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The EU-funded project OPeraTIC continues advancing in the development of an ultrashort pulsed laser (USPL) system designed to make surface treatment faster, smarter, and more sustainable.
Combining high-power laser technology with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and real-time monitoring, OPeraTIC aims to deliver a modular, plug-and-play system for 3D surface processing in large-scale industrial applications. The system is being tested across four demonstrators in the home appliances, lighting, aeronautics, and automotive sectors.
Recent achievements by the OPeraTIC consortium demonstrate significant progress:
• Integration for 3D motion: A high-power ultrashort pulsed laser has been successfully integrated with a non-dispersive optical fibre, facilitating robotic manipulation. This has also been combined with dynamic beam shaping to improve productivity.
• Versatile Texturing: Laser surface texturing has been demonstrated on a range of materials — including stainless steel, aluminium, and composites — using both Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) and Direct Laser Writing (DLW) techniques.
• Real-Time Monitoring: Advanced monitoring tools (both measuring beam delivery and resulting texture) have been validated for in-line use, enabling real-time control over both process parameters and product quality.
• AI-Driven Design: AI models are now supporting the design and optimisation of laser surface treatments, making development faster, smarter, and more adaptable to user needs.
• Industry 4.0 Integration: Secure communication systems and asset modelling tools have been developed to ensure seamless integration into smart manufacturing environments.
“OPeraTIC is delivering a system concept that fits industry needs: scalable, intelligent laser-based texturing system that reduces defects, boosts efficiency, and integrates into smart manufacturing environments. This is a major step toward making high-performance surface treatment both commercially viable and environmentally responsible,” said Pablo Romero, OPeraTIC Coordinator.
OPeraTIC continues to push the boundaries of laser-based manufacturing with a focus on energy efficiency, digitalisation, and industrial scalability.
In OPeraTIC Steinbeis Europa Zentrum undertakes the tasks of strategic communication and dissemination of the results and outcomes of the project, as well as the exploitation of these results and commercialization roadmapping of the innovations developed under the project to facilitate their access and disruption of markets.
Contact: Marta Escoto, Steinbeis Europa Zentrum | marta.escoto@steinbeis-europa.de
Pablo Romero, Asociation De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste (AIMEN), OPeraTIC Coordinator
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