Blueacre Technology - Mechanical Applications

Mechanical Device Fabrication Blueacre Technology has experience with laser micromachining of mechanical parts for biomedical and MEMs systems Feature sizes of 20 microns are easily achievable while smaller feature sizes (down to 1 micron) can be obtained using specialised processes
	Polymer (PEEK) mechanical parts beside 5 cent coin for scale Smallest part at left is 1mm diameter micro turbine Material thickness 250 micron

	1mm diameter micro turbine machined from 0.250 micron PEEK

	Spring parts cut from 25 micron (0.025mm) Stainless Steel foil.

	5mm x 5mm stencil laser cut from polymer sheet

	Filter plates laser cut from 25 micron PTFE coated Stainless Steel Hole size - 25 microns

	Stainless Steel rod laser welded into 32 guage Stainless Steel tube

	200 micron wide slots cut in 1mm diameter PEEK polymer tube Slot widths down to 20 microns are achievable

	Range of processes including slotting, drilling and spiral cutting are demonstrated in 1mm diameter PEEK polymer tubing

	300 micron high Lot number laser-etched on sidewall of 400 micron diameter Nitonol wire

	Micro flowmeter design for 2.5mm diameter turbine