The English-speaking expert meeting at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT focused on laser deburring and laser polishing as well as related topics such as metrology and process control. The researchers from around the world are relying on similar recipes as the traditional polishing community, which is increasingly saying goodbye to analog grinding and is now also focusing on digitization with Industry 4.0, digital twin and AI.
On the first day, the "5th Conference on Laser Polishing LaP 2022" focused on applications that affect companies that manufacture optical surfaces and polish glass and plastics, for example. The second day of the conference was then primarily aimed at companies that process conventionally manufactured or 3D-printed components made of metal.