Laser micromachining | LMM

Laser micromachining (cutting small micrometre size holes, precise cutting and surface structuring) can improve and create new functionalities of products, thus adding more value and significantly increasing their market advantage. Eco-friendly laser micromachining processes can simplify and reduce production complexity and increase efficiency by eliminating the usage of chemicals and coatings.

The HiLASE Centre R&D team can design proof of concept and develop application processes for laser micromachining. Using unique PERLA® lasers and modern multi-beam processing equipment, the HiLASE Centre can design processes that are order of magnitude faster and more efficient than current industrial processes.

Aerospace

Drilling, precise cutting of composite materials, surface structuring: friction and wear resistance, anti-icing, anti-corrosion.

Automotive

Drilling, cutting of hard to process materials, surface structuring: friction and wear resistance, anti-icing, anti-corrosion, decorative & aesthetic features.

Food & Pharmaceutical

Surface structuring: anti-microbial, self-cleaning, decorative & aesthetic features.

Power & Energy

Cutting battery electrodes, solar cell interconnection, reducing friction and wear, anti-icing, anti-corrosion, increasing the active surface of battery electrodes.

Tooling

Surface structuring: reducing usage of lubricants, friction and wear, material and energy usage; mold and die texturing.

Biomedical

Cutting and drilling holes in polymers, 3D processing of biocompatible materials, anti-microbial surfaces, manipulation of cell adhesion, reducing friction and wear.

Flat-panel display

Cutting & drilling elements in glass and polymers, pattering, surface structuring: anti-fogging, self-cleaning, soft feel surface, decorative & aesthetic features.

Benefits of LMM

Drilling of small µm size holes with low thermal damage
Cutting sensitive and difficult to process materials with low thermal damage
Creating of nm to µm sized surface structures for needed function
Can be applied to metals and alloys | glass and dielectrics | polymers | composite materials

40401

simultaneous beams - world record

180°

max. SCA of super-hydrophobicity

98%

reduced bacteria growth

1000 cm2/min

productivity of surface structuring

Why work with us

Design of processes that are order of magnitude faster and more efficient than current industrial practices
Extensive R&D capabilities to design proof of concept and develop application processes
Experienced laser design team to customise the laser system for specific applications
Benefit of our international network of academia and industrial partners
Unique PERLA® laser systems
Modern multi-beam processing equipment
Reliable product support in cooperation with our industrial partners
We provide a wide range of services from the evaluation of customers‘problem, through proposing suitable structure, creating and testing sample surfaces, process development and optimisation, to consulting and support during process implementation.

HiLASE Centre Equipment & Services

Scanners
ScanLab	IR and VIS; speed > 2 m/s; F-theta lenses from 70 to 163mm; spot sizes 15 – 50 µm
PULSAR	IR: 1030nm; speed > 2m/s; combined with beamshaping and beamsplitting unit
In-house development DLIP setup	IR and VIS; adjustable interference pattern 2 – 30 µm (lines or dots)
Multi-beam scanners	IR and VIS; speed > 2m/s; compatible with DOE beamsplitters for up to 2601 sub-beams

Stages
Aerotech	Working area 150x100mm; accuracy < 1µm; repeatability < 0.5µm; speed up to 0.1m/s
Standa	Working area 600x600mm; accuracy < 5µm; repeatability < 1µm; speed up to 2m/s; acceleration up to 3g

Post process characterization
Confocal microscope
SEM
Contact angle measuring device
AFM, Raman

Contact us

Ready to explore the potential of laser micromachining or just need to know more? Please contact us here or at solutions(at)hilase.cz, and we can start creating your solution together.