Investor Relations Contact Us International Websites Company Products Applications Materials Processing and Industrial Applications Coherent manufactures an expansive portfolio of lasers that serve a wide range of materials processing and industrial applications, and are used to process an abundance of materials from metal, plastics, and fabrics to organics like diamond, glass, paper and wood. BROCHURE: Lasers for Materials Processing A Straightforward Approach to Understanding Materials Processing This basic introduction provides information on laser processing that is relevant for every materials processing situation. Read More. Find the Laser Solution that Fits your Application Needs. Search Applications Notes Search by material and/or process. -- SELECT MATERIAL -- Ceramic Composite Diamond Fabric and Leather Glass Metal Paper Plastic Semiconductor Wood and Derivatives -- SELECT PROCESS -- Ablation-Material Removal Cladding Cutting and Scribing Drilling Heat Treating Marking and Engraving Sub-Surface Modification Surface Modification Welding and Soldering View All Application Notes Any Material – Any Process Since its inception in 1966, Coherent has been at the forefront of Materials Processing applications. Beginning with its first product, the CO2 laser, Coherent serves a wide variety of industrial applications with the broadest laser portfolio in the market – from CO2 to Fiber lasers and everything in between, with power levels ranging from a few mWs up to multiple kWs, pulse widths from femtosecond to continuous wave (CW), and laser wavelengths from 193 nm to 10.6 µm. Our vast portfolio can be reviewed by downloading our Lasers for Materials Processing brochure from the link above. In the Materials Processing market, Coherent focuses on laser cutting and converting, laser welding, marking & engraving, surface treatment and rapid prototyping applications. Cutting Welding Converting Marking & Engraving Surface Treatment Prototyping Composite Materials Laser cutting is a mature industrial process with high flexibility, non-contact and stress free processes that produce finished parts right from the tool. Laser cutting is very precise, with excellent dimensional stability, very small heat affected zone, and narrow cut kerfs. Various technologies are used depending on the type of material to be cut. In our descriptions below, we differentiate between metal cutting and non-metal cutting. Typical metals include stainless steels, mild (carbon) steels, aluminum, brass and copper. Non-metals include plastics, ceramics, fiber reinforced materials, and organics such as leather, fabric, paper, wood and others. Metal Cutting Non-Metal Cutting (COHR) 63.87 6/5/2015 4:00pm EST California Transparency in Supply Chains Act Disclosure Terms and Conditions of Sales RSS Feeds Legal Notice Coherent Privacy Statement Coherent@Home Site Map © Copyright Coherent, Inc. 2015 All Rights Reserved . WARNING: Be aware of job search related scams. Cyber scammers have been posting fraudulent job openings for Coherent on several internet job sites. These positions include acting as "Regional Representatives." These scammers ask job applicants to wire money to individuals in foreign countries. DO NOT DO SO. Coherent does not ask job applicants to wire money to anyone. If you are either the victim of this scammer or if you have received a request to send money to anyone in connection with a Coherent job, please file a formal complaint at www.IC3.gov, which is the website maintained by the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership of the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center, and Bureau of Justice Assistance.