Laser drilling's everyday technology at GE

General Electric's Aircraft Engines Division is using lasers for accurate, fast, and flexible holemaking. The company uses A Huffmann Corp HP-75L system using Coherent General Nd:YAG lasers to drill venting holes in jet engine airfoils. The laser drilling cell is part of a larger system which includes automated anti-scarfing wax injection; drilling; deburring; and inspection and decapsulation. The entire process is controlled by a Digital Equipment Corp VAX 11-785 computer.
Laser Drilling's Everyday Technology at GE What holemaking process is high volume, fast, accurate, flexible, and cost effective? At GE Aircraft Engines Division, the answer's laser drilling, with a little [...]