A knife configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps having curved jaw members and a method of manufacturing the same. The knife includes a distal body having an inner side and an outer side, a first etching on the outer side of the distal body defining a distal cutting edge and a second etching on the outer side of the distal body extending along a portion of a length of the distal body to define relatively protruded and relatively recessed surfaces extending along a portion of the length of the distal body on the outer side thereof.

A knife configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps having curved jaw members and a method of manufacturing the same. The knife includes a distal body having an inner side and an outer side, a first etching on the outer side of the distal body defining a distal cutting edge and a second etching on the outer side of the distal body extending along a portion of a length of the distal body to define relatively protruded and relatively recessed surfaces extending along a portion of the length of the distal body on the outer side thereof.

An improved laser weld process control system and method are provided. The system and method include a machine vision camera to detect a deviation between a pre-programmed laser beam toolpath and a gap centerpoint between first and second parts being welded together. The first and second parts are secured to a rotatable fixture, and the system and method cause the rotatable fixture to rotate through a corrective angle to bring the gap centerpoint into alignment with the laser beam toolpath, optionally in real time during the application of laser beam energy. The system and method can also correct for a vertical misalignment of the laser focal point due to rotation of the fixture by adjusting the vertical separation of the laser unit relative to the fixture.

A method for preparing a super-hydrophobic aluminum alloy surface through flat-topped laser peening includes the following steps: pretreating an aluminum alloy surface; evenly coating the pretreated aluminum alloy surface with a nanoscale carbon powder layer; performing unconstrained peening treatment on the aluminum alloy surface using a square spot flat-topped nanosecond pulsed laser with the nanoscale carbon powder layer serving as an absorption layer, where beams are kept perpendicular to the aluminum alloy surface all the time; and removing residual carbon nanopowder after the peening, and reducing surface energy of the aluminum alloy material through low-temperature heat treatment, to obtain a super-hydrophobic aluminum alloy surface with micro-nano multiscale structures. According to the present disclosure, the carbon content near the surface layer of the aluminum alloy material is increased, and the hardness and wear resistance of the prepared hydrophobic surface can be effectively improved.

A method for preparing a super-hydrophobic aluminum alloy surface through flat-topped laser peening includes the following steps: pretreating an aluminum alloy surface; evenly coating the pretreated aluminum alloy surface with a nanoscale carbon powder layer; performing unconstrained peening treatment on the aluminum alloy surface using a square spot flat-topped nanosecond pulsed laser with the nanoscale carbon powder layer serving as an absorption layer, where beams are kept perpendicular to the aluminum alloy surface all the time; and removing residual carbon nanopowder after the peening, and reducing surface energy of the aluminum alloy material through low-temperature heat treatment, to obtain a super-hydrophobic aluminum alloy surface with micro-nano multiscale structures. According to the present disclosure, the carbon content near the surface layer of the aluminum alloy material is increased, and the hardness and wear resistance of the prepared hydrophobic surface can be effectively improved.

A method and apparatus are disclosed with a continuous straw forming process for spiral winding boron-coated foil into a rounded tube or cylinder with an overlap and tight contact between the spiral edges, and a welding process utilizing a high precision fiber laser to weld the spiral seem forming a straw tube.

A method and apparatus are disclosed with a continuous straw forming process for spiral winding boron-coated foil into a rounded tube or cylinder with an overlap and tight contact between the spiral edges, and a welding process utilizing a high precision fiber laser to weld the spiral seem forming a straw tube.

A laser machining robot system that simplifies programming of a scanner operation is provided. A laser machining robot system includes a robot controller that controls a robot that performs remote laser machining and a scanner controller that controls a scanner. The robot controller includes: a machining information input unit that inputs machining information; a G-code generation unit that generates a G-code program using the machining information; and a G-code communication unit that transmits the G-code program to the scanner controller. The scanner controller includes a scanner program processing unit that applies the G-code program as a scanner operation program for operating the scanner.

A laser machining robot system that simplifies programming of a scanner operation is provided. A laser machining robot system includes a robot controller that controls a robot that performs remote laser machining and a scanner controller that controls a scanner. The robot controller includes: a machining information input unit that inputs machining information; a G-code generation unit that generates a G-code program using the machining information; and a G-code communication unit that transmits the G-code program to the scanner controller. The scanner controller includes a scanner program processing unit that applies the G-code program as a scanner operation program for operating the scanner.

A laser machining device includes a laser oscillator for oscillating a laser beam to have a variable output according to a machining condition, an optical fiber for propagating the laser beam, a sensor for detecting an intensity of a light leaking from a cladding side face of the optical fiber and outputting a detection signal indicating that intensity, and an oscillation control unit for controlling an operation of that laser machining device based on the detection signal. The oscillation control unit compares a first threshold that is set in correspondence to that output with an intensity or an amount of light obtained from the detection signal, compares a second threshold that is set in correspondence to that output with an intensity or an amount of light obtained from the detection signal, and controls the operation of that laser machining device based on a result of comparing.