Cavities & 3D molds
Your micro-metal components precisely lasered instead of milled
Are you already having laser cutting done – or are you still milling?
We manufacture your cavities and topologies on a contract basis with 100% reproducibility. Laser ablation offers several advantages over HSC milling: smooth radius transitions, excellent surface qualities, tighter tolerances, and longer tool life. When will you request your free sample part?
Benefit from the latest laser technology without making any investment yourself.
Many well-known customers from the industry
already trust our expertise
Your added value at HAILTEC
Benefits for your cavities
Your high-tech partner for 3-D form and cavity
Why choose HAILTEC as a supplier?
Expert for cavities made of hard materials
Carbide or powder-metallurgically produced high-performance steels such as > 67HRC are difficult to machine with milling technology. However, ultrashort pulse laser technology also excels with aluminum or stainless steel. This precise and material-friendly machining process outperforms high-speed cutting (HSC milling) in terms of:
- increased service life of the molds
- Process safety
- Reproducibility
- No electrode production necessary (≠ sinking erosion)
Measurement during production
For micrometer-precise tool shapes
On water-cooled precision machines from DMG MORI, we also manufacture larger tool shapes up to 250 mm x 250 mm . The laser creates the finished cavity or topology directly from the 3D model, in a single setup and without any machining forces. Thanks to highly repeatable process parameters, one shape is exactly the same as another. This is further ensured by in-process measurement: The Alicona µCMM measuring system measures the shape with micrometer precision.
Product examples cavity manufacturing
topology
We manufacture the smallest molds and cavities for you quickly and accurately. The image shows the topology for an indexable insert.
Die & Mold Die casting mold
3D die-casting mold made of tool steel, laser-machined
3D molds and embossing tools
Without a heat-affected zone, we laser your molds or stamps with high precision, even in carbide and hardened PM steels:
- Tolerances in the µm range
- Surface quality up to Ra 0,1 µm
These added values await you at HAILTEC
Good reasons for laser micro-cut components
precision
Micrometer-thin bridges, smallest spot diameters and repeatable and geometrically accurate cuts – these are enormous advantages of laser micro-cutting.
For maximum precision, we combine the cold femtosecond laser with cutting gas – achieving the finest webs and burr-free , almost right-angled cut edges with surface finishes down to Ra 0,2 µm.
The quality of your microcomponents is measured and monitored by optical measuring systems with an accuracy of +/-1µm
Cost effectiveness
As a contract manufacturer for laser micromachining, we cut your parts with micrometer-precise fits and edges that require no post-processing. This is made possible by special ultrashort pulse laser technology.
The resulting laser cut is of comparable quality to wire EDM . The advantage of ultrashort pulse (USP) laser microcutting: the laser is significantly more economical than wire EDM, even for batch sizes as small as one.
Variety of materials
Because the ultrashort pulse laser cuts without thermal influence, you get high-quality and reproducible results – regardless of the material.
Even brittle and temperature-sensitive materials, as well as composites, can be easily processed using laser microcutting . For example, we cut nitinol, titanium, medical-grade stainless steels, and copper.
Your job shop for cavities & 3D molds
Do you need intricate 3D shapes in blanks or components? With our unique high-tech facilities and years of experience, we manufacture your molds and cavities. Incidentally, the ultrashort pulse laser offers you immense design and material freedom during construction.
- fast
- economically
- in outstanding quality
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