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Metals

Aerofab takes delivery of laser hole drilling system (Sep 2, 2009)
LASERDYNE 795 system to be used for complex hole drilling in turbine engine components Read More >>

Industrial aspects of laser drilling (Mar 1, 2009)
Hole quality and productivity improvements expand the application opportunities for laser drilling Read More >>

Precision trepanning with fiber lasers (Sep 1, 2008)
Repeatable hole diameters can be achieved. Read More >>

A New Method of laser drilling (Dec 1, 2007)
An optical trepanning system has demonstrated the ability to rapidly drill high-quality holes Read More >>

Rejuvenating the face of manufacturing (Aug 1, 2007)
For decades lasers have been employed successfully to combat the ravages of chronological and sun-induced aging of the skin. Common ablative skin resurfacing techniques using CO₂ or erbium:YAG lasers, for example, offer dramatic results. However the procedure and recovery period are both quite painful, the healing process takes weeks, and the risk of infection lurks constantly. Read More >>

Spot landing for technology (Jun 1, 2007)
Using laser beams to machine cooling holes in turbine blades is not new; this process has been standard practice at engine-manufacturer MTU Aero Engines in Munich, Germany, for years. Read More >>

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Non-Metals

JPSA job shop offers vertical wall taper-less hole drilling (Apr 16, 2008)
J P Sercel Associates (JPSA) has begun to offer hole drilling with excimer lasers with controlled hole tapering. This means that holes of varying sizes in a wide variety of soft or hard materials can be drilled with straight or vertical walls regardless of the thickness of the material drilled through, i.e., unaffected by a high aspect ratio. JPSA can also drill holes with a controlled taper (i.e., user-defined angle) as well as vertical ("taper-less") ones. Read More >>

Pill drill (Sep 1, 2007)
A laser tablet drilling system is implemented in a high-speed pharmaceutical production environment, where laser pulse characteristics affect process economics and hole quality Read More >>

Precision drilling of alumina ceramic (Feb 1, 2007)
There are a large number of lasers being used to drill and cut alumina ceramic for a variety of applications. The laser of choice for this application is CO2 as it is fairly cheap and easy to use and has a very high processing speed with respect to other sources. Read More >>

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