08.14.23 -- 3D Machine Vision: A Giant Leap For Factory Automation

“What drove us was achieving motion performance others deemed impossible.” Motion control engineer Fabian Rudnick gives insights into the development process of PI's learning-based motion control for the future.

Early laser measurement products were mainly suitable for lab environments and not necessarily designed to withstand harsh industrial environments. As laser applications have evolved, so has the typical laser user.

For many OEMs involved in material processing within manufacturing, fiber and fiber-coupled lasers are at the heart of the value they deliver to their end clients across different application areas.

In this case study, we look at how a Phantom high-speed camera enabled researchers to better understand the laser-matter interaction in additive manufacturing processes.

PG&O-finished infrared (IR) optics are designed for a range of applications, including biomedical, industrial, military/defense, homeland security, surveillance, and more. These optics operate from 0.75 µm, the near-infrared (NIR), out to 15 µm, the longwave-infrared (LWIR) spectrum.

Average power density is a good metric to understand continuous wave (CW) lasers, but it is not enough to understand what to expect from pulsed lasers. For pulsed lasers, you need to utilize peak power (and peak density).