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In developing a laser process for an application, the appropriate hardware to apply the laser radiation to the material that we want to process is indispensable.

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

Ultra-short pulsing lasers are rapidly penetrating the market, producing more and more quality components.

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

Lately consortium partners took part in several photonics and micro-machining related activities.

“To increase process speed in order to increase throughput there are two ways: increasing repetition rate of the laser source, or developing parallel processing”.

How to use femtosecond laser pulses to drill micro-holes?

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

What is a femtosecond laser? What technological challenges are we facing in the Multipoint project? Find out it in this animated presentation.

“There are many challenges in society that photonics can solve. This is the fascinating part of our job, always renewing with new challenges coming on”.

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

The development of a laser source with more than 1 kW average power and high pulse energies faces several technical challenges, in particular the optical design, the component level, and the thermal management.

During the event the objectives of the Multipoint project were exposed to different entities of the aeronautical sector.

“Hybrid Laminar Flow Controlled (HLFC) technology has been identified as one of the more promising technologies for reduction of aircraft fuel consumption”.

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

“Some of the technological developments that are going to arrive in the field of processing materials with ultra-short pulsed lasers will be closely related to the theme of the MULTIPOINT project”.

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

The high energy and high instantaneous peak power can lead to immediate damaging of the optics if the fluence (density of energy) is not well managed all along the optical path.

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

Photovoltaic, electronics, RFID (radio frequency identification) and automotive sectors demand minimization of operation time and high production process keeping intact the quality and the accuracy obtained with an ultra-short pulsed laser.

“The challenges that we are addressing in the frame of the MULTIPOINT project are definitely some of the most exciting in the field of femtosecond lasers.”

A selection of news and articles by the partners of Multipoint project.

“European projects are not limited by the borders of the countries. This gives you the possibility to find the best partners for your ideas or needs.”

On January 8 and 9, 2019, a plenary meeting of the Multipoint project took place in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Spain.

The European project Multipoint kicks off today, January 1st 2019.