FINE LASER MACHINING

Micrometric has a range of Nd: YAG and low power finely tuned CO² laser machines. They provide the capability for the fine laser machining of smaller, tight tolerance components. These can be from most engineering materials including stainless steel, copper, silver, phosphor bronze, aluminium, brass, nickel, titanium, tantalum, tungsten, tool steel, molybdenum, ceramics, plastics, rubber and composite materials.
The process lends itself to prototype, small batch or volume production with little or no tooling or fixtures required. It can give greater flexibility, faster production and lower overall costs when compared to press, fine blanked, chemically machined and conventionally machined parts. The following can be laser machined: very thin sheet materials, hard, brittle and soft materials, very small slots and holes to any shape, high aspect ratio slots and holes in thicker materials and small diameter and thin section tubular parts. "If you can draw it - we can cut it!"
	Small holes laser drilled into a range of parts. Holes can be any shape, at an angle to the surface and down to 20µm.
	Laser machining of thin section tubular components including fine apertures and holes.
	Slightly bigger and thicker machining of tubular section components.
	“How small would you like to go!”
	Laser machining examples, rectangular in shape. Competes with press and chemical machining techniques, without tooling lead-time, price and design limitations.
	Laser machining examples, circular in shape. Competes with press and chemical machining techniques, without tooling lead-time, price and design limitations.
	Laser machining tight tolerance, thicker parts. Competes with fine blanking and conventional machining, without tooling lead-time, price and design limitations.