Processes of chamfering and/or beveling an edge of a glass or other substrate of arbitrary shape using lasers are described herein. Three general methods to produce chamfers on glass substrates are disclosed. The first method involves cutting the edge with the desired chamfer shape utilizing an ultra-short pulse laser. Treatment with the ultra-short laser may be optionally followed by a CO.sub.2 laser for fully automated separation. The second method is based on thermal stress peeling of a sharp edge corner, and it has been demonstrated to work with different combination of an ultrashort pulse and/or CO.sub.2 lasers. A third method relies on stresses induced by ion exchange to effect separation of material along a fault line produced by an ultra-short laser to form a chamfered edge of desired shape.

A laser welding method using a laser welding jig having a plurality of pressing parts, includes a step of placing a second member on a first member; a step of pressing the second member with the plurality of pressing parts in a direction toward the first member to thereby form a gap between the first member and the second member at most 300 m; and a first welding step of laser-welding the first member and the second member by irradiating on a surface of the second member at a location between the pressing parts with laser light while conducting the step of pressing.

An electrostatic chuck table includes a plate-shaped base portion capable of transmitting a laser beam to be applied to a workpiece and an electrostatic attraction electrode portion capable of transmitting the laser beam. The laser beam has a transmission wavelength to the workpiece. The base portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The electrode portion is formed on the first surface of the base portion. A method for using the electrostatic chuck table includes a workpiece holding step of applying a voltage to the electrode portion formed on the first surface to thereby electrostatically hold the workpiece on the second surface, and a modified layer forming step of applying the laser beam through the first surface to a predetermined position inside the workpiece held on the second surface to thereby form a modified layer inside the workpiece.

An apparatus and a corresponding method for separating a band of a bundle of documents have a deformation device which is devised to deform the bundle, in particular to bulge the bundle, such that a portion of the band lifts from the bundle, and a separating device which is devised to at least partly cutting through the band in the region of the portion lifted from the bundle. A value-document processing system includes such an apparatus.

A method for welding a plurality of wire segment pairs is disclosed. Each wire segment pair has two adjacent wire segments, and each adjacent wire segment has a contact region where the wire segment is to be welded to the respective other wire segment. The wire segment pairs are successively guided between two elements of a pressing unit, and at a weld moment in which at least one of the wire segment pairs is located between the two elements. The pressing unit exerts a pressing force onto the wire segment pair such that the contact regions of the wire segments are pressed against each other. At each weld moment, laser radiation is irradiated onto the wire segment pair to which the pressing unit is exerting the pressing force, and the laser radiation is irradiated onto a region in which the contact regions are pressed against each other.

A mask tension welding device for welding a mask for thin film deposition on a mask frame, the mask tension welding device including a tension unit to pull the mask in one direction; a pressurizing unit to press the mask to the mask frame, the pressuring unit including an upper housing, a lower housing coupled to the upper housing, a window between the upper housing and the lower housing, a space in the lower housing into which a fluid is injectable, and an inlet and an outlet to provide a passage through which the fluid is injected and discharged; and a laser welding unit to weld the mask and the mask frame to each other.

A tool for laser beam processing is provided. The tool includes an upper tool and a lower tool, which are able to be advanced toward one another by way of a press, such that at least one component is able to be fixed in a predefined position between the upper tool and the lower tool. At least one laser beam exit surface, which is part of an inner surface of the upper tool or lower tool, and at least one laser beam guide, into which laser radiation is able to be coupled and is able to be directed through the laser beam exit surface onto a processing location on the component are provided. A control device, which enables and/or disables the coupling of laser radiation into the at least one laser beam guide depending on the advancing movement between upper tool and lower tool is provided. Furthermore, a laser beam processing apparatus and a method for laser beam processing are also provided.

A gripping device constituting a welding device has a first contactor and a second contactor, which face each other and come in contact with a material to be welded. The first contactor vibrates at a predetermined vibration frequency under the effect of a first vibrator. The second contactor may be configured so as to be vibrated by a second vibrator. In this case, it is preferable that the first contactor and the second contactor are vibrated at different vibrational frequencies. In the abovementioned configuration, the first contactor and the second contactor periodically repeat contact with and separation from the material to be welded. In this state, the gripping device moves in the welding direction and welding is carried out on the material to be welded.

A device and method for alignment of parts for welding, having a bottom welding fixture and a top welding fixture. The bottom welding fixture has a plurality of fixed locating pins for positioning of parts to be welded and limiting movement of the parts in a first axis and a perpendicular second axis. At least pair of alignment block assemblies to actuate movement of the parts to be welded in the first and second axes. The alignment block assembly having an alignment block moveable from a first position to a second position for contacting and aligning the parts. An actuator coupled to the top welding or bottom welding fixture to actuate movement of the alignment block from the first position to the second position upon engagement of the top welding fixture to the bottom welding fixture.

Processes of chamfering and/or beveling an edge of a glass substrate of arbitrary shape using lasers are described herein. Two general methods to produce chamfers on glass substrates are the first method involves cutting the edge with the desired chamfer shape utilizing an ultra-short pulse laser that is followed by mechanical polishing with a compliant polishing wheel.