ALONG WITH THE DEMAND AND INTRODUCTION TO MARKET OF COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED FROM ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS, SO COMES THE QUESTION OF HOW TO PROCESS OR MACHINE THESE PRODUCTS. ENTER THE LASER, AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CUTTING, DRILLING, AND MACHINING SUCH MATERIALS. THE LASER HAS THE UNMATCHED ABILITY TO MACHINE SUCH MATERIALS AS SILICON- NITRIDE TO THE DESIRED END PRODUCT. WITH MANY SUCH LASER SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN BOTH THE U.S. AND EUROPE, THE LASER IS FINALLY GETTING THE RECOGNITION AS A TOOL WHICH CAN BENEFIT ALL SECTORS OF INDUSTRY.
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |