{"title":"Scaling up laser polishing using a polygon scanner","authors":"Linda Pabst, Robby Ebert, André Streek","doi":"10.1002/phvs.202400018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Surface roughness has a significant influence on the performance and appearance of components. By combining a boost laser with ultrafast beam deflection using a polygon scanner, very high processing speeds can be achieved. A 65 % improvement in surface roughness has been achieved on stainless steel, with <i>S</i><sub>a</sub> < 0.1 μm, while the gloss has increased from 130 to 366 GU. As a result, the previously matt surface became reflective, improving the appearance of the material. A real area rate of 156 cm<sup>2</sup>/s was achieved, comparable with industrial process times.</p>","PeriodicalId":101021,"journal":{"name":"PhotonicsViews","volume":"21 3","pages":"42-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/phvs.202400018","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"PhotonicsViews","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phvs.202400018","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Surface roughness has a significant influence on the performance and appearance of components. By combining a boost laser with ultrafast beam deflection using a polygon scanner, very high processing speeds can be achieved. A 65 % improvement in surface roughness has been achieved on stainless steel, with Sa < 0.1 μm, while the gloss has increased from 130 to 366 GU. As a result, the previously matt surface became reflective, improving the appearance of the material. A real area rate of 156 cm2/s was achieved, comparable with industrial process times.