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High quality of complex parts that require long duration builds
Additive Manufacturing
Lightning™ II enables stability and ultra low drift which is critical in long duration builds as it eliminates part deformation due to drift, delivery high quality built in complex parts.
Reduce warm-up time and optimize processing time
Additive manufacturing
Improved Lightning™ II laser scan head thermal stability with adaptive thermal controls to eliminate preheating and warm-up time
Drive manufactured parts productivity by increasing additive manufacturing throughput
22% productivity improvement achieved using Lightning™ II laser scan head with trajectory control algorithms
Deliver a flexible, large format laser cutting system
Laser Cutting
Working side-by-side with an OEM, a Synrad CO2 laser sub-system proves to be a time-saving solution that opens new business opportunities
Increase throughput in a laser marking system as current system only able to achieve 5 m/s using locally sourced scan heads for character marking
Marking and coding
Customer switched to Novanta's MOVIA 2-axis scan head and observed a 3X improvement in fly-back speed and improved laser marking throughput
Provide the laser source for a new marking system to deliver a “premium” metallic finish on plastic cell phone frames
Precision processing
ti100p CO2 laser with a 9.3 μm wavelength and wide frequency range delivers both a polished, chrome-like finish and a soft, brushed metal finish.
Replace hand engraving process on finished goods
Laser marking and coding on a curved surface
25 Watt CO<sub2</sub> laser coupled with a 2-axis laser marking head
Improve throughput, accuracy, and results across a range of laser processing applications
Laser processing
New, unique laser controller features and proprietary algorithms to improve process throughput and results quality,
Apply permanent marks and codes on a metal plate mounted inside a pipe with a 16" diameter
Working with an OEM, Novanta engineered a compact CO<sub>2</sub>laser marking sub-system to fit into the OEMs field equipment. The laser sub-system applied both permanent graphical marks and alpha-numeric codes to enable tracking and traceability.
Improve micro-processing results with the highest laser beam positioning accuracy
Laser beam steering for micromachining
ScanMaster Controller delivers the industry's highest command resolution with a 24bit GSBus, providing greater accuracy with < 2µrad repeatability and < 1µrad accuracy in a 400 mm X 400 mm field area
Improve cycle time of insulation removal for stator hairpins
Laser ablation for insulation removal
New dual-wavelength scan head allows parallel processing to increase throughput by more than 40%
Enable flexible laser via-hole drilling to accommodate variable hole shapes and on-the-fly changes
Via-hole drilling for roll-to-roll flex circuits
ScanMaster Controller allows flexibility to choose drill shapes with advanced in-field detection for on-the-fly drilling for roll-to-roll flex circuits, delivering high-speed continuous drilling, and improved production efficiency.
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