PhotonicsViews 4/2019 August/September

Cover Picture

Cover Picture: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

Processing of an automotive structural component with the multi-functional tool developed in the project MultiPROmobil – cutting, welding, and additive manufacturing with one laser in one machine (Source: Fh. ILT)

Editorial

Lighting the Way for E‐Mobility

• Christian Schmitz (Trumpf)
• Pages: 1

Contents

Contents: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

• Pages: 2-3

News

News: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

• Pages: 4-11

Products

Products: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

• Pages: 12-13

Communications

Communications: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

• Pages: 14-21

Organizations & Initiatives

Organizations & Initiatives: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

• Pages: 22-24

Portrait

450 Patents – The Key Is Not the Number, It’s the Process: Prof. Lebby: “Bring Photonics companies together to agree on road maps”

• Jose Pozo (EPIC)

• Pages: 25-27

Interview

“We’ve Got Your Application Covered”: Interview with Dr. Stéphane Fournier, Director of EMEA Sales at Coherent Inc., at the Laser World of Photonics 2019 in Munich

• Pages: 28-29

“Surround the Workpiece”: Herman Chui from Spectra‐Physics Lasers and Christian Dini from Ophir explain the new offering from MKS Instruments

• Pages: 30-32

Technology Report

Focus on Electromobility: Lasers and Imaging for the Drive Systems of Tomorrow: World’s leading trade fair showcasing photonics for a new era of mobility

• Pages: 33-35

Smart Technologies Meet the Production Requirements of e‐Mobility: Electromobility will secure jobs or even create new ones

• Pages: 36-37

Market Report

Innovative Laser Machines and Sensors Transform Vehicles and Consumer Electronics: Report: Laser Diodes & Direct Diode Lasers 2019 – 2029

• Pages: 38-39

Trends in Manufacturing

Energy Storage, Lasered!: In the production equipment for lithium‐ion batteries, laser processes are becoming increasingly important

• Maximilian Wegener (Manz)

• Pages: 40-43

Future Technology Photonics – Is the Product Development Ready for Automotive?: How to comply with automotive requirements for the product development process to enter and survive the market

• Nadine Bey (Invensity)

• Pages: 44-48

Optical Components

Safety First!: Lidar / 3D sensing laser illumination using new Limo wide‐angle diffuser

• Dirk Hauschild, Daniel Braam, Alexei Krasnaberski, Jennifer Zhang (Limo)

• Pages: 49-51

Laser Welding

Optimizing Automotive Welding Applications with CleanWeld: A unique approach to fiber laser welding

• Frank Gäbler (Coherent)

• Pages: 52-55

Application Feature

Quality Is Everything: Volkswagen production facility performs in‐line inspections with the Zeiss AIMax

• Pages: 56-59

Application Report

The Final Touch: Exact trimming of foam parts with Ensenso 3D camera

• Pages: 60-61

Beam Analysis

Importance of Beam Analysis for Industry 4.0: Ensuring the quality of welding and cutting by constantly monitoring the laser parameters

• Barbara Stumpp (on behalf of Primes)

• Pages: 62-64

Ultrafast Laser Machining

Accelerator for Ultrafast Laser Serial Production: Interaction of important components opens up new possibilities

• Joachim Ryll, Jens Holtkamp, Stephan Eifel (Pulsar Photonics)

• Pages: 65-69

Microscopy

Ultrafast Fiber Lasers for Multiphoton Microscopy: High‐resolution microscopy using ultrafast fiber lasers

• Pascal Dupriez (Spark Lasers / Laser 2000)

• Pages: 70-73

Calendar

Calendar

• Pages: 74

Meetings

Meetings: PhotonicsViews 4/2019

• Pages: 75-77

Service: Buyers’ Guide

Buyers’ Guide

• Pages: 78-80

Index & Masthead

Company Index

• Pages: 81