ... |
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Things to remember before setting up your laser measurement equipment for the first timeIt can be overwhelming to figure out how to set up your laser measurement system for the first time. Let’s take a look at an article in which John McCauley, a Bus Dev ... |
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A beginner’s guide to laser power measurementIf you’re a serious laser user, you’ll know how important it is to measure certain laser parameters. Of those parameters, laser power is the most simple way to ... |
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A complete toolkit for measuring and testing VCSELsA VCSEL – a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser – is a semiconductor laser diode that can be packaged as hundreds of emitters on a single chip. This makes it useful ... |
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Let’s get started with laser beam profilingWe’d all like it if lasers always worked as they were supposed to – but that’s not always the case. So, like any process, we need some kind of process control &... |
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The alarming shortage of semiconductor chipsAs part of a series of blog posts on future trends, Ophir, an MKS company, has raised awareness of an alarming concern – the worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips. These ... |