Oxford Lasers

Oxford Lasers

High Precision Laser Drilling

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CS DG3

Micro-drilling of small holes in dense arrays

Oxford Lasers micro machining systems produce holes with diameters down to a few microns with excellent precision and little or no heat affected zone in a wide range of materials.

Array of holes

Capabilities

Diameter – laser exit side (µm) Taper (µm) Thickness (µm) Exit Side Diameter Tolerance(µm)
1.5 – 15 + (5 – 10) 10 – 10 +/- 1
15 – 500 + (5 – 10) 10 – 200 +/- 0.25 to +/- 1.5
40 – 500 +10 to 0 to -10 200 – 1000 +/- 2 to +/- 4
  • Very high precision features down to a few microns
  • High process speeds
  • Cold ablation – minimal recast and micro-cracking
  • Smooth interior bore
  • Taper and dimensional tolerances tightly controlled
  • Angled holes – entry angles down to 10 degrees
  • Single hole or arrays in any format

As well as micro-drilling Oxford Lasers excels in other areas of micro-machining where small feature size and high precision are required without heat damage and at high production rates. Micro-milling, cutting, etching, and high resolution marking in all hard materials such as metals, ceramics and diamond can be achieved with a single laser system.