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Connected
Competence in Laser Technology
VELI,
the Virtual European Laser Institute, connects
15 leading laser institutes from Finland to Portugal to
a unique European network, bundling the competence and
knowlege on laser technology across Europe.
The European main laser technology
research laboratories deployed a new new virtual
platform providing local access to dispersed knowledge,
exploiting the resources and capacities of the major
European laser institutes. The revealed target being to
improves the accessibility and use of European expertise
and experience in laser technology.
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The
goals are mainly to :
- Provide
accessibility to the collective European laser
know-how and techniques from remote locations,
- Provide
an optimal synergy between the supply and demand
side in the field of laser technology,
- Extend
the leading position of the laser industry in Europe
to all fields of laser applications,
- To
achieve a better technology transfer between the
institutes and to industry,
- To
promote direct contacts and
"business-to-business" relationships
between industry and the institutes,
- To
become an European contact point for other
transatlantic laser networks.
Users
In the
VELI network responces to the needs of small and
medium-sized enterprises (SME’s). Their industrial
needs are matched to the technology offers of the
participating laser institutes.
European
SME’s are given the opportunity to use the
infrastructure and know-how created through this
distinct network, therefore substantially enhancing
their competitiveness and stimulating job creation.
Services
- Virtual
library with information and documentation services,
search engine with keywords, knowledge base
- Consulting,
engineering, feasibility studies, audits and
technology transfer
- Contract
R&D tailored to the specific needs of clients
including research, process development, and
prototyping
- Testing,
validation, certification and pre-production runs of
laser applications
- Training
and educational service
Source
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Article Reference :
002065
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LASER
TECHNOLOGY NEWS 
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