EU BRIDLE project seeks to develop affordable 2 kW direct laser diode

European Union-Initiated on September 1, 2012 with a three-year project duration, the European Commission (EC) 7th Framework Programme FP7-2012-NMP-ICT-FoF or Brilliant Industrial Diode Laser (BRIDLE) project (http://www.bridle.eu) brings together seven European industrial and academic partners (DILAS Diodenlaser, Fraunhofer ILT, Modulight, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, University of Nottingham, CNRS, and Bystronic Laser) that seek to develop an affordable direct diode laser source for industrial materials processing applications.
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Source: Laser Focus World, 20.06.2013