UV LASERS FOR INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING

By understanding the strengths, limitations and ideal applications of UV laser technology, you’ll be better
equipped to:

• Compare UV lasers with other laser types (IR, CO2)
• Evaluate if UV lasers are a fit for your application
• Choose the optimal UV laser configuration

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• UV lasers offer unmatched precision for marking, texturing, cutting and micromachining on sensitive materials like plastics, composite, glass, ceramics, PCBs, metals and coated materials.
• Compared to IR and CO2 lasers, UV lasers minimize heat impact (thanks to “cold processing”), making them ideal where edge quality, surface integrity or fine detail are critical.
• Pulse duration matters. Whether it’s nanoseconds, picoseconds or femtoseconds, the pulse duration affects the process’s quality, speed and cost.