Products & Services

Synova USA’s Laser Micro Jet technology is for 5-axis micromachining photovoltaic cells and CBN, PCD and ceramic tooling, as well as specialty applications. The advantages of the technology are low consumable costs, low thermal loading of the parts, no part chipping and cracking, no heataffected zone, fast cutting rates when machining brittle and hard materials and fine surface finishes, according to the company.

Harvey Tool Co. LLC offers nearly 400 metric tools for machining aluminum, exotics and medium alloys. The new metric variablehelix tools are manufactured with tight tolerances and have large shank diameters for enhanced rigidity, according to the company. Standard tools are available as small as 0.2mm in diameter.

The TRAUB TNL18 sliding- and fixed-headstock automatic lathe from INDEX Corp. has seven linear axes and an additional B-axis on the eight-position upper tool turret. With the additional B-axis, which can pivot 100°, complex parts and complicated contour elements that require additional operations, such as milling, drilling and threading, can be machined at any angular position.

Deli Laser Solutions Co. Ltd. specializes in laser micromachining hard, brittle materials, including ceramics, silicon, glass, quartz and sapphire. The company performs cutting, marking, dicing, etching, welding and drilling. Deli Laser Solutions reports that it can laser-drill 50μm holes with smooth sidewalls and no burrs in 1mm-thick materials.

Qioptiq Inc. says its new Optem Fusion lens system delivers enhanced versatility and streamlined integration for OEMs that require precision micro-imaging. A unique modular design offers easy modification of performance, form and function to meet specific parameters, according to the company. Change-out modules incorporate zoom optics, fine focus, objectives, right angles, filters, camera mounts, LED illumination and motorized functions.

Tungsten Toolworks offers seven microendmill geometries in a virtually unlimited variety of diameters, lengths, end conditions and coatings, including diamond, based on customer input. The company can configure cutting diameters as small as 0.005" from fractional-inch or metric carbide blanks. The company also offers carbide drills, step drills, routers, reamers, tapered tools and other cutting tools.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has unveiled its new “bd-2” sensor for thickness measurements. The system can accurately measure foils, rolled strips and other metallic semi-finished products with an accuracy of at least 100nm, within a measurement range of several millimeters, according to the company.

Trotec Laser Inc.'s LWS 780 marking station is a turn-key laser system for industrial marking and labeling. Typical applications include component marking in machine construction and tool construction and in medical technology and electronics.

Swisstec Micromachining AG introduced its Multi Flexi Tube (MFT) system, which offers ultrafast, high accuracy laser micromachining, according to the company.