Patent ID: 8101883
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: B23K,H05K

Abstract:
1. A laser-based material processing system, the system comprising: a workpiece support; a positioning assembly over at least a portion of the workpiece support; a laser; a laser beam director carried by the positioning assembly to direct a beam generated by the laser toward the workpiece support; a dispensing unit carried by the positioning assembly to discharge a material toward the workpiece support, wherein the material comprises ink; and a controller operably coupled to the positioning assembly, the laser beam director, and the dispensing unit, wherein the controller is configured to move the laser beam director and the dispensing unit relative to the workpiece support, and wherein (a) the beam is directed toward a first position of the workpiece support, and (b) the dispensing unit discharges material toward the first position of the workpiece support, and further wherein the beam controller is configured to direct the beam such that the beam is not directed toward the workpiece support simultaneous with the dispensing unit discharging material toward the workpiece support.