Spectrum of treatable materials

refractory metals (W, Mo, Ta, Re) and their alloys
heat conductive metals (Cu, Al, Ag, Au) and their alloys
other metals (Ni, Zr, Ti, Fe) and their alloys
polycrystalline diamonds, graphite, silicon, sapphire, composites
transparent materials
Available operations

precision cutting
microhole drilling
scribing
modification and cleaning of the surface layer
The installation configuration
Copper vapor laser.
PC-based precision three-coordinate travel and control system.
Optical system of forming, delivering and focusing the radiation beam in the treatment zone.
Technological chamber.
System of gas supply into the treatment zone.
System for destruction products removing from the treatment zone.
Bearing structure.
Advantages
Technological:

contactless processing;
small size of the processing spot (5…20 μm);
evaporative nature of treatment (minimum liquid phase);
low roughness of the cutting edge (1…2 μm);
small thermal effect area (5…10 μm);
high processing accuracy (4…10 μm);
no splitting or chipping of materials (Mo, W);
high productivity (Vtr = 1…10 mm/s).
Structural:

high-speed electronic system of radiation power interruption;
laser system of observation using the amplifier active element;
high repeatability and stability of parameters of laser active elements;
long service life and possibility of fast replacing of active elements;
simple adjustment of the installation.
The advantages are provided by:

a possibility of pulse-by-pulse and packed modulation of laser radiation;
sealed-off construction of laser active copper vapor elements;
laser power supply with a switching element based on IJBT transistors;
long-term experience of using CVL radiation in materials precision treatment technology.
Potential industrial applications
Electronic industry: manufacturing of grids, diaphragms, electrodes and other parts of electrovacuum devices, heat sinks and synthetic diamond elements, separation of substrates.
Precision instrument engineering: manufacturing of diaphragms, matrixes and structural elements, tool marking.
Automobile industry: production of engine nozzles for fuel injections, heat loaded sensors.
Chemical industry: production of spinnerets , tone marking of products.
Medical industry: catheters, probes, artery expanders.