An additive manufacturing apparatus including an energy source configured for transmitting a laser, a build plate configured to have a powder configured to be heated by the laser for additive manufacturing, at least one mirror positioned between the energy source and the build plate, the at least one mirror configured to direct the laser from the energy source to the build plate, and an optical isolator configured to reduce energy bounce back into the energy source.

A described method includes engraving, marking and/or inscribing a workpiece using a laser plotter. In a housing of the laser plotter, one, preferably more, in particular two laser sources in the form of lasers have an effect preferably alternating on the workpiece to be processed. The workpiece is laid in a defined manner on a processing table and a laser beam emitted from the beam source is transmitted to at least one focusing unit via deflection elements and the laser beam is diverted toward the workpiece and focused for processing. A sequence control adapted to the quality of the engraving is determined and/or carried out by a control unit and the focusing unit on the carriage is controlled corresponding to the defined parameters of the sequence control.

An additive manufacturing device may include a laser source configured to generate a laser beam, a build material holder configured to hold an additive build material, a controllable deflector having a first scan rate, an AOD having a second scan rate faster than the first scan rate, and a controller. The controller may be configured to control the controllable deflector and the AOD to scan the laser beam relative to the build material holder to additively manufacture a workpiece in successive layers from the additive build material.

A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer.

A processing apparatus is equipped with: a first stage system that has a table on which a workpiece is placed and moves the workpiece held by the table; a beam irradiation system that includes a condensing optical system to emit beams; and a controller to control the first stage system and the beam irradiation system, and processing is performed to a target portion of the workpiece while the table and the beams from the condensing optical system are relatively moved, and at least one of an intensity distribution of the beams at a first plane on an exit surface side of the condensing optical system and an intensity distribution of the beams at a second plane whose position in a direction of an optical axis of the condensing optical system is different from the first plane can be changed.

A laser device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a light source and a reflection-type polarizer. The light source causes laser light to oscillate. The reflection-type polarizer is disposed on an optical path of the laser light and has a transmission axis coinciding with a polarization direction of the laser light.

A laser etching system for marking one or more objects stored in a container includes a conveyor line and a conveyor drive. A laser etching unit is disposed above at least the second portion of the conveyor line and has a laser engine unit and a scan head assembly communicatively connected to the laser engine unit. A laser distance sensor is configured to detect an open container having one or more objects stored therein by taking a distance measurement from and differentiating between a low surface and a high surface, wherein the low surface corresponds to a conveyor surface of the second portion that is positioned directly underneath the laser distance sensor.

A system and method for automated laser ablation includes an end effector for performing laser ablation at a location with restricted access. The systems and methods of the present disclosure specifically provide for a miniature laser end effector which may be inserted through a port or bore in order to ablate the surface of an internal component of a complex assembly. In several embodiments of the present subject matter, the end effector is mounted on a machine and coupled to a laser system.

Optical device (1) comprising a carrier (4), an optical element (2) and a radiation sink (3), wherein the optical element (2) is mounted on the carrier (4), the optical element (2) is movably attached to the carrier (4), the carrier (4) has a recess (7), wherein the optical device (1) is arranged to interact with electromagnetic radiation (9), dividing the electromagnetic radiation (9) in a first portion (91) and a second portion (92), the optical element is arranged to deflect the first portion in a definable direction, and the second portion (92) is incident into the recess (7) and impinges onto the radiation sink (3).

A feed head apparatus for laser additive manufacturing, comprising an optical housing configured to receive a laser beam and a feedstock therein, wherein the feedstock is for use in an additive manufacturing process that includes a build plate or other additive manufacturing work surface; a first reflective optic for receiving and reflecting the laser beam; and a second reflective optic for receiving laser light reflected by the first reflective optic, wherein the second reflective includes a first region of curvature for directing a portion of the laser light received from the first reflective optic onto the feedstock in a cylindrical configuration such that the feedstock and the cylinder of laser light are coaxial with regard to one another; and a second region of curvature for directing a portion of the laser light received from the first reflective optic onto the build or surface only in a ring-shaped configuration, wherein the ring of laser light surrounds the feedstock and the cylinder of laser light and is coaxial therewith.