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Five-Axis CNC Laser Drilling Machine

This vertical Nd:YAG laser drilling machine for 12'' cube parts (300 × 300 × 300 mm in X, Y, Z), the model VLD-300, was developed by Mitsui Seiki (Franklin Lakes, NJ) in collaboration with several aerospace engine component manufacturers who expressed a need for a higher-speed, more accurate laser-drilling machine than was currently available.

It's common for some workpieces, primarily jet engine high-temperature-alloy parts, to require about 3000 smalldiam cooling-airflow holes-each at a different angle-to be drilled in a noncontact manner. Laser drilling is often the best option for speed, and to minimize material stress. Inconel, Waspalloy, Hastalloy, and nickel-based titanium alloys ...

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