Why Laser Micro Drilling Is The Preferred Choice For Precision Performance

Laser micro-drilling, rather than using sharpened metals, has become increasingly common in the manufacturing world. This is because by using lasers, you can achieve consistent results when dealing with difficult designs or requiring small holes to be made in substrates. Depending on the type of laser used, holes as small as 10 micrometers can be created.

Applications

In certain situations, laser micro-drilling becomes a better choice for the job as opposed to regular drilling methods. Here are some of the essential applications of laser micro-drilling:

• Creating flow filters and strainers

• Drilling into rock

• Sub micron drilling in flexography ceramic rolls

• Drilling holes into silicon materials

• Drilling guide vanes at an increased speed

• Removing imperfections from diamonds

• On-the-fly-cooling holes, etc.

Benefits

There are many advantages of laser micro-drilling compared to conventional drilling techniques, some of which are outlined below:

• A non-contact process, leaving no wear or breakage of the tools

• Very accurate and highly consistent results

• Heat input can be monitored and altered where necessary

• Very small diameter holes can be created

• Automation can be easily achieved

• Programming is straightforward

• Much faster manufacture rates

• The laser is versatile, meaning that there is no need to change the tool for different jobs (such as laser cutting and welding)

• Easy drill manipulation, allowing difficult angles and complex shapes to be drilled

• Multiple holes can be drilled simultaneously

• A diverse range of materials can be drilled into.

Laserod is one of the industry’s commanding experts in laser micro-drilling of polymers and other substrates. Our high pulse femtosecond and picosecond laser micromachining are uniquely suited for microscale-polymer machining for many applications. For all sorts of laser micro-drilling, slotting, grooving, or scribing thin materials, metals and polymers, contact Laserod Technologies today at 1-888-991-9916/1-310-340-1343!