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METAMORPHA Newsletter 2 released

The second project newsletter has been released, which includes items on the following developments in the last few months:

-Prize-winning RWTH beam shaping using SLMs
-Methods for the system synchronisation needed for real-time monitoring and control by fentISS.
-Micro-machining results from ILT
-An update on the data pre-processing required for machine learning development at UPV.

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Space Tech Expo Europe 2023

Space Tech Expo Europe is returning to Bremen, Germany for it’s 6th edition. The event showcases the latest technologies, networking opportunities and topical debates.

The topic of this event is space technology which may seem a long way from micro-manufacturing. However, there are many similarities in the scheduling and compatibility requirements for the sophisticated systems used in space and manufacturing applications.

fentISS will have a booth and will be available to answer questions on the project.

TSW Toulouse Space Week

TOULOUSE SPACE WEEK is an event  organised by PROXIMUM365 to encourage the acceleration of programmes, share solutions and network with your peers.

The topic of this event is space technology which may seem a long way from micro-manufacturing. However, there are many similarities in the scheduling and compatibility requirements for the sophisticated systems used in space and manufacturing applications.

fentISS will have a booth and will be available to answer questions on the project.

ICALEO 2023

This conference, with peer-reviewed scientific and technical presentations, will focus on the newest results in Micro Applications, Macro Applications, Additive Manufacturing, Beam Shaping and Frontiers in Laser Applications.

Anne Henrottin (LASEA) will present a METAMORPHA presentation titled “Laser beam shaping in industry” in the session “BEAM 8: Improving micro-processing with beam shaping”.

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Paul Buske (RWTH) for winning the Best Student Paper Award at the International Optical Design Conference (IODC 2023) held in Québec City (Canada) earlier this summer.

The paper was titled Diffractive Neural Networks Built from Spatial Light Modulators for Laser Beam Shaping in the NIR and VIS and this novel approach will be instrumental in beam shaping using cascaded SLMs in METAMORPHA.

LASER World of Photonics 2023

LASER World of PHOTONICS—trade fair for the photonics industry

With more than 6,000 participants, the World of Photonics Congress is one of the largest conferences for the photonics and laser industry, which covers all the latest advances in technology and science.

METAMORPHA will be represented by ILT on Booth A3.441. Please drop in to discuss the project!

Metamorpha Newsletter 1 (Apr-2023)

The first METAMORPHA newsletter has been released, with some updates on the progress of the project so far:

  • First processing results on Ceratizit carbide punches at ILT
  • Optics design update from RWTH
  • Sustainability and circularity aspects of the project from Arditec
  • High resolution scanning technology from DATAPIXEL.

This is the first in a series of newsletters, released approximately twice per year, so please check back for updates.