Laser Services

Micron Laser Technology provides a number of laser services and part manufacturing services. MLT’s advanced laser material processing techniques have been derived from our customers’ own unique part specifications and manufacturing challenges. With principles of material science combined with decades of laser process analysis, our laser services enable product innovation and manufacturability.

Laser Cutting

Laser cutting services provide a cost effective method for routing simple to complicated shapes in most any metal or plastic without specialized dies or molding costs. Without tooling, lead times are shortened with superior, non-contact cutting quality that does not degrade like traditional tooling wear. Routing includes depaneling processes that excise arrays of parts from a larger sheet or panel. Kiss-cutting is a form of limited depth routing that leaves a backing material or liner intact for ease of handling or application (i.e. sticker).

Laser Drilling

Laser drilling services provide high-speed drilling of unlimited materials sets with accuracy and precision unmatched by mechanical drill centers. The smallest mechanical drill bits are limited in diameters with the disadvantages of wear, breakage, and drill walk. Laser drilled hole are achievable below 25um in diameter and will not walk or skew off target over drill depth.

Laser Skiving

Laser skiving services provide a means to remove layers or controlled depth of a material. MLT skiving processes are designed to balance process time (cost) with quality. Energy control is critical to preserving part visual aesthetics and functional reliablity. Improper energy control can result in unwanted annealing or embrittlement in some materials while delaminating bonds (CTE mis-match) or generating micro-cracking in others that fails over time.

PCB Laser Processing

Manufacturing of printed circuit boards incorporate a number of laser produced operations that advance product design. MLT PCB laser services include rigid and flex circuit microvia drilling, part excising, cavity formation, coverlay skiving and routing, ZIF connector close tolerance routing, selective soldermask or squeeze-out removal, and much more. Active components or populated finished PCB laser processes are capable with integrated ESD standard practices.

Laser Micromachining

When products or fabrication requires micron level feature sizes, tolerances, or controlled material removal, MLT laser micromachining services deliver. MLT has experience processing materials and products that have advanced micromachining in solar panels, biomedical components, electronics, fuel cells, and more.

Laser Prototyping

Prototypes are a physical representation of innovation. Prototypes communicate the limits of your design’s form, fit, and function. In many cases, prototypes take more than just laser manufacturing processes to complete. MLT has partner companies to support other specialized fabrication processes to provide a turn-key solution.