Laser Micromachining

Contexte

This course will offer an introduction to laser micro-manufacturing, including laser-cutting and ablation processes, additive/transformative manufacturing and laser-material treatments.

Public

This course is targetet to

- Companies interested in implemented laser processes, R&D services, technology monitoring.

- Executives involved in technological developments and implementation, manufacturing and production engineers, R&D staff.

Engineer level is required. Some background in manufacturing, optics, engineering physics or materials science is a plus, but not mandatory.

Objectifs

This course is organised in collaboration with the EMPA Academy. The usual FSRM discounts do not apply to this course.

Over the last decades, and thanks to recent progress in short-pulse lasers, laser processes are becoming ubiquitous in micro-scale manufacturing. The course objective will be to give an introduction to the use of lasers in various fields of micro-manufacturing, including cutting, ablation and additive/transformative processes. At the end of the course, participants will have 1/ learned what micromanufacturing operations can be done with lasers, 2/ acquired the knowledge to select an appropriate laser for their applications, and 3/ developed a basic knowledge for implementing a laser micro-manufacturing process.

Programme

1. Introduction: overview of today’s applications of lasers in the field of micro-manufacturing

2. Key theoretical notions related to laser-matter introduction (from the viewpoint of engineering)

3. The various types of laser-matter interaction modalities (continuous, pulsed, short/long wavelength, etc.)

4. Technological implementation of laser processes

5. Emerging applications

6. Wrap-up & summary