We Have a Camera. Why Is the Weld Still Off?
Machine Vision, Calibration & Weld Path Correction Adding a camera to a laser welding system sounds like it should solve a basic problem: Find the joint,…
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What makes a handheld laser worth more to you
What makes a handheld laser welder worth more? Reliability, safety, application support, training, service, and the people behind the product can matter as much as the…
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Manufacturing With Light Weekly Edition 13
FABTECH 2026: Making Laser Manufacturing More Practical October 22, 2026 | Manufacturing With Light Welcome to Edition 13 of Manufacturing With Light Weekly. FABTECH 2026 is…
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Before You Specify the Motion System, Understand the Process
What questions should we answer before writing a precision motion specification? One thing I've learned from working with precision motion and machine automation is that it's…
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Does a smaller fiber core really make a better handheld laser welder—or does it simply change the process?
Facts, tradeoffs, and a few questions worth asking before choosing a machine Fiber Core Size in Handheld Laser Welding: Smaller Is Powerful — But It Isn't…
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MWL Laser Manufacturing Weekly Edition 12
FABTECH 2026 opens next week in Las Vegas, and this week's edition has a bit of a FABTECH-preview flavor—but I didn't want the entire newsletter to…
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When a Safety Loop Can Hide a Fault
A concern for anyone automating or enclosing a LightWELD system I have been thinking more about this as I consider taking LightWELD beyond handheld welding and…
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LightWELD Is Moving Into Production. MWL Wants to Help Fill the Production-System Gap.
Handheld laser welding is becoming more than a standalone welding tool. As LightWELD moves into regular production and robotic cells, MWL is developing a customizable interface…
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Does Your Machine Controller Really Need the Plant Network?
A customer wants production data from a machine—cycle counts, alarms, recipes, process parameters, maintenance information, MES connectivity, or perhaps data for future AI tools. The simple…
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Manufacturing With Light Weekly Edition 11
Four very different ways lasers are moving deeper into manufacturing This week’s stories remind us that laser manufacturing goes far beyond cutting sheet metal and welding…
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