New Scan Concept boosts Productivity

SCANLAB GmbH

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SCANLAB GmbH and ACS Motion Control Ltd. present a new powerful scan concept. The jointly developed syncAXIS control software enables simultaneous control of a 2D scan head and a 2D mechanical stage with two servo motors. The combined system substantially increases the image field size for wide-area marking, and in addition provides superior capabilities for cutting of glass, drilling of large PCBs and laser micro-machining.

Unlike tiled processing, this innovative laser processing system with an extended image field can significantly slash process times, thereby delivering enhanced productivity and cost reduction in manufacturing. Boosted productivity thanks to simultaneous motions Compared to conventional tiled laser processing, significant process advantages can be accrued by intelligently coupling and simultaneously controlling the scan system and an XY stage. In addition to avoidance of stitching errors, accuracy is substantially improved and throughput is increased by up to 40%.

"Numerous test runs by our application experts impressively demonstrate practicality of the new scan concept. In every case, significant process advantages were confirmed when compared to tiling – whether for marking large circular shapes with text, circular shapes in a matrix, diamond patterns or multiple bore holes," reports SCANLAB CTO Norbert Petschik on the successful collaboration. "Even special test patterns for checking the impact of vibrations due to the XY stage's high dynamics revealed no residual effects".

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