Laser cutting and laser micromachining are non-contact processes which utilize a laser for micro drilling, micro milling, micromachining, micro patterning, micro scribing and ablation for industrial applications. The cut and feature edges are of high quality with little no burring, low surface roughness and dimensional accuracy.

The laser micro cutting process works by directing the laser beam through a co-axial gas nozzle to the workpiece. The laser melts a thin filament of material according to power and part conduction, the pressure of the coaxial assist gas then removes this molten filament through the underside of the cut. This process is repeated as the laser moves across the workpiece. According to cut conditions the periodic removal of material can sometimes be seen as “striation” lines running from the top to the bottom of the cut edge. This is a single pass processing technique that can create single sided features and asymmetrical features with very small internal radii.