Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany
Faster laser structuring with optical stamping
07/10/2025
Fraunhofer ILT and RWTH Aachen have developed optical stamping, a laser-based method for ultra-fast, precise microstructuring in a single pulse.
FAQ: Micromanufacturing in MedTech
16/09/2025
Micromanufacturing helps medical technology achieve maximum effects with maximum precision in the smallest of spaces.
Fraunhofer IMWS
Microlenses: new laser process
06/03/2025
A process called laser swelling, enables the cost-effective and customized production of microlenses for eyeglasses.
Envato/Tatiana_Mara
3D: Laser Powder Bed Fusion
08/05/2024
New 3D printing technology: highly complex components made of metallic materials with Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF).
FemtoGLASS for glass and sapphire
13/11/2023
WOP/Workshop of Photonics shows FemtoGLASS, a new device for laser cutting technology, in the video.
Kate Myers/Penn State
Wearable sensor for continuous analysis of sweat
03/10/2023
A new wearable patch enables continuous sweat monitoring, offering glucose tracking where earlier sensors lacked durability and precision.
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen
What can AI do in laser materials processing?
30/08/2023
AI drives automation and zero-defect production by enabling real-time quality control and will soon assist in planning and regulating processes.
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces / Dr Felix Loeffler
Product safety: anti-counterfeiting through laser printing
15/06/2023
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) has developed a method that could make it more difficult to counterfeit products in the future. The new and patented method makes it possible to produce unique, non-copyable fluorescent patterns quickly, environmentally friendly and at low costs.
Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen
Compact laser scanner with 90 percent less construction volume
30/05/2023
Galvanometer scanners have been in use in laser material processing for decades. However, a team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has now developed a new, particularly compact scanner module for applications in 3D printing, micromachining or medical technology.