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Laser-assisted Mechanical Micromachining

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Mechanical micro-cutting methods such as micro-grooving, micro-turning, and micro-milling are emerging as viable alternatives to lithography based micromachining for applications in optics, semiconductors and micro moulding. However, certain factors limit the range of workpiece materials that can be processed using these methods. For difficult-to-machine materials such as mould and die steels and sintered ceramics, limited cutting tool and machine stiffness and/or strength pose significant barriers to the efficient use of mechanical micromachining methods. In addition, when cutting at the microscale, the effect of tool/machine deflection on the dimensional accuracy of the machined feature can be pronounced. This chapter describes a novel hybrid mechanical micromachining process called Laser-Assisted Mechanical Micromachining, or LAMM, that is designed to overcome the aforementioned limitations of mechanical micro-cutting methods. The chapter describes the basic idea behind LAMM and the development of a LAMM-based prototype system for micro-grooving, experimental characterisation and modelling of the laser assisted microgrooving process, and concludes with a discussion of future directions of this technology.

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Singh, R.K., Melkote, S.N. (2008). Laser-assisted Mechanical Micromachining. In: Wang, L., Xi, J. (eds) Smart Devices and Machines for Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-147-3_14

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