Jenoptik opens application in laser material processing

Jenoptik’s lasers and material processing division has won its first orders for laser processing systems used in the manufacture of energy saving high-tech glass.

The company will be supplying American plants in a bid to establish another growth area for lasers and material processing.  

High-tech glass is used for the manufacture of so-called ‘smart windows’, which can be electronically adjusted to external lighting conditions. It consists of a number of extremely thin films, which are applied onto the glass.

After each application, the films, which are a few micrometers thin, are structured with high precision. A specially adapted technology is deployed for each structuring process. Jenoptik laser technology is also used for laser edge deletion and, in parts, for cutting to finished size.