The invention relates to a laser machining tool (100), in particular a laser cutting tool, comprising a machining device (1) which is guided on a bridge (10) and has a movable carriage (2), on which a machining unit (3) is arranged, which has a machining head (4), which is designed in such a way that it directs a laser beam of laser light onto a workpiece to be machined, wherein a flexible fibre cable (6) for supplying the laser light from a laser light source (16) is connected to the machining head (4) and the machining unit (3) can be moved linearly together with the machining head (4) relative to the movable carriage (2). The fibre cable (6) is fixed to the machining unit (3) with a first fixing means (7) and fixed to the movable carriage (2) with a second fixing means (8), wherein the fibre cable (6) is freely movable for enabling a linear movement of the machining unit (3) relative to the movable carriage (2) in a predetermined guide plane (G) between the first and second fixing means (7, 8).

A method for slicing an ingot column is provided, including the following steps: immersing the column into a solution; rotating the column; focusing the rotating column with a focusing device; and using a laser device to cut the rotating column into sliced wafers. The slicing equipment of the present invention has a simple structure, easy operation, small kerf of the column, and fast slicing speed.

An adjustment collar for a laser machine tool includes a first actuator between an outer housing and an inner collar, the first actuator operable to move the inner collar with respect to the outer housing in the X-axis and a second actuator between the outer housing and the inner collar, the second actuator operable to move the inner collar with respect to the outer housing in the Y-axis.

A teaching system includes a sensor that detects the intensity of reflected light and at least one processor configured to: receive inputs and perform a generation of teaching data that enables laser machining at all machining points by using a laser beam having an angle larger than or equal to the minimum value and smaller than the maximum value; determine whether or not intensities of reflected light at all the machining points include an intensity exceeding a predetermined threshold value; increase the minimum value at a corresponding machining point by a predetermined increment if the determination result indicates that the threshold value is exceeded; and repeat the generation of the teaching data using a most-recently adjusted minimum value, the determination, and adjustment of the minimum value until it is determined that the threshold value is not exceeded.

Provided is a laser welding method including a welding step of welding a workpiece by irradiating a surface of a workpiece with a laser beam that is swept two-dimensionally while being advanced in an X direction. In the welding step, the laser beam is swept to draw a predetermined pattern on the surface of the workpiece. Additionally, drawing speed and output of the laser beam are controlled to have an equal amount of heat input per unit drawing length in the predetermined pattern over the entire length of the predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern is a continuous pattern in which two annular patterns are in contact with each other at one point.

A laser welding system includes a laser power supply having a controller that controls activation of laser light by the power supply. A sense lead is attachable to a workpiece. A handheld laser welding torch is connected to the power supply to receive the laser light. The torch includes a nozzle having an electrically insulating outer surface, and a pressure sensor that measures a pressure level applied to the nozzle and generates a pressure level signal. A proximity sensor is operatively connected to the sense lead and the torch and is configured to determine whether the torch is adjacent to the workpiece and generate a proximity signal. The controller receives the pressure level signal and the proximity signal. The controller activates the laser light when the pressure level applied to the nozzle meets or exceeds a threshold and the proximity signal indicates that the torch is adjacent to the workpiece.

A substrate manufacturing method of manufacturing a substrate from a workpiece is disclosed. A laser beam is first split and condensed to form a plurality of focal points aligned side by side along a first direction, and with the focal points positioned inside the workpiece, the focal points and the workpiece are moved relative to each other along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction such that a separation layer is formed. A region of the focal points and the workpiece are then moved relative to each other along the first direction. These relative movements are alternately and repeatedly performed. The splitting and condensation of the laser beam are performed such that a volume expansion of the workpiece associated with the formation of the modified regions is relatively small in the vicinity of at least one focal point formed on a center side.

An apparatus for holding a circuit against a battery module includes a set of first fixtures for holding a set of first conductive tabs of the circuit against a corresponding set of positive terminals of the battery module, a set of second fixtures for holding a set of second conductive tabs of the circuit against a corresponding set of negative terminals of the battery module, and a rigid plate having a set of first structures therein for receiving the set of first fixtures and having a set of second structures therein for receiving the set of second fixtures.

A manufacturing method for a joint body having a first metal member and a second metal member joined together by causing a laser oscillation system to irradiate a surface of the second metal member placed on the first metal member with laser light to form a joint portion including a welded portion where the first metal member and the second metal member are joined together includes continuously supplying the second metal member while pressing the second metal member against the first metal member, the second metal member being a hoop material, and causing the laser oscillation system to emit the laser light.

An optical device may include a polarization splitter to split a unidirectional rotary optical beam into a first rotary optical beam having a first polarization state and a second rotary optical beam having a second polarization state. The unidirectional rotary optical beam and the second rotary optical beam may have optical power with a first direction of spatial rotation. The optical device may include a reflective element to reverse a parity of the first rotary optical beam in association with causing optical power of the first rotary optical beam to have a second direction of spatial rotation. The optical device may include a polarization combiner to, after reversal of the parity of the first rotary optical beam, combine the first rotary optical beam and the second rotary optical beam to create a bi-directional rotary optical beam having the first polarization state and the second polarization state.