Fig. 1: StarFemto - latest ultrashort-pulse laser technology
Fig. 2: MPS - the versatile modular laser system for welding and cutting
Fig. 3: StarCut Tube - the market leader in welding medical implants and stents
Fig. 4: EasyMark: compact desktop laser marking system
Fig. 5: Performance - the benchmark in manual welding laser systems
Fig. 6: CombiLine Cube - the efficient solution for manual and automated laser marking
Fiber lasers and ultrashort-pulsed lasers take center stage at ROFIN's 2012 MEDTEC appearance (hall 6, booth 6329). Pioneering femtosecond laser applications in medical device industry, the laser manufacturer installed the first femto cutting systems for stents and other implants several years ago. Since then, comprehensive application know-how with ultrashort-pulsed lasers in the medical device area has been accumulated.
Excellently positioned in ultrashort-pulsed laser material
processing with femto- and picosecond lasers
Femtosecond lasers are steadily capturing new application
areas in medical device manufacturing. Like burr-free
cutting of filigree implants, made of NiTi shape memory
alloys with wall-thicknesses of only a few microns, which
wouldn't withstand mechanical post-processing. Or cold
cutting of bio-absorbable implants made of PLA/PLGA, which
cannot be processed with classical lasers. With StarFemto
and StarPico ROFIN offers reliable ultrashort-pulsed laser
sources with sufficient power for industrial manufacturing,
providing an optimum solution for any application.
Fiber lasers for cutting Nitinol up to 1mm thickness
When it comes to classical fiber laser sources for material
processing ROFIN sets the standard again. The StarFiber OEM
series offers outstanding slew rates and thus significantly
higher pulse peak power for a given pulse energy, compared
to competitors. This immediately pays off with sharper
cutting edges and smoother cutting surfaces - especially
when cutting thicker material. With an average power from
100 to 400 W and remarkable high pulse frequencies of up to
170 kHz, the StarFiber OEM sources cover a wide range of
cutting and structuring applications.
MPS - versatile, medium-sized laser workstation
The MPS (Modular Processing System) is a versatile, modular
laser workstation for a comprehensive range of automated
material processing applications. The all-in-one system
integrates laser sources, high precision axis modules and
control units in a compact housing to customer-tailored and
cost-effective solutions for cutting, welding, drilling or
structuring. Equipped with fiber and ultrashort-pulsed
sources by ROFIN, the MPS is realizes customer-tailored and
cost-effective solutions for cutting, welding, drilling or
structuring in medical device manufacturing.
StarCut Tube - the tube cutting standard
StarCut Tube is the market-leading high-precision laser
system for fully-automated cutting of implants or other
precision parts, made from circular or oval tubes.
Individually equipped with StarFemto, StarFiber or StarCut
laser sources, the system realizes contour accuracies
better +/- 5