Best of all, the fused fabrics can simply be cut out with another pass of the laser cutter. For fixtures, [Dries] started with small tests by stretching the two fabrics tightly over each other but ...

Aim The laser welding technique was chosen ... in order to follow the embrittlement caused by the welding zone. The welded area was cut in each wire axis perpendicular to it.

But to date these mirrors have not been robust enough to be used for laser cutting and welding. Now a team from two Fraunhofer institutes has developed durable mirrors that operate fast enough to ...