From Aerotech, Inc.
With the coronary stent industry once again on the rise, laser machining promises to help stent manufacturers meet the significant production challenges that remain. Laser-workstation motion components, controllers (software), and the lasers themselves have led to many recent advances, and are the focus of this article.
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Motion Controllers
Motion controllers range from simple linear controllers to complex, user-programmable modules that act as controllers within complex integrated multi-axis motion systems.
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