LASER DRILLING DRILLOPTIMIZER FOR GALVO SCANNER SYSTEMS
Time：30 May,2025
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20250603/1748942824468056.png" title="1748942824468056.png" alt="3.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Aerotech Inc. a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based supplier of precision motion control and automation, released its DrillOptimizer, an advanced AeroScriptPlus feature for galvo scanner systems. Designed for equipment manufacturers using laser drilling with high-dynamic point-to-point motion, DrillOptimizer tackles the complex challenge of optimizing step and settle motion for thousands to millions of hole locations, minimizing overall drilling cycle time and maximizing galvo scanner hardware performance.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“Optimizing high-dynamic point-to-point motion for laser drilling applications with varying hole distances has long been a demanding task,” says Aerotech Product Manager Bryan Germann. “We created DrillOptimizer so our customers can save development time and increase throughput without sacrificing on precision.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">DrillOptimizer works in two key ways:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">● Motion Sequence Optimization: DrillOptimizer intelligently determines the most efficient path through a pattern of holes, whether within a single scanner field of view (FOV) or when combined with a servo stage system using Infinite Field of View (IFOV). This path optimization directly minimizes the overall cycle time by ensuring the shortest travel distance for the scanner.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">● Step and Settle Optimization: DrillOptimizer enables optimal controller parameters to be used for any specific step distance without the scanner leaving the user-defined settle window. By identifying the ideal parameters for each move based on the user-specified settle window and laser-on time, settling move delays are eliminated – allowing the laser to fire with zero delay if the scanner remains within the settle window.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Key benefits include:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Minimized cycle time through optimized motion paths</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Maximized galvo scanner hardware performance for every move</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Elimination of move delay for laser firing</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Guaranteed precision even for large-scale processing</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Rapid process development with an intuitive Windows user interface</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Seamless integration into custom machine HMIs via a .NET DLL</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Production-scale performance with minimal setup</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Compatibility with Aerotech’s AGV galvo laser scan head products (AGV-HPO and AGV-XPO)</span></p><p><br/></p>
