VOL 32 I NO.1
JANUARY\
FEBRUARY 2017
WWW.INDUSTRIAL-LASERS.COM
DABbling
A blog by DAVID A. BELFORTE
David shares his insights and opinions on current
activities affecting industrial laser materials processing.
Features
special report 9
Industrial lasers continue solid
revenue growth in 2016
The 2016 industrial laser market runs
counter to global manufacturing equipment
sales DAVID A. BELFORTE
application report 14
Silicon annealing enables
advanced displays
Excimer laser annealing allows production
at high volume RAINER PÄTZEL
AND
RALPH DELMDAHL
technology report 18
Which pulse length and
wavelength is right for your
application?
Ultrafast-pulse lasers continue to be
standard on the manufacturing floor
RONALD D. SCHAEFFER
technology report 21
Ultrafast-pulse laser technology
transforms an industry
Development addresses need for laser
micromachining accuracy MIKE LERNER
technology report 24
Pulsed nanosecond fiber
lasers can join dissimilar
materials
Process breaks conventional laser
welding rules JACK GABZDYL
AND
DANIEL CAPOSTAGNO
application report 28
Remote laser welding boosts
production of new Ford
Mustang
Technology enables efficiencies
in time, space, and productivity
MATTHEW GILLOON
AND
CHRISTINE GROSS
The new Ford Mustang
was produced
using remote laser
welding. (Courtesy:
Ford Motor Co.) P. 28
Departments
2 Update
31 Calendar
31 Ad Index
32 My View
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