Choosing The Right Laser Micromachining Service Provider

 

In today's challenging industrial settings, the service provider you choose should have adequate testing and measurement equipment to perform satisfactory laser micromachining. This is due to the fact that accuracy is critical for this type of project, and without the appropriate equipment, accuracy cannot be achieved. Not to mention the importance of getting a highly skilled team of experts to carry out the work.

There are several machines and operating systems that are essential to conducting proper laser micro-drilling & micromachining services. The automated optical inspection system is one of the most important of this equipment. Ideally, the agency you go for should have at least two of these systems. On the other hand, this should be complemented by at least twice the number of standard optical operating systems. Another device that is essential to conduct laser micromachining is a barcode and ID Matrix code reader. To make the job easier, this code reader should have grading capability.

The scanning electron microscope is also a very useful piece of equipment. It is particularly beneficial in control and contracts R&D for 3D laser matching, welding, and annealing applications. Equally important is the profilometer. This device has a 0.4um vertical resolution. It is extremely effective in terms of allowing measuring the depth of marking and engravings. It also performs surface analysis to ANSI standards.

Cognex is another vital element for conducting testing and measurement. This is basically a marking verification system used to verify and assess the quality of the laser marked in 1D and 2D codes. It is also used to assess the OCR fonts to ANSI standards and, hence, play an important role in effectively conducting laser micro-drilling or micromachining.

Depending on the nature of your business, you may need an advanced automatic optical inspection system. This system has XY stages that are relatively larger at 18 x 24" of travel, 0.1 um resolution encoders. The automatic inspection process greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of the final product inspection.

It does this by successfully eliminating operator errors at all levels. At the same time, it substantially decreases inspection time. This ensures the SPC in a multi-product environment. Whichever service provider you choose, ensure the agency has the experience, equipment, and reputation for the best laser micromachining services.

Laserod is one of the industry’s commanding experts in laser micro drilling of polymers and other substrates. Our high pulse laser micromachining services are uniquely suited for microscale-polymer machining for many applications. For all sorts of laser micro drilling, slotting, grooving, or scribing thin materials, metals and polymers, please contact Laserod Technologies today at 1-888-991-9916 / 1-310-340-1343!