We use lasers for welding, engraving, cutting and drilling. Welding is the technique usually required, although cutting techniques are also used in a sizeable part of our production.
We work primarily with YAG and CO2 lasers. To comply with the high standards of quality and precision demanded by the industry, we are continually updating our machinery by replacing or extending our existing equipment.
You can read more about the techniques below.
We work primarily with YAG and CO2 lasers. To comply with the high standards of quality and precision demanded by the industry, we are continually updating our machinery by replacing or extending our existing equipment.
You can read more about the techniques below.
Laser Nova uses lasers to cut everything from thin films to materials up to 5mm thick. The finished products are often on a microscale and therefore demand the highest levels of precision.
We are willing to work with most materials. The most usual materials we work with are stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, hard metals, ceramics, aluminium and copper. However, with our CO2 lasers we can also work with some plastics, timber, paper and leather.
With our lasers we can make extremely small incisions and achieve fine cuts that require no further processing. We can also cope with complicated geometrics, small radii and thin segments. One example of our work in this area is our production of mechanical components for cameras.
We are willing to work with most materials. The most usual materials we work with are stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, hard metals, ceramics, aluminium and copper. However, with our CO2 lasers we can also work with some plastics, timber, paper and leather.
With our lasers we can make extremely small incisions and achieve fine cuts that require no further processing. We can also cope with complicated geometrics, small radii and thin segments. One example of our work in this area is our production of mechanical components for cameras.
One of the great advantages of using lasers is that is the speed and ease with which one can produce a prototype, of a tool for example, that is later to be mass produced. Several different geometrics can thus be tested over a short period of time at a reasonable cost.
Welding – on a small scale – is definitely our most important area. The laser’s unique properties make it an excellent welding tool.
The high-density power of the laser gives a narrow, deep weld, while the heat only affects a small area. This means that there is no risk of damage to nearby areas and that no or minimal imperfections result.
The technique is used for precision mechanics and for the welding undertaken near heat-sensitive electronic components or glass, for example when creating a seal for pacemakers containing titanium. Another example is the membranes for pressure sensors.
The high-density power of the laser gives a narrow, deep weld, while the heat only affects a small area. This means that there is no risk of damage to nearby areas and that no or minimal imperfections result.
The technique is used for precision mechanics and for the welding undertaken near heat-sensitive electronic components or glass, for example when creating a seal for pacemakers containing titanium. Another example is the membranes for pressure sensors.
In welding, we work primarily with materials such as stainless steel, titanium, low-alloy steels, carbon steel etc. Lasers can be used to weld most materials that can be welded using conventional methods.
As lasers increase the speed of welding, it is a popular welding method. Demand is strong from, for example, the car industry and other mass-production industries, where there is always pressure to reduce delivery times.
As lasers increase the speed of welding, it is a popular welding method. Demand is strong from, for example, the car industry and other mass-production industries, where there is always pressure to reduce delivery times.
Within the industry there is often the need to mark a product or to make it traceable. To satisfy this demand we use Nd:YAG and CO2 lasers.
Examples of different types of markings include logos, dates, patterns, alpha-numeric sequences, model numbers, bar codes or numerical sequences.
Laser marking is quick and markings can be made on surfaces that are not planes, such as spheres or edges. Moreover, no chemicals are needed for the process.
Examples of different types of markings include logos, dates, patterns, alpha-numeric sequences, model numbers, bar codes or numerical sequences.
Laser marking is quick and markings can be made on surfaces that are not planes, such as spheres or edges. Moreover, no chemicals are needed for the process.
The engraving is made quickly and precisely. It is permanent and carried out without contact, thus making the process particularly suitable for products that are sensitive to movement or vibration. There is also great flexibility regarding the typeface, text size and the type of markings used.
Lasers can be used to make engravings on more or less all materials, including anodized aluminium, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, hard metals, paper and many different types of plastic.
Lasers can be used to make engravings on more or less all materials, including anodized aluminium, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, hard metals, paper and many different types of plastic.
Another important area for the use of lasers is drilling. Lasers enable us to drill holes that are only a few tens of micrometres in diameter. Usually however, the holes drilled have diameters of between 0.02 and 0.2mm.
The drilling is carried out in a very similar way to cutting and we can work with the same types of materials as cutting (read more about cutting). Holes with the smallest diameters are “hammer drilled” by using one or more pulses on the same or almost the same spot.
It is quite possible to create holes that have more entry holes than exit holes and holes that have crooked approach angles. We can also drill small holes in a dense pattern at a very high speed, this can be used for example on thin films for filters.
The drilling is carried out in a very similar way to cutting and we can work with the same types of materials as cutting (read more about cutting). Holes with the smallest diameters are “hammer drilled” by using one or more pulses on the same or almost the same spot.
It is quite possible to create holes that have more entry holes than exit holes and holes that have crooked approach angles. We can also drill small holes in a dense pattern at a very high speed, this can be used for example on thin films for filters.
