ENGINEERED BY CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGYPRECESSION ELEPHANT III

SCAN HEAD FOR HIGH-PRECISION DRILLINGAND CUTTING
Novanta develops photonics solutions through our globally
recognized brands— ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantumand Synrad— specializing in cutting-edge components and subsystems for laser-based diagnostic, analytical, micromachining andfine material processing applications. Powerful lasers, coupled withadvanced beam steering and intelligent sub-systems incorporating
software and controls, deliver extreme precision and performance,
tailored to our customers’ demanding applications.

PRECESSION SCANNING
The next generation Precession Elephant is designed for
highprecision laser drilling, cutting and micromachining applications.
Built for durability and performance, the Precession Elephant series
are used in 24/7 production facilities around the world.
The Precession Elephant III or PE III scan head offers maximum
flexibility for the drilling and cutting of complex geometries ofvarious taper angles and shapes, and allow the production of
perfectly round, elliptical, square or custom-shaped micro-holes.
This next generation scan head is available for green infraredwavelength ranges.
PE III can be used with all major ultra-short pulsed laser sources
available on the market today. In addition, the new PE III makes it
possible to monitor the laser process and the laser beam properties
during production. This new scan head offers improved power
handling capabilities, ease of setup and alignment, as well asadditional functionalities for a 24/7 production. The unit comes
pre-adjusted to simplify the sub-system setup and calibration of thepolarization, and minimize downtimes for the end-user.

TAILORED ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES
Through our highly specialized expertise and resources we canprovide tailored solutions for your application needs. With a large
selection of different laser sources, scan heads and handling systems
to choose from, we can develop laser processes that are perfectly
tailored to a wide variety of customer-specific products, components
and materials.
•Sub-systems that include laser and beam path•

Customer-specific software extensions•Laser process development•

Sample production

Micromachining

Micro-drilling

PRECESSION ELEPHANT IIISpecifications

PE III
5 axesNumber of Axes

X Y Z coordinates

Two beam inclination angles
Wavelength
Focal Length of Objective Lens
Precession Frequency
Maximum Pulse Energy / Shortest Pulse LengthCooling

515 - 540 nm (VIS)
1020 – 1080 nm (NIR)
60 mm
300-650 Hz (18000-39000 rpm)
VIS: 250 µJ @ 250 fs
IR: 500 µJ @ 250 fs
Water

Purge Gas (Head / Lens)

Nitrogen / Any

Polarization (Input / Output)

Linear / Circular

Cameras - Alignment (2)Camera - Visual

Industrial cameras with e2v 1.3 megapixel CMOS sensor
Progressive scan 4.92 megapixel, 4:3 aspect ratio

PROCESS CONTROL OPTIONSPE III• Through-the-lens vision module with built-in illumination• Polarization control for best-in-class processing results• Two alignment cameras for beam adjustment• Automatic beam position calibration• Available as scan head
• Available as scan head with matched laser and beam path
• Stationary or moveable mounting

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PRECESSION ELEPHANT III

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43110,2Beam Output

549

2x M6x1 - 6,5 deep

2x 6,02H7 - 6 deep

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34,925125381,10512254040,92x 4H7 - 6 deep
4x M5x0.8

4x M4x0.7

Beam input

TITLE:PE III - 515 nm - watercooled

DRAWING-NUMBER:WEIGHT:

DRAWN
25.05.2022
Dombrowski

NOVANTA EUROPE GMBH,WERK 4, 92442 WACKERSDORF

PROTECTIVE NOTE

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SHEET:

1/1

SCALE:

1:1

SIZE: A3

FIRST ANGLE

Notes:All angles are in optical degrees, unless otherwise noted. Dimensions are in millimiters. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

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