Typical Laser Materials Processing Applications
Laser materials processing is applicable in many industries, including:
Heavy manufacturing applications
- Sheet and plate metal profile cutting.
- Seam and spot welding.
- Cladding and drilling.
- Heat treatment.
Light manufacturing applications
- Profile cutting of plastics and wood.
- Engraving.
- Drilling.
High-precision electronics applications
- Via formation in insulation materials: tab and MCM.
- High accuracy wire stripping for computer applications.
- Flexible circuit skiving.
- IC circuit repair.
High-precision medical applications
- Flow orifices with less than 100µm high repeatability.
- Cutting delicate or thermally-sensitive materials.
- Micromachining applications where edge quality, cleanliness are critical.
High-precision general applications
- Cutting CVD diamonds.
- Micromachining ceramics and glass.
- Thin film patterning and micro lithography.
- Excimer lasers are uniquely suited to high-precision applications, as you will see in the following topics.
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