IMPACT-2000 Series

Megawatt peak power and 75W continuous 24/7

The Impact-2000 Series lasers are ideally suited for the selective removal or machining of non-metallic layers deposited on a metallic under-layer. Unlike conventional CO2 lasers, the short pulses and high peak powers of TEA CO2 lasers enable the surface layer to be removed (“ablated”) with little or no effect on the underlying metal substrate, and with minimal thermal damage (“heat-affectedzone” or “HAZ”) to the surrounding polymer material.

Specifications
Features and Benefits
Applications

Specifications

Model Number	2012	2015	2030	2150	2500
Pulse Energy (J)	5	4	2	0.4	0.15
Max. Average Power (W)	60	60	60	60	75
Max. Repetition Rate (Hz)	12	15	30	150	500
Beam Size (H x V, mm) at laser	25 x 25	25 x25	12 x16	11 x 14	8 x 9

Specifications apply to operation at both 10.6um and 9.3um wavelengths

Features
- Megawatt peak powers give excellent edfge definition in non-metallic materials
- Greatly reduced heat affeccted zone (HAZ) compared to conventional C)2 lasers
- High reliability SSM switch technology
- Internal real time gas filtering systems
- High up times and low maintenance even at continuous 75W power delivery 24/7.
- Operation at 10.6 or 9.3um
- A variety of pulse energy and rep rate models
Benefits
- A cost effective alternative to excimer lasers in many processes
- Simple to operate
- Low cost of ownership
- LightMachinery's legendary customer support
Applications
- Drilling, patterning and ablation of non-metallic materials
- Selective removal of polymer materials from a metal substrate with no damage to the metallic backing
- Wire stripping
- Medical device components
- Drilling of controlled-release and rapid-release pharmaceutical tablets and capsules
- Microvia-hole drilling in printed circuits
- Flex-circuit processing
- Laser ultrasound non-destructive testing

SPECIFICATIONS

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IMPACT 2000

Short Pulse TEA CO2 Technology

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 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

50um holes drilled in a copper clad printed circuit board

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