FEMTO Engineering is an R&D center of the foundation FC Innov
From science to society
FEMTO Engineering is an R&D center of the foundation FC Innov
The femtosecond laser allows to operate on the material with a precision and finesse unattainable by conventional methods. The beam acts locally, on almost all materials, both on the surface and at depth, without contact, without heat transmitted, without pollution.
FEMTO Engineering has a 5-axis machine coupled with a 2D galvanometric scanner and a nanoscale axis, which makes it possible to handle complex geometries and parts of several tens of centimeters, as well as meeting precision requirements of 0.001 mm.
The team supports industrial projects from feasibility study to transfer, including tests, process development and prototyping.
You work with fragile materials, complex geometries or very low thicknesses that mechanical or thermal processes cannot handle without breakage, burrs or thermally affected areas.
You need to make a surface hydrophobic, improve its adhesion, reduce friction or obtain a forgery-proof marking, without any chemical process or dedicated tools.
You have an idea for a process but do not have the equipment to test it within your company. You want concrete results on your own materials before taking any investment decision.
You need a specific optical component — waveguide registration and optical functions, diffraction gratings, Bragg gratings, beam shaping tools — that you cannot find on the market or that requires non-standard specifications.
Analysis of the need, testing of laser parameters, evaluation of material/process compatibility, results report.
State of the targeted art, analysis of existing solutions, drafting specifications.
Setting of machining parameters, optimization of results, documentation of the developed process.
Production of the first functional samples resulting from the validated process.
Production in limited quantities for qualification, testing or pre-industrialization needs.
Support for the internalization of the process in your teams, on-site training.
Stents cutting, machining of polymers for heart probes, microfluidic channels for diagnosis, filtration membranes for cell culture. Processes without thermal contamination or scaling, on biocompatible materials that require rigorousness.
Cutting and engraving of micro-gears, spirals, glass and ceramic components requiring micrometric tolerance — machining tolerance at 0.001 mm, steep flanks at 90° ± 1°, without altering mechanical properties.
Manufacturing of optical components, Bragg gratings, waveguides, cutting of optical crystals (sapphire, LiNbO3, quartz, diamond). For manufacturers of optical systems that require tailored components with high added value.
Hydrophobic and hydrophilic texturing, forgery-proof marking, metal staining by iridescence, friction reduction up to 50%. For manufacturers seeking to improve the durability or functional properties of their parts without changing materials.
High-speed cutting of glass and transparent materials up to 1 m/s, ablation of thin layers, etching of electrodes. For industrial processes that require speed, precision and absence of thermal effects.
FEMTO Engineering brings expertise directly from applied research in photonics and ultra-short laser physics, backed by the equipment and teams of the FEMTO-ST laboratory.
This is not a standard machining service: it is technical support that starts from the industrial problem, tests what is feasible, documents the results and prepares the transfer. For a project that goes beyond conventional processes, it is a direct gateway to international research and innovation capacities.
3D and cylindrical machining and cutting, 3D texturing, processing of parts up to several tens of centimeters.
Two complementary regimes to cover a wide range of materials and applications.
Gaussian beam, Bessel beam and other configurations to optimize the deposited energy according to material and geometry.
Micrometric accuracy, vertical cutting flanks (90° ± 1°), roughness less than 200 nm.
Ultra-fast cutting of transparent materials by Bessel beam, without chipping nor alteration of mechanical properties post-machining.
Metals (steel, stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, copper, gold, platinum), ceramics (silicon, quartz, glass, sapphire, diamond, LiNbO3), polymers (PTFE, PP, Nafion), etc.
FEMTO Engineering supports the companies in the development of advanced technologies by relying on the scientific excellence of the FEMTO-ST institute. FEMTO Engineering has a dedicated team of engineers and specialized experts at the service of your innovation projects, who are immersed among the FEMTO-ST research teams.
Our role: to transform the academic research results into concrete industrial solutions.
