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Super-Fine Laser Cutting and Ablation Machine



Rollomatic, a machine tool manufacturer based in Le Landeron, Switzerland, has added a laser cutting machine to its line of conventional grinding techniques, the new LaserSmart laser cutting/ablation machine.

"The initial strategy for this machine is to offer a more cost-effective way and higher quality in the production of high-performance polycrystalline diamond (PCD), cubic boron nitride (cBN) and chemical vapor deposited (CVD) cutting tools which traditionally are produced by a double process of spark erosion and polish grinding," said a company spokesperson.

According to the company:

  • Fine-laser cutting achieves a superfine cutting edge with a surface finish that is unachievable by grinding/EDM.
  • Conventional grinding with diamond wheels will "pull out" entire PCD crystals, while laser cutting will "slice" through the crystal and leave a portion of the crystal in the matrix, thus proving a super-sharp cutting edge, unattainable by EDM, EDG (electro-discharge) or grinding.
  • Linear technology on linear and rotary axes provides highly accurate trajectories for the complex cutting paths.
  • Continuous testing over four years has shown that sharper cutting edges and superior surface quality on PCD tools deliver longer tool life and higher feed rates during machining.
  • Laser ablation allows the freedom to optimize tool geometries.
  • Manufacturing chip form geometries in PCD is easily performed by the LaserSmart using the ablation process.

For more information contact:

Rollomatic Inc. USA

1295 Armour Blvd.

Mundelein, IL 60060

866-713-6398

solutions@rollomaticusa.com

www.rollomaticusa.com

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