Novanta宣布收购德国激光扫描头公司ARGES

6月24日，德国慕尼黑光电展第一天正式上演，美国Novanta公司宣布签订协议收购德国ARGES公司。

Novanta的展位位于 A2.546，而 ARGES的展位位于A2.149。

ARGES

德国ARGES是一家从事高端激光扫描头的厂家，产品包括2D，3D扫描头，精密加工扫描头，定制化高端应用等。

Novanta

Novanta是一家全球领先的光电、激光产品解决方案供应商，设计、开发、制造、营销和销售精密光子和运动控制组件和子系统给全球医疗设备和先进工业技术市场的原始设备制造商。

德国ARGES公司成立于1993年，20多年来一直是激光领域的先锋，其产品广泛应用于工业和医疗领域。

Compact laser trepanning system for micro drilling and cutting

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

• 4D laser trepanning system with non-wearing air bearings and precision engineered components for high precision and repeatability
• Micro-drilling of cylindrical, positive or negative conicity holes with diameters of 30 µm – 1.5 mm
• Micro-cutting in combination with an XY table
• Compact all-in-one design with integrated control electronics
• User-friendly software interface
• Flexible options for integration into control systems and customized applications
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The Koala is a compact trepanning system for laser micromachining. It is designed for laser drilling of holes with either zero, positive or negative taper and with a diameter from 30 µm–1.5 mm. When used in conjunction with an XY table, the Koala can also be employed in high-precision cutting applications. The patented operating principle is based on air-bearing-supported, rotating optical elements that offer a high service life and reliability. These, combined with very accurate precision engineering, enable a high level of accuracy and repeatability to be attained.

The laser drilling head is available to suit all commercially available femto and ultrashort pulse laser sources in the wavelength ranges 515-532 nm and 1030-1064 nm. If required, it can also be operated with both wavelengths through the use of a suitable lens coating. The Koala laser drilling system contains the entire control electronics and is controlled via a user-friendly software interface. It can be integrated into a control system via the RS232 or USB port. A software DLL, which can be implemented in C# or C++ applications, is available for this purpose.

Thanks to its compact system design and ease of use, the Koala offers the optimal solution for simpler drilling and cutting applications that require a high level of precision and repeatability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

• Approved optical design (patent pending)
• Maintenance free air bearing concept for industrial demands
• High accuracy optical setting movements thanks to highly reliable ball screws
• Integrated controller concept for standard industrial communication and bus systems

APPLICATION EXAMPLES

• Drilling of micro holes with cylindrical, positive or negative bore hole geometry and hole diameters from 30 µm – 1.5 mm
• Cutting applications with a defined cutting width and taper angle by use of an additional XY-stage

APPLICATION FIELDS 

• Automotive industry
• Aviation and aerospace industry
• Electronics industry
• Watch industry
• Textile industry
• Medical technology

Product matrix

* depending on material and process parameters