Laser Cutting Plastics.

Abstract

The 1000 W CO2 laser has been developed and was proven a reliable, practical, and cost-effective machine tool for processing plastic and ceramic products. The laser operations include cutting, drilling, marking, scribing, and insulation removal. Laser processing techniques and tooling concepts developed on this project allowed the fabrication of nearly 100 different product parts. A cost savings above one million dollars is estimated to result from laser processing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA305638

Entities

People

  • R. A. Van Cleave

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Contractors
  • Diameters
  • Drilling
  • Fabrication
  • Laminates
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Cutting
  • Lasers
  • Machine Tools
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Tools
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics