Republic of the Philippines

Mindanao State University Iligan Institute

of Technology
School of Engineering Technology
Iligan City 9200

LASER Beam Machining

Presented By :

Dieg Vincent A.
Bachoco

LASER beam machining

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History
LASER
LASER beam machining
Types of LASER for cutting
Advantages
Limitations
Applications

History
o The principle of laser was first
put forward by Albert Einstein in
1917 though the first industrial
laser for experimentation was
developed in around 1960s

Optical Resonator
Active
Medium
High
Reflectance
Mirror (HR)

Excitation
Mechanism

Output
Beam

Output Coupler
Mirror (OC)

LASER

LASER Beam Machining

A thermal process which uses
high-energy coherent photons
or LASER beams, which is
mostly converted in to thermal
energy upon interaction with
most of the materials, as a
mechanism of material
removal.
Material removal can be done
either by melting or

LASER Beam Machining

Focused LASER beam can have

power density in excess
1MW/mm2
As LASER interacts with the
material, the energy of the
photon is absorbed by the work
material leading to rapid
substantial rise in local
temperature. This in turn
results in melting and
vaporisation of the work
material and finally material

Types of commonly used

LASER
Solid-state LASER
o Nd-YAG LASER

Gas LASER
o CO2 Gas LASER

Nd-YAG LASER

Nd-YAG LASER
Rear Mirror
Adjustment Knobs
Safety Shutter Polarizer Assembly (optional)
Coolant
Beam
Tube

Q-switch
(optional)

Nd:YAG
Laser Rod
Flashlamps
Pump
Cavity
Laser Cavity

Adjustment
Knob

Output
Mirror
Beam
Beam Tube

Harmonic
Generator (optional)

CO2 Gas LASER

CO2 Gas LASER

Application
LASER trimming of exterior parts of
such as bumpers, car doors, fuel
tanks etc.
Aircraft components
Production of vacuum holes or
micro drill holes for improved lining.
Majority of applications are in 2D but
many new innovations are on their way
and new uses for this versatile cutting
process are cropping up each year

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