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High-quality micro and nano drilling

Drilling high-quality holes in different materials is easily done with an ultra-short laser. Holes of several microns to several millimeters can be drilled in ceramics, polymers or metals up to 1 mm thick.

A new efficient and reliable technology based on beam shaping, allowing to drill micrometric, submicronic and nanometric holes in less than 1 ms, hence the possibility of drilling millions of holes in a few minutes.

Hybrid holes by laser treatment + chemical or mechanical machining are also developed in our center.

PERFORMANCES

  • High-speed hole drilling
  • Holes or steps from 1 μm to 1 mm
  • Holes from 100 nm to 1 μm with an aspect ratio close to 1000

MATERIALS

  • Metals: steel, stainless steel, cast iron, copper, gold, titanium, platinum, bronze, aluminum...
  • Ceramics: silicon, quartz, glass, porcelain, dentin...
  • Polymers: PTFE, PP, Nafion...
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