When it comes to laborious, monotonous tasks that are typically performed by hand, the polishing of hard materials has got to rank right near the top. Although a really lustrous shine may still ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new technique for complete cleaning of the inner capsule by laser-generated pulses may reduce capsular opacity ...

As shown in the above figure, energy beam-based direct and assisted polishing technologies utilize lasers, ion beams, or plasma to ablate, impact, or modify the diamond surface, thereby reducing ...

At present, components used in areas such as tool and die making generally have to be painstakingly polished by hand -- but a recently developed automated process could soon offer a much faster ...

Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they cannot ...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Germany have helped develop a machine tool that can polish both simple and complex surfaces using laser beams. The machine is ...

Apple has invented a method for carrying out a “laser polishing” technique which could be used to help create future ceramic iPhones. The company’s patent application covers an industrial process ...

The optical industry “almost completely relies on mechanical processes in its process chains,” So says laser and photonics research center Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT). This, ...

Laser processing of fused silica has emerged as a pivotal technology in modern optics manufacturing and precision engineering. The inherent properties of fused silica – including high durability, low ...

The optical industry almost completely relies on mechanical processes in its process chains. This, however, could soon change. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen is pushing ...

This release is available in German. Millimeter by millimeter, the polisher uses grinding stones and polishing pastes to polish the surface of a metal mold, working at a rate of some ten minutes per ...