Hard zirconia ceramic in its hot-isostatically pressed constitution can be machined precisely and reproducibly using ultrafast lasers. However, the pulse overlap turns out to be of significant influence on the resulting surface quality.
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The joint project 3DMikro aims to the integration of 3-D coordinate measurement equipment into high-precision machine tools. 
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK in Berlin examines the possibilities offered by laser technology for the machining of materials that are too hard to process by conventional metal-cutting or EDM applications.
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LaFT - The Laboratory for Manufacturing Technology at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, Germany deals with research in the fields of ...
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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and project leader, the DLR aviation and space institute, Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., support the project Holo-Impact that runs from May 1, 2006 until April 30, 2009.
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Miniaturization of components with tolerances within submicron range is a growing demand in medical and electronic industries as well as in sensing and monitoring devices for automotive, aero-space and manufacturing industries.
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