Lasercutting

Precision laser fine cutting is a highly accurate, non-contact cutting process in which a pulsed laser beam is used to produce extremely fine contours and delicate shapes with virtually burr-free edges. Thanks to the high peak pulse power and concentrated energy density, the material is locally evaporated or sublimated with pinpoint accuracy – this minimizes thermal load and enables extremely sharp cutting edges. Typical material thicknesses are up to around 1 mm, with tolerances in the hundredths of a millimetre range. The process is suitable for a wide variety of materials such as metals, plastics, ceramics, glass or textiles and excels particularly in complex, high-end applications such as medical technology, microelectronics or precision mechanical components.

In contrast to conventional laser cutting,which is more geared towards fast processing of larger workpieces and greater material thicknesses, laser fine cutting focuses on maximum precision, minimal heat-affected zones and the finest structures. While conventional laser cutting often uses continuous-wave laser sources with higher power, fine cutting typically relies on pulsed lasers with a small spot diameter.