By Accumet Engineering Corporation
There are several different ways to cut absorber materials. Among those methods are laser-cutting and die-cutting. Laser-cutting offers the following benefits: - Laser-cutting does not require any tooling; this reduces your costs. - Laser-cutting reduces material cost by prioritizing part orientation and therefore maximizes use of the available material. - Laser-cutting is consistently reliable because each laser-cut during a run references the same electronic file. - Laser-cutting has tighter, more repeatable tolerances than die-cutting can achieve. Our process begins with calling upon our expertise to review and validate absorber materials for lasering manufacturability and performance. We routinely manage small, prototype qualification runs through to high-volume, high-quality production runs. We pride ourselves on staying at the forefront of microwave absorber technology. We have acquired deep microwave absorber technology expertise over the years and rely upon this experience when laser machining a variety of different materials. We understand the way different materials react to the lasering process and we can share this information with our clients to help overcome the unique design challenges our customers face. Accumet has 28 different automated laser systems operating on the manufacturing floor. We have the right equipment for the job and can accommodate flexible production run sizes and short lead times.We routinely laser ECCOSORB® material, silicone rubber, pressboard kits, or any other material used in common RF assemblies with or without adhesive.
