| Machining is an important part of the manufacturing | | | | and precision can be obtained based on the range of |
| process and is very expensive when the number of | | | | duration and flux associated with the pulse. This form |
| items being manufactured has higher volumes. So it is | | | | of machining is extremely valuable as it can be used |
| important to adopt a fast and qualitative approach to | | | | both in Industrial Manufacturing Processes as well as in |
| this process and use the best machining method | | | | Research activities. |
| available in the market. That's exactly the point where | | | | Since no solvents or chemicals are used, this form of |
| laser machining comes into the picture to help | | | | machining is both operator and environmental friendly. |
| everyone. | | | | The machining process is very easy to automate by |
| Though laser machining is of great importance but a | | | | using robots. The laser pulse is useful to clean metal |
| large majority still opts for conventional machining | | | | surfaces, remove coatings, and prepare the surface |
| processes. Conventional machining, by using power | | | | for painting activities. Although the capital investment |
| driven tools like lathes, drill presses, and milling machines | | | | cost maybe a bit higher but the actual running cost for |
| help in material removal by mechanically cutting the | | | | Laser machining is lower than other conventional |
| material to attain the desired geometry. These | | | | methods used in the market. |
| methods are both expensive and slow while working | | | | Laser machining is also very gentle on the unfinished |
| on a large volume of unfinished work pieces to create | | | | work pieces as compared to abrasive techniques. The |
| finished products. | | | | amount of heat required on the target is very less and |
| Thus it becomes necessary to accept the | | | | in composite materials the carbon fibers are not |
| sophisticated technology of Laser machining for | | | | damaged while using this type of machining. Laser |
| manufacturing process. This form of machining allows | | | | machining also allows momentum transfer to the |
| easy and quick removal of solid substances from the | | | | surface being machined, almost similar to hitting the |
| unfinished work piece by irradiating it with the help of a | | | | surface of the material with a hammer. This is |
| laser beam. This objective of solid material removal is | | | | extremely important to machine the hardened metal |
| achieved with a pulsed laser beam; another option | | | | surfaces. |
| could be to use beams of high laser intensity by | | | | So, you can easily see that laser machining is a much |
| passing continuous wave laser beams. | | | | better option as compared to other conventional |
| The basic process of solid material removal depends | | | | technique. Only few of the benefits are mentioned in |
| on the optical properties of the material and this | | | | previous paragraphs but laser machining has a long list |
| determines the amount of laser energy absorbed by | | | | of benefits that can be enjoyed after finding a right |
| the material. The laser pulses are very easy to control | | | | company. |