Laser Seal De-Gating

InvotecCase Study, Machine Vision Systems, Micro Laser Processing

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The Challenge One medical device manufacturer had a seal product that needed to be trimmed from its mold sprues. Unfortunately these seals did not hold their shape, were extremely pliable, and required tight tolerance cuts to make an acceptable assembly. The trimming process could not pull, stretch, or tear the material before cutting each gate free with no burrs. The Solution Invotec designed and built a system that uses a laser cutting method to accomplish this task. The system works … Read More