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New Wave Research Unveils LaserMill Compact Micromachining System for MEMS, Bio-MEM, LOC Prototyping Fremont, Calif., May 17, 2004 - New Wave Research introduces LaserMill™, a benchtop, Nd:YAG laser micro-milling machine ideally suited for universities and industrial users conducting R&D, prototyping, pilot line development and short-run production. LaserMill features switchable wavelength operation for machining a variety of organic and inorganic materials in MEMS, biomedical, semiconductor, life science and other devices. Applications range from passivation and polyimide removal to lab-on-chip production to orifices and apertures. A flexible and affordable alternative to outsourcing, LaserMill fits on most workbenches (with an 18” x 30” footprint) and allows manufacturers to perform the same functions in-house, saving them time and money while protecting proprietary processes. LaserMill is equipped with 100 mm x 100 mm stages (standard), a high–magnification video microscope and continuously variable, rotating XY shutter that yields cut sizes down to nearly 1 µm. Intuitive software allows the operator to draw and machine holes and complex patterns or to import and run DXF CAD files. Users can adjust the energy density at the sample up to 25J/cm2 for total clean ablation and switch the laser output between 532 nm and 355 nm with one click. GUI controls are provided for all laser, sample imaging and positioning functions. Established in 1990,
New Wave Research is a leading manufacturer of lasers and laser systems
for material processing applications with facilities worldwide. For
more information, contact John Roy, New Wave Research, 48660 Kato Rd.,
Fremont, Calif., 94538; 510/249-1550, 510/249-1551 (fax); e-mail: NWR_lasers@esi.com;
Web: www.new-wave.com Contact:
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