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Laser Microjet technology
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Moreno, Pablo Synova, S.A., Ecublens, Switzerland.
Richerzhagen, Bernold Synova, S.A., Ecublens, Switzerland.
Last reviewed:2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB140370
The water-jet-guided laser processing technology, Laser Microjet®, combines the advantages of laser material processing with water-jet technology. The capability of water jets to guide light was used already in musical fountains in the Renaissance. The light was coordinated with music to perform shows and surprise spectators. In 1993, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Lausanne this principle was applied to material treatment, yielding a radical new process for industrial applications.
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