Breaking through limitations! Maxphotonics' glass laser processing applications promote industry technological innovation
2024-10-22
Glass is an indispensable and important material in modern industry and life. Its application is becoming more and more extensive, and it is gradually expanding to high-tech fields such as new energy, semiconductors, electronic appliances, aerospace, etc. With the development of intelligent production, the requirements for glass processing are becoming more and more stringent, and the technology of using laser for glass processing has gradually attracted people's attention. The glass processing laser solution of Baochenxin, a subsidiary of Maxphotonics, is equipped with self-developed low-power high-peak energy MOPA products, which helps the in-depth and extensive development of glass laser processing applications.
In the past decade, laser processing technology has experienced rapid development, especially in the field of metal material processing. Processes such as laser cutting, welding, 3D printing and cladding have been widely used and deeply developed. The application of laser technology is also expanding to new material fields, such as glass, cloth fiber, plastic, polymer and ceramic. As a key industrial material, glass is widely used in many industries such as automobile manufacturing, construction, medical equipment, display technology and electronic consumer products. Its processing technology mainly includes glass frosting, drilling and cutting. Traditional glass processing methods such as mechanical processing, chemical processing and thermal processing are slow and pollute the environment. At the same time, due to the hard and brittle characteristics of glass, the use of traditional processing methods is also prone to cracks, debris, uneven edges and other problems, and there are many disadvantages. In particular, in the face of more and more high-precision and personalized processing needs, the industry urgently needs a more advanced, efficient and environmentally friendly technical solution. Under the dual background of laser application penetration into more non-metallic materials and the need for more efficient processing methods for glass processing, laser glass processing has become one of the important areas of research and development for laser manufacturers. However, since glass itself has optical properties such as light transmission, refraction, reflection and scattering, the implementation of laser solutions also faces technical difficulties in achieving high-quality laser processing of glass: it is necessary to ensure that the light energy absorbed by the glass is sufficient to affect the change of the glass properties, while not exceeding a certain threshold, otherwise it will damage the glass material.
In the face of the above pain points, Baochenxin has deeply studied the needs of glass processing technology, innovated laser technology, and developed glass processing laser solutions with MOPA pulse laser as the core, covering lasers, external optical paths and control systems, etc., enabling glass laser processing to cover a wider range of applications.
Its core light source laser uses MOPA high peak nanosecond pulse laser BFPT 120HP. This series of lasers has a wavelength range of 1060-1070nm and a pulse width range of 2-500ns. By integrating the optical path, structure, and control, the laser peak power is ≥100kW, which can release extremely high energy in a very short time, making it very suitable for glass processing.
In addition, Baochenxin MOPA pulse fiber laser BFPT 120HP has high beam quality, M²＜1.4, Gaussian spot output, high brightness, good application effect, small heat-affected zone, and can achieve fine glass processing effects; the system has high stability, and the power variation is less than 3% in the continuous 24h output mode, which can ensure the consistency of processing quality under long-term continuous operation; it adopts a split design, compact structure, and the smallest volume with the same power, which is convenient for equipment integration and flexible use. Based on the above characteristics, Baochenxin's glass processing laser solution can realize glass frosting, film removal, drilling, cutting and other applications. It is very suitable for precision processing needs with high requirements for peak power and brightness, and is widely used in high-end home furnishings, consumer electronics, modern architecture and other industries.