Owners of the awesome Shapeoko 2 open source CNC machine that provides a 12 x 12 x 2.5″ work volume, has this month received new functionality via a new Laser engraving module that is currently over ...

This is the gauntlet; a place where things are tortured in ways that only an engineer could appreciate. Today’s victim is a 1.0W green laser module, manufactured by Suzhou Daheng under the brand name ...

DOEs or diffractive optical elements allow a dot laser to be used to provide many different beam patterns. In the case of complex manufacturing processes involved in car and aircraft manufacture, DOE ...

You’ve perhaps noticed that [Jeremy Cook] is rather prolific on YouTube, regularly putting out videos on his latest and greatest creations. He wanted to add a head-mounted GoPro to his video ...

General Atomics has a new third generation combat laser. The technology was originally developed under the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS, Gen 1) program. The Gen 3 Laser ...

Due to their accuracy, speed, and versatility in working with different materials, laser engraving machines have gained traction from industries such as small firms and creative artisans. However, ...

MONTFORT Laser’s M-NANO product series is now available with pulses up to 100 mJ and less than 10 ns from an extremely small base because of the patent pending diode-pumping scheme. In the all-in-one ...

Laser Proximity Sensors use laser beams to detect the presence or absence of objects within a certain range. They are used in security systems, robotics, automation, and industrial processes, where ...