UKP Micro Laser Cutting
We deliver your µm-precise miniaturised components
Laser Microcutting with the Ultra Short Pulse Laser
Miniaturized components are gaining importance in many industries. Meet the trend with the help of our service: With laser micro cutting on a contract basis, we manufacture your finest shapes and geometries, in foils and sheets from 10 to 500 µm thick. Thanks to the ultra-short laser pulses, the material sublimates directly, and there is no heat-affected zone (HAZ) at the cut edges.
Cuts like wire-eroded - only much more economical
Advantages of ultra-short pulse laser micro cutting
Your high-tech partner for high-precision cutting
UKP laser micro cutting is ideal for products such as:
Micro spring elements, micro watch hands, micro gear wheels and much more
Cutting of a micro fitting hole
- No heat-affected zone
- Cutting tolerance +/- 2 µm
- Laser spot smaller than 15 µm
Cut edges up to Ra 0.2 µm
- Ideal for material thicknesses from 10 µm - 500 µm
- Cutting edge roughness up to Ra 0.2 µm
- Almost right-angled cutting edges
Micromechanics for the watch industry
UKP laser micro cutting is a real added value for the watch industry
- Cuts 100 % burr-free
- Ideal for gears, hands and spring element
- Finest contours and web widths possible
Micro saw for medical technology
- Sharp corners possible
- Smallest scales feasible
- True to detail and reproducible
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Laser microcutting: These added values await you at HAILTEC
Good reasons for laser-microcut components
Precision
Micrometre-fine ridges, smallest spot diameters and cuts that are repeatable and true to geometry - these are enormous advantages of laser micro cutting.
For maximum precision, we combine the cold femtosecond laser with cutting gas. In this way, we achieve the finest ridges and burr-free, almost right-angled cut edges with surface qualities down to Ra 0.2 µm for you.
Optical measuring systems measure and monitor the quality of your micro components with an accuracy of +/-1 µm.
Economic efficiency
As a contract manufacturer for laser micromachining, we cut your parts with µm-accurate fits and post-processing-free edges. This is made possible by special ultra-short pulse laser technology. When the tolerance increases then the laser fine cutting is the technology of choice.
The laser cut produced with this method is comparable in quality to wire erosion. The advantage of UKP laser microcutting: the laser is significantly more economical than wire erosion, and that from batch size 1.
Material diversity
Since the ultrashort pulse laser cuts without thermal influence, you get high-quality and reproducible results - regardless of the material.
Brittle-hard and temperature-sensitive materials as well as composites can also be easily processed with laser microcutting. For you, we cut e.g. Nitinol, titanium, medical stainless steels or copper.
Your job store for laser micro cut components
Together with laser manufacturer TRUMPF and equipment manufacturer DMG MORI, we are advancing ultra-short pulse laser technology. Take advantage of this technological lead as a service.
Whether standard materials or advanced materials: the femtosecond laser is flexible, fast, precise and repeatable.
- fast
- economic
- in outstanding quality
Frequently asked questions about UKP Laser Microcutting
For which products is microcutting with the UKP laser suitable?
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In UKP micro laser cutting (also called micro laser cutting or laser micro processing), the UKP laser realises miniaturised shapes with micrometre-fine ridges and cuts.
Product examples for medical technology
Examples of applications for UKP laser microcutting for medical technology are minimally invasive surgical instruments such as microscalpel and surgical needles, atomiser nozzles, bone saws, etc.
What added value does ultrashort pulse laser technology bring to laser micromachining?
Burr-free and µm-accurate
Cutting edge roughness up to Ra 0.2 μm
Almost right-angled cut edges
What is the difference between laser remote cutting and classic laser cutting?
In contrast to other laser cutting processes such as flame cutting or fusion cutting (see FAQ laser fine cutting), laser remote cutting does not work with a nozzle but with a scanner. The laser beam is moved with the help of a particularly dynamic galvanometer scanner. In combination with the ultra-short pulse laser, we achieve contour speeds of several metres per second.
When is laser remote cutting used?
Laser remote cutting, also called sublimation cutting, is particularly suitable for complex geometries and contours. There is hardly any burr formation at the edges and the roughness depth is low.
For which materials is laser remote cutting suitable?
With the sublimation or laser remote process, we cut an enormously wide range of materials for you. Due to the high cutting speed, the heat affected zone (HAZ) is very small. Therefore, even brittle-hard materials such as carbon can be cut very well.