Spot Cooling Helps Industrial Lasers and Optics Stay on Point
The increasing demand in many end markets for advanced manufacturing systems that are able to increase production and cut costs have positioned laser systems as an important fabrication tool. High-powered lasers, such as CO2 sources, are used for coarse cutting of metals, while ultrafast lasers are employed for finer cutting and polishing of semiconductor materials. Fiber lasers have the versatility to perform both tasks. Miniaturization of consumer electronics, the electrification of vehicles, and the expansion of green energy are all trends that are driving the need for advanced laser machining systems, as well as laser additive manufacturing, to create complex designs. These and other trends require the use of a combination of laser technologies, sometimes running in parallel to accomplish coarse cutting, welding, fine cutting, or polishing at high speeds.
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