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IPG Photonics’ IX-280-ML

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Company & Product Overview IX-280-ML

IPG Photonics is the world leader in high power fiber

lasers and amplifiers. Founded in 1990, IPG pioneered the

development and commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers

for use in a wide range of venues such as materials processing,

medical, scientific and other advanced applications. Fiber lasers

have revolutionized the industry by delivering superior

performance, reliability and usability at a lower cost of ownership

compared with conventional lasers, allowing end users to increase

productivity and decrease operating costs. IPG is headquartered in

Oxford, MA with additional facilities throughout the world.

The IX-280-ML is a high-precision

laser processing system that maximizes flexibility by

supporting two lasers and beam delivery systems in a

single workstation. The lasers may have independent

beam delivery systems or be configured to have a

coincident delivery point for advanced parts processing.

Applications include R&D, where equipment flexibility is

essential and production processing of parts requiring

both very fine micromachining and

thicker-material machining.

The IX-280-ML lasers and their associated beam delivery systems can be optimized for both tasks, with shared

workstation elements for part positioning, control and automation delivering highly precise machining of

a vast array of materials. For more information about the IX-280-ML,

please contact sales.ipgm@ipgphotonics.com or call 603.518.3200.

IX-280-ML System Overview

IPG Photonics World Headquarters Oxford, MA USA

Leader in Innovation High Speed Sapphire Cutting • Display covers, Lens Covers and Cut-outs for Handheld Devices • Fast Laser Cutting and Fine Feature Beveling

Typical Applications IX-280-ML

Selective Material Removal • Patterning, Stripping and Selective Opening of Polymers such as Parylene

High-Speed Drilling of Ceramics • Device Packaging and Interposer Applications requiring holes

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Company & Product Overview IX-280-ML

IPG Photonics is the world leader in high power fiber

lasers and amplifiers. Founded in 1990, IPG pioneered the

development and commercialization of optical fiber-based lasers

for use in a wide range of venues such as materials processing,

medical, scientific and other advanced applications. Fiber lasers

have revolutionized the industry by delivering superior

performance, reliability and usability at a lower cost of ownership

compared with conventional lasers, allowing end users to increase

productivity and decrease operating costs. IPG is headquartered in

Oxford, MA with additional facilities throughout the world.

The IX-280-ML is a high-precision

laser processing system that maximizes flexibility by

supporting two lasers and beam delivery systems in a

single workstation. The lasers may have independent

beam delivery systems or be configured to have a

coincident delivery point for advanced parts processing.

Applications include R&D, where equipment flexibility is

essential and production processing of parts requiring

both very fine micromachining and

thicker-material machining.

The IX-280-ML lasers and their associated beam delivery systems can be optimized for both tasks, with shared

workstation elements for part positioning, control and automation delivering highly precise machining of

a vast array of materials. For more information about the IX-280-ML,

please contact sales.ipgm@ipgphotonics.com or call 603.518.3200.

IX-280-ML System Overview

IPG Photonics World Headquarters Oxford, MA USA

Leader in Innovation High Speed Sapphire Cutting • Display covers, Lens Covers and Cut-outs for Handheld Devices • Fast Laser Cutting and Fine Feature Beveling

Typical Applications IX-280-ML

Selective Material Removal • Patterning, Stripping and Selective Opening of Polymers such as Parylene

High-Speed Drilling of Ceramics • Device Packaging and Interposer Applications requiring holes

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Fiber Laser Options Configur ing the IX-280-ML

Beam Delivery Options Three beam delivery alternatives (below) are available for the IX-280-ML, each with a number of

user-selectable options. Although numerous combinations of laser type and beam delivery systems

are possible, most customers select a thermal cutting/drilling head for the thicker material

processing and either a fixed or scanning beam delivery for the “finer” or higher-precision work.

For many applications it is desirable to have a separate beam

delivery system for each laser, however, for advanced

processing, IPG offers a dual-beam delivery option that brings

both laser sources to the same focal point. The resulting ability

to have two laser beams with different wavelength or energy

characteristics, illuminating the part either simultaneously, or in

a programmed sequence, enables many unique light-material

interactions to be achieved.

Please contact IPG with specific application requirements and/or refer to

individual datasheets for full laser specifications; contact

sales.ipgm@ipgphotonics.com or call 603.518.3200.

The IX-280-ML can be configured with virtually any laser compatible

with micromachining and is most typically supplied with the following:

• IR QCW Lasers for Cutting and Drilling Thicker Materials

including Sapphire, Silicon and Ceramics

• IR, Visible or UV Pulsed Lasers for Patterning

and Micromachining

• UV lasers for Patterning and Machining Polymers

IPG’s laser options allow customers to select based on pulse energy,

emission wavelength and laser power. Cominations of high pulse

energy, high power QCW lasers for thicker material cutting and

drilling, paired with either a short-pulse or short-wavelength laser

for fine machining work are the most popular selections.

IPG’s Micro Cutting Head

Thermal Processing Head Ceramics, Sapphire, Metals

Galvanometer Scanner Machining Complex Shapes with

Example of Dual-beam Delivery

Example of Placement Accuracy

A ceramic microelectronic part was machined with

~ 26,000 features over a period of 8 hours.

To assess overall placement accuracy and tool stability, the

Diametric True Position of ~2,600 holes was measured and

found to be less than 3.1 microns.

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Precision micromachining requires a highly accurate and repeatable part

positioning system. The IX-280-ML’s foundation is a table and bridge assembly

made of high-density granite that provides mechanical and thermal stability

necessary for accurate fine-feature machining.

Laser sources, their associated beam delivery systems and a stacked

X-Y-Z-Theta stage system mount to the granite base to minimize positional

uncertainty and drift. Once a part is mounted on the chuck, the extended

travel stages position the part under each beam as required, avoiding the

repositioning errors and loading times that are incurred on traditional

single-beam units.

While high levels of positioning accuracy are important for some applications,

others processes are more concerned with controlling costs. The IX-280-ML

offers customers a choice of part-positioning options, allowing the system to be appropriately configured for the task. These selections

include standard and high-precision X-Y stages, mapping correction, manual or motorized, standard and high-precision Z-theta stages

and analogue or digital galvanometers.

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Fiber Laser Options Configur ing the IX-280-ML

Beam Delivery Options Three beam delivery alternatives (below) are available for the IX-280-ML, each with a number of

user-selectable options. Although numerous combinations of laser type and beam delivery systems

are possible, most customers select a thermal cutting/drilling head for the thicker material

processing and either a fixed or scanning beam delivery for the “finer” or higher-precision work.

For many applications it is desirable to have a separate beam

delivery system for each laser, however, for advanced

processing, IPG offers a dual-beam delivery option that brings

both laser sources to the same focal point. The resulting ability

to have two laser beams with different wavelength or energy

characteristics, illuminating the part either simultaneously, or in

a programmed sequence, enables many unique light-material

interactions to be achieved.

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