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IMPACT Series Lasers

LightMachinery's IMPACT 2000 lasers are designed primarily for the fine processing of non-metallic materials. Drilling and machining are typical applications for these lasers. A unique capability of the IMPACT laser is the ability to drill through non-metallic layers on a metal substrate with no damage to the underlying metal layer. This capability proves very effective in applications such as printed circuit board drilling, wire stripping and mold cleaning.

The IMPACT 2000 series of lasers all incorporate high reliability SSM switch technology as well gas filtering systems to ensure very high uptimes and low maintenance even at continuous 75W power delivery 24/7.

The fully configurable IMPACT 4000 series lasers are designed for more scientific and specialized applications. The short pulse of the thyratron switched IMPACT 4000 is ideal for ultrasound applications as well as applications in infrared chemistry. The IMPACT 4000 can be configured with a tunable option and set up in a Master Oscillator Power Amplifier, MOPA, configuration with additional amplifiers to achieve the right power at the right wavelength for your application.

IMPACT Products
	View the IMPACT 2000 Series Brochure
	Impact-4000 lasers are available in many standard configurations, optimised for specific applications. Options include short pulse (~100 ns) operation, tunable operation, low-order or single-mode (TEMoo) transverse mode operation, single-longitudinal mode (SLM) operation. See the IMPACT 4000 brochure for more details or contact us with any questions.
	View the IMPACT 4000 Series Configurable TEA CO2 Laser Brochure for Double, Triple, Quadruple, Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA), Tunable, Single Longitudinal Mode, TEM00 Options
	All LightMachinery CO2 lasers are available in 10.6um and 9.3um output versions. Our Applications lab can help determine the best wavelength for your application. Shown here is an infrared spectrometer reading showing the 9.3um transition.

 

IMPACT Applications
	Impact TEA CO2 lasers have proven to be a uniquely valuable tool for wire-stripping and other fine processing applications in medical device manufacturing, offering an extremely cost-effective alternative to excimer lasers. Shown here is a single-conductor stranded wire, 0.0075" wire diameter, 0.00125 thickness ETFE insulation
	The high absorption of the 9.3 µm wavelength in most polymer materials, combined with the short pulse duration of TEA CO2 lasers, means that Impact lasers mimic the photo-ablative excimer process of excimer lasers, at ~50% of the capital cost, <10% of the operating cost, and generally higher throughput.
	In wire stripping applications it is often advantageous to split the laser beam into 2 or 4 beams in order to remove the micro-wire insulation without the need to move or rotate the wire. 2 focusing lenses (in black threaded barrels) are visible in this photo.
	Bifilar solid core wires, 0.014" wire diameter, 0.003" thickness insulation, stripped with an IMPACT TEA CO2 laser
	Precision holes drilled in a high value tablet using an IMPACT laser system.
	Tablets are loaded into precision movement tracks to ensure precise hole location and depth.
	Two laser drilled micro-via holes in a high density multilayer cell phone printed wiring board, PWB.
	Stripping Polyamide from pads on flex; the pads are 300µm wide, a fast scanning system designed by Optec was used to achieve high throughput.
	All LightMachinery CO2 lasers are available in 10.6um and 9.3um output versions. Our Applications lab can help determine the best wavelength for your application. Shown here is an infrared spectrometer reading showing the 9.3um transition.
	Applications Lab LightMachinery's laser application lab is ready to process your samples using CO2 and excimer lasers. We can investigate the correct wavelength, pulse length and energy parameters to ensure the best possible results. Best of all, its free just contact us about your application.

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