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Laser Cutting – a Definition and Jargon Buster
Application InsightPosted on 25/07/2019
Laser cutting, laser drilling, laser ablation – there are so many different processes that lasers can be applied to that sometimes it is difficult making out the wood from the trees. Here we will try to cut through all the mumbo jumbo, tech talk... read more >
Can Fiber Lasers be Used to Cut Resistors?
Application InsightPosted on 25/07/2019
Resistor trimming is a standard process in the electronics industry. Both thin film and thick film resistors are trimmed to fine-tune their resistance. They are designed so that after deposition, their resistance value is lower than required, and... read more >
Improvements to Sheet Metal Cutting with a High Power, Variable Beam Quality Fiber Laser
Application InsightPosted on 13/05/2019
Laser cutting of sheet metals is a well established production method, with many thousands of cutting systems operating worldwide. In the last 10 years solid-state fiber-coupled lasers such as fiber and disk systems have become the laser of choice,... read more >
Precision Cutting Applications for e-mobility
Application InsightPosted on 12/04/2019
E-mobility is a major trend in automotive and many other industries. Lasers are already very actively involved in vehicle production and this trend will continue with the switch from Internal combustion engine (ICE) models to electric vehicles. One... read more >
Precision Cutting of Stator Plates for e-mobility Applications
Application InsightPosted on 12/04/2019
E-mobility will continue to rise in terms of adoption, causing a number of challenges to electric vehicle manufacturers in many areas of operation. There is not only the scale of production required, but there are also the precision manufacturing... read more >
Cutting Silver
Application PostcardPosted on 11/02/2019
Silver is widely known for its use in luxury goods such as jewellery and silverware. It is malleable and has a highly appealing aesthetic finish making it suitable for jewellery manufacture, but its uses are gradually being explored in other areas.... read more >
Can Laser Welding and Laser Cutting be Achieved with just one tool?
Application InsightPosted on 28/01/2019
In modern-day manufacturing and other industries, a fundamental requirement is to have multifunctional processing. This is where processing is made possible by a tool which achieves more than one function in one place. One such example of... read more >
Battery Foil Cutting
Application PostcardPosted on 12/12/2018
Lithium ion batteries can be found everywhere from phones and laptops to electric cars. The automotive industry is set to increase it’s demand for these batteries drastically in years to come. This means the manufacturing process will need to... read more >
Cutting 5mm Stainless Steel with Air and Nitrogen
Application PostcardPosted on 10/10/2018
Laser cutting is a popular technique for metal profile cutting, particularly for Stainless Steel due to faster cutting speeds and exceptional quality. The process uses a focused laser beam with a co-axial assist gas to remove the excess molten metal... read more >
Remote Cutting of Coated Battery Foils
Application PostcardPosted on 24/07/2018
These foils are typically made of aluminium or copper with coated are bare areas on both sides. This can be challenging to process as edge quality must be consistent across all areas of the workpiece. Fiber lasers are ideal to use to cut foils,... read more >
NEW Whitepaper: Fiber Laser Pierce Detection Capability, Enhances Cutting Productivity.
Application InsightPosted on 13/11/2017
In our latest whitepaper, Dr. Mark Richmond (Product Manager, CW Lasers) explains how our portfolio of CW Lasers can enhancing our customers cutting productivity via the effective use of the inbuilt piercing software. To download the full article... read more >
Ceramic Cutting
Application PostcardPosted on 13/11/2017
Aluminium Nitride (AlN) has been developed into a commercially viable product with many useful mechanical properties. These properties include one of the highest thermal conductivities of any engineering ceramic and a thermal expansion coefficient... read more >
Ceramic Scribing
Application PostcardPosted on 04/09/2017
The technique of scribing engineering ceramics such as silicon nitride or alumina involves a groove being cut into the material, the width of which can be controlled. The material can then be broken along this groove. This leaves a high quality edge... read more >
Silicon Cutting
Application PostcardPosted on 03/07/2017
Silicon is used across a number of industries including; solar cells, microelectronics, micromachining and semiconductor manufacturing. There is also growing potential in other sectors including entertainment goods. In the vast majority of... read more >
Fiber Laser Cutters Available from SPI Lasers
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Laser cutting is just one of many different processes that our high-quality fiber lasers are capable of. While one of our machines is capable of performing multiple processes for varying applications and materials, in this article we explore the... read more >
Laser Cutting of Metal
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Metal is perhaps the most common material that is cut with lasers. There are over one hundred different types of metal, and hundreds of industries around the world use some type of metal, whether at the beginning or at the end of the manufacturing... read more >
Laser Cutting in the Automotive Industry
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
The automotive industry is a huge industry, encompassing everything from the designing, developing, producing and manufacturing of automotive vehicles, and finishing with the testing, marketing and selling of said vehicles.There are hundreds of... read more >
Laser Cutting in the Aerospace Industry
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
The aerospace industry is another industry in which the laser cutting process is extensively used. It’s extremely similar to the automotive industry in that it contains the design, development, production, manufacture, marketing and selling of... read more >
Laser Cutting in the Electronics Industry
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
We’ve previously looked at how lasers are used to cut materials, parts and components to form larger finished products in the aerospace and automotive industries due to parts becoming much smaller and more intricate.This has been the same for... read more >
Laser Cutting in the Medical Sector
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
The medical sector is one of the most vital sectors around the world and is one industry where it is perhaps more imperative than most that the processes from beginning to end-run smoothly.Laser cutting is most often utilised in this industry... read more >
Laser Cutting in the Semi Conductor Industry
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
The semiconductor industry involves everything from the design, development, manufacture and selling of small electronic parts, card and chips. These semiconductors will be present in pretty much every single modern technical device that we use.... read more >
FAQs for Laser Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Laser cutting is one of several processes, with the others being marking, welding, drilling, engraving, ablation, additive manufacturing and cleaning. The cutting process has some similarities and overlaps to the drilling and engraving processes and... read more >
How Laser Cutting Works
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Laser cutting is one of many processes that have noticed a much more widespread use over recent years. Many of the laser-based processes have similar benefits and applications, and as one laser machine can perform multiple processes, it can be hard... read more >
Laser Cutting – Quality and Reliability
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
As the world of technology continues to develop at a rate like which we’ve never seen before, industries, manufacturers, developers and governments look for ways to speed up processes, cut back on costs and deliver improved quality and... read more >
Laser Cutting Applications
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Laser cutting is now one of the most widely used manufacturing processes in the world. Finding a home in industries such as the aerospace, automotive, electronics, semiconductor and medical sectors, it’s clear that it offers a huge range of... read more >
A History of Laser Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Laser cutting is now an extremely common process in many sectors, being used widely in manufacturing plants, for laser-based surgery and even as a means of art. But, despite this widespread use, cutting along with all laser processes, remains as... read more >
The Advantages of Laser Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
There are several types of cutting processes on the market, and even several types of laser cutting processes. It can be hard deciphering the range of different information that is often laid before you, and deciding which may be the best process... read more >
The Various Types & Techniques of Laser Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
As with any process or type of technology, laser cutting has developed over the years not only as an alternative process to other conventional forms of cutting, but to also include several types and techniques itself.To help make it clear to you... read more >
Cutting Reflective Metals with a Laser
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Reflective metals, as their name may suggest, are metals which can reflect back wavelengths that are directed at them. Examples of these metals are copper, brass, and bronze. Some of the most reflective metals are aluminium, gold and silver, the... read more >
5 Great YouTube Videos About Laser Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 13/04/2017
Laser cutting is one of the most reliable and efficient processes available to industries around the world. While it is not a new process, recent advancements have seen it becoming increasingly effective, and is now used in dozens of industries,... read more >
General Guide to Laser Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 12/04/2017
SPI Lasers are delighted to provide our general guide to laser cutting. This is a snapshot of content from various application insights all assembled into this guide... read more >
Kapton (Polymide) Cutting
Application PostcardPosted on 06/03/2017
Kapton is a Polyimide film (or tape) which has a number of useful properties such as high thermal conductivity, electrical resistance and excellent mechanical properties. These material properties remain stable in both high and low extremes of... read more >
Laser Cutting of Tungsten
Application PostcardPosted on 03/03/2016
Tungsten is a very hard metal with great tensile strength and an extremely high melting point. It is often alloyed with other metals but in its purest form, it is commonly used in electronics applications – for example as interconnect material in... read more >
Cutting with a Fiber Laser
Application InsightPosted on 18/11/2015
Our range of quality manufactured Pulsed and CW Fiber Lasers can be used for cutting metals, graphite composites, ceramics, gemstones and plastics.Our global applications labs can also assist you to source the most efficient Fiber Laser... read more >
Hydroform and Body Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 17/11/2015
Hydroform tubes are used for high strength and high stiffness, as well as convoluted shapes for truck frames, engine cradles, radiator supports, instrument panel beams, and other components. Some holes can be pierced in the Hydroform die, however... read more >
Affordable Laser Cutting with Medium Power Fiber Lasers
Application InsightPosted on 02/11/2015
Across many industries today, fiber laser cutting is a process that is outsourced to specialist machine builders which are set up for the sole purpose of high volume, high quality metal cutting.These companies can accept, on any given day a wide... read more >
Sub 2mm Metal Cutting with a CW-M Laser
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
There are many industrial applications of Laser profile cutting sub 2mm sheet metal parts, and this technology is widely used in industries such as automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing.This application insight looks in to sub 2mm... read more >
Scanner based Pulsed Cutting techniques
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
Until recently high precision micro cutting has been the domain of DPSS Pulsed Lasers and CW-M Fiber Lasers, as epitomised by applications such as electronic stencil and medical stent cutting. However, the short high peak power pulses of our... read more >
Non Metallic Cutting with a Pulsed Fiber Laser
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
Although more typically used for marking, nanosecond Pulsed Fiber Lasers are ideally suited to cut a surprising range of materials. They are low cost, compact, reliable and require no maintenance.The scanner based cutting process can be applied... read more >
Metallic Cutting with a Pulsed Fiber Laser
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
Although more typically used for marking, the nanosecond Pulsed Fiber Laser is also ideally suited to metallic cutting. They are low cost, compact, reliable and require no maintenance.The scanner based cutting process can be applied to a wide... read more >
Medium Power Fiber Lasers in Tube, Profile and 3D Cutting
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
Modern industrial design for metal fabrication demands complex connections, improved aesthetics, cleaner lines and increased structural integrity. Lasers are increasingly being deployed to cut not only flat sheet materials but also 3D applications.... read more >
Fiber Laser Cutting of Silicon
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
Silicon is widely used in a number of industries but primarily in solar cells and in semiconductor manufacture, with growing applications in jewellery and entertainment goods. In the majority of applications the source material is in the form of... read more >
Fiber Laser Cutting of Stents
Application InsightPosted on 31/10/2015
Laser cutting of very thin walled tubes has developed rapidly in line with demands from the medical device industry. It is possible to Laser cut extremely complex shapes in 2 mm OD tubes with walls as thin as 0.2 mm. This application has placed... read more >
Silver Cutting
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
Fiber Laser Cutting of silver has many applications in both consumer and industrial applications. The use of silver, as with other refractory metals, has long been sought after for its aesthetic and functional qualities such as electrical... read more >
Micro Machining Carbon Fiber Composites
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
The use of carbon fiber composites is growing significantly. Initially used in aerospace applications its use has expanded into sports equipment and even consumer goods.Manufactured by embedding high strength carbon fibers in a resin these... read more >
Low Power Fast Cutting of Mild Steel
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
Many Lasers in the metal cutting industry are used to cut a huge variety of material thicknesses which means it is not unusual to have a multi-kW Laser running at a fraction of its output when cutting thin section.By using a low cost, low power... read more >
Cutting Copper
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
Our Pulsed Fiber Lasers can be used for a variety of micro cutting applications. The high peak power and short pulses of these Lasers ensure that there is good coupling and material removal for a range of metallic (including highly reflective and... read more >
Cutting Aluminium Foil
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
This is an example of thin 0.015mm metal foil slitting. Trials showed that WF0 produced clean, fast cuts, however the fastest speed was not obtained at PRF0 but at 100kHz.This cutting process uses single pulse processing and the maximum cutting... read more >
Cutting 1mm Thick Silver
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
In the jewellery market there are specific requirements for precision cutting of precious metals such as silver, for items that have filigree features.Our redENERGY Pulsed Fiber Lasers are ideally suited to this application and are capable of... read more >
Cutting 1mm Thick Brass
Application PostcardPosted on 30/10/2015
This thickness of brass can be cut using a multi-pass method where the cut is created by ablating through the sheet thickness. With the single mode Laser the spot diameter is small (around 32µm in this instance) which enables a high material... read more >
Pewter Cutting, Engraving and Marking
Application PostcardPosted on 13/10/2015
To commemorate our participation in the 2013 Munich Laser World of Photonics we produced a special pewter ‘tankard’ pendent.Pewter is a malleable metal alloy primarily made of tin with low levels of alloying elements. It has a very low... read more >
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