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		A video of Laser Cladding - High Pressure Turbine Blade A video of Laser Cladding of a High Pressure Turbine Blade more...
	A video showing Laser Cladding - Seals on Turbine Blades A video showing Laser Cladding - Seals on Turbine Blades more...
		A video showing Laser Cladding - Turbine Nozzle A video showing Laser Cladding of a Turbine Nozzle more...
		Brazing/silver soldering with a Diode laser video This video shows brazing of a steel part. Process: brazing/silver soldering using DL010Q 1kW High Power Diode Laser (HPDL) Industrial sector: Automotive Material: steel more...
		Cutting channels in polycarbonate (1) Microchannels in polycarbonate: many biomedical and biotechnology applications require the controlled movement of fluids in complex devices. Glasses and polymers are common materials ... more...
		Cutting channels in polycarbonate (2) Microchannels in polycarbonate: many biomedical and biotechnology applications require the controlled movement of fluids in complex devices. Glasses and polymers are common materials ... more...
		Fine cutting of glass (1) Trepannng holes in glass. A thin glass slide is moved under a focussed laser beam to cut an array of holes. The beam size is of the order of 20 microns and cutting can be achieved with high precision and quality. ... more...
		Fine cutting of glass (2) Cutting of glass: a thin glass slide is moved under a focussed laser beam to cut an array of shapes. The beam size is of the order of 20 microns and cutting can be achieved with high precision and quality. ... more...
		Fine cutting of gold foil Demetallisation: electrodes for a prototype electrical device are produced simply by using a focussed laser beam to remove gold film from a glass substrate. The gold film is less than a micron in thickness. ... more...
		Fine cutting of nickel slots Machining of nickel: a thin free-standing nickel foil is machined in situ while held on a device. Thin slots are machined in the foil. ... more...
		High Speed Laser Cutting Video Process: metal cutting with DC025 Slab CO2 laser power 2.5kW Industrial sector: machine tool / general industrial Material: mild steel 1mm thick (up to 20mm is possible) Other notes: O2 gas is injected via the cutting nozzle; the exothermic oxidation facilitates faster cutting more...
		Laser cleaning of a mould Laser cleaning of a mould more...
		Laser hardening of Axels video Process: hardening of Axles using DL028Q 2.8kW High Power Diode Laser (HPDL) Industrial sector: Automotive Material: Any carbon steel or cast iron Other notes: The surface hardening process relies upon a thermally induced phase change in iron alloys with significant carbon content. The appeal of transformation hardening by laser is the fact that one can direct the laser to harden only the regions desired ? leaving the bulk material less brittle. The laser applies far less total heat than other thermal hardening and is almost instant as the part being hardened self-quenches more...
		Macro laser processing: Remote welding of an automotive part video This movie shows the remote laser welding of 1-4mm thick stainless steel tubing for the automotive market. The Remote Welding System was pioneered by Rofin to take advantage of the superior beam quality of their patented Slab CO2 laser. more...
		Macro laser: Gear welded with slab laser video Process: steel welding with carbon dioxide (CO2) Slab laser power 6kW Industrial sector: automotive Material: steel Other notes: weld penetration: 11 mm There is a picture of the welded part search for ?Ref. ID 357? more...
		Micromachining of kapton Cutting of Polyimide: a 50 micron thick film of polyimide (Kapton) is cut using a focussed laser beam to show the flexibility and precision ... more...
		Micromachining of lead film Cutting of lead: a focussed laser beam produces a precise shape in a 100 micron thick film of free-standing lead foil. Such metal machining has widespread uses in medical and engineering applications. ... more...
		Microprocessing of gold foil by excimer scanning Demetallisation: an excimer laser is used to produce a sensor device in a matter of seconds. The device is a few tens of square millimetres in area with features down to 5 microns. The process uses ... more...
		Profile Welding System Video Process: Profile welding of metal tube with Slab CO2 power 1 - 6kW Industrial sector: machine tool / general industrial Material: stainless steel 1mm thick (up to 20mm is possible) Other notes: This is a dedicated seam-following system from Rofin. See sample images by searching for ?Tube welding?. more...
		Remote Cutting with a Fibre Laser This video shows real-time remote cutting using a 1kW single mode fibre laser from IPG Photonics. This work was done at the Fraunhofer Institute IWS Dresden and was first presented at ICALEO 2007. more...
		Video showing glass marking by a laser This is a movie showing glass marking: Creating 3D images inside glass blocks with a high peak power frequency doubled Q-switched Vanadate laser. more...
		Video showing ID card marking This movie shows ID card marking with a laser. more...
		Video showing keyboard marking by a laser This movie shows keyboard marking with a laser more...
		Video showing laser cladding A video showing Nd:YAG laser used for cladding more...
		Video showing laser cleaning of Railway lines Video showing cleaning railway lines using 2kW Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. In this case the material is steel/iron ? suitable for most metals. more...
		Video showing laser cutting of automotive parts Process: Cutting B-pillars 1 - 4kW Disc laser Industrial sector: Automotive Material: various metals Other notes: owing to excellent beam quality Disc lasers can be delivered down small fibres (200um) making them ideal for robot delivery for cutting applications more...
		Video showing laser cutting of hydroformed parts This movie shows laser cutting of hydroformed parts using a 1 - 4kW diode pumped Nd:YAG laser. This is an example of use in the automotive sector and can be applied to various metals. By using solid state lasers these can be fibre-delivered making them ideal for robot delivery. more...
		Video showing laser cutting of metal tube more...
		Video showing plastic marking by a laser This is a movie showing plastic marking: permanent data applied to electronics housings and packaging. Produces permanent marking including auto-readable barcodes data and logos. more...
	Video showing remote welding of a seat frame more...
		Wine glass cutting video Process: wine glass cutting using DC015 1.5kW Slab CO2 laser Industrial sector: General Industrial Material: glass 0.5 -1 mm thick Other notes: Cutting such products with the laser leaves the desired rounded lip to the glass. Cutting process is a mechanically-induced controlled thermal fracture more...