Laser Drilling

Laser Drilling

Putting a hole into or through a material is not as simple as just pointing the laser beam and letting fly. Different methods provide unique results, and the desired result in a specific material requires examination of which method works best to achieve that result.

Pulsed lasers can be carefully controlled and rapidly charged. These characteristics lend it to drilling at elevated rates in a given amount of time. It is simple, clean, and fast. This is the most basic form of laser drilling. This process led to several variations of laser drilling, including percussion, trepanning, and helical.

Superior speed and significant reductions in operating costs over alternative methods have led to widespread use of lasers for drilling in a number of industries. For macro and micro applications, lasers are finding their home in a wide range of uses, from oil and gas drilling to holes as small as 20 microns in medical and solar industries.