Development of a new system to produce high-grade microoptical components from inorganic glass in low piece numbers by means of a replicating hot embossing process with short cycle times.
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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 project aims at the development of an economical and environment-saving process for the molding of holographic masters, so called embossing holograms, and also of other micro or nano structured relief structures in metal surfaces.
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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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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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