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As part of its global expansion plans, industrial laser manufacturer JK Lasers has appointed a new sales director for North America.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, industrial laser manufacturer JK Lasers has cut a greetings message using a 400W fiber laser.

The increasing complexity of micro-electronics, medical and engineering devices has placed stringent demands on assembly techniques. A particular challenge facing manufacturers is how to achieve the power levels necessary to micro weld accurately without distortion.

Micro-cutting stents is one of the most demanding manufacturing applications in the medical device industry. With tube diameters between 1mm and 10mm and a wall thickness of around 100µm, precision cutting is essential. It is also critical that the cut metal does not have rough edges as the stents are permanently inserted into arteries.

In manufacturing one size does not fit all, which is why JK Lasers offers a range of specialist process tools. Our re-collimation units, cutting and welding heads are modular in design so a package can be tailored to your unique needs.

JK Lasers has shipped the first of its newly launched 1kW fiber lasers. The JK1000FL is a highly versatile industrial laser, offering many advantages over more traditional solid state lasers at this power level.

Hopes of more affordable flights soared when the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the skies. Featuring a carbon composite design, the passenger jet is lighter than rivals, resulting in substantial fuel savings. But the composition of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) – in particular, the high heat conductivity of the carbon fibres themselves – makes processing difficult using traditional techniques.

JK Lasers, a subsidiary of GSI Group and a leading supplier of fiber and Nd:YAG laser solutions, has announced the appointment of Dr Mark Greenwood as its new General Manager.

Commenting on the BBC’s recent article: ‘Sandblasted jeans: Should we give up distressed denim?’ Dr Mark Richmond, Product Manager for JK Lasers, said: “Advances in laser technology mean there are now safer, more efficient ways than sandblasting to create distressed-look jeans.

MD&M Chicago 2011 saw a record number of visitors to the show. Displayed on our booth was the new 1kW fiber laser (JK1000FL), which is suited to the welding of medical devices to provide a hermetic seal, and the cutting of medical tools for surgical applications.

JK Lasers has joined the social media revolution, making it even easier to follow the latest developments in the world of industrial laser design and manufacture.

JK Lasers has enhanced its product portfolio with the introduction of a high powered 1kW fiber laser, capable of providing exceptional levels of power and control for a wide range of industrial cutting, welding and drilling applications.

To safely handle back reflection, JK Lasers' patented Luminator technology channels the reflected laser light via a capillary tube away from the fibers and into the beam dump.

JK Lasers would like to introduce the System 5000, a flexible workstation that can be integrated with lasers from both the JK Fiber and Nd:YAG ranges.

All Nd:YAG and Fiber Lasers in the JK™ Lasers portfolio benefit from a powerful feature called 'Process Cycles'.

JK Lasers (part of the GSI Group), will be participating in this year’s Medtec UK exhibition, part of a series of events designed specifically for the medical device manufacturing industry.