Laser Scribing of Stainless Steel with and without Work Media

By: Anna Unt, Heidi Piili, Marika Hirvimäki, Matti Manninen, Antti Salminen Lappeenranta University of Technology, Laser Processing Technology Research Group, Finland Machine Technology Centre Turku Ltd, Finland Improving control and decreasing energy needs have been the most addressed problems of chemical industry in recent years. One of the thoroughly researched options has been bringing down the […]

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Micro-Hole Drilling on Cemented Tungsten Carbide by Ultra Short Laser Pulses

By: Khai Pham Xuan, Kazuya Saginawa, Rie Tanabe, Yoshiro Ito Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology Recently, high precision molds for small products are being highly required in many industrial applications, especially in information communication technology. Mold materials with high hardness, such like cemented tungsten carbide (WC-Co), are difficult to machine by classical […]

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