Laser application in the suction cups manufacturing industry I

Light is concentrated into a beam after the radiation is excited, producing an optical amplification effect. This beam, called a laser, is recognized as a high-energy beam, like an electron beam or an ion beam. The laser beam can carry a high amount of energy, which is released in space after release, and forms a high-density radiation of 104 to 1015 W∕ cm²after the bundling. In addition, the laser also has many advantages such as monochromaticity, directivity, and high brightness. With these advantages, it can be applied to all aspects of research, production and life.

The specific application fields of laser have been in the fields of national defense, industry, agriculture, medical, aerospace, precision machining and so on. Especially since the 1980s, due to the emergence and development of large-scale lasers, the application of laser technology in the industrial sector has been expanding, and more involved in high-tech. In the rubber suction cups manufacturing industry, although the application is not widely available, there have been successful use cases in the following three aspects.

Suction cups mold cleaning

Molds are indispensable in the production of many rubber suction cups. Due to the high number of applications and high frequency of use, and at the vulcanization temperature, the volatile matter in the compound and the release agent is continuously decomposed, leaving dirt on the surface of the mold (the source includes decomposition products, decomposition products and The product after the reaction of the metal surface, the moisture in the rubber compound, and the rust formed by the combination of the metal, etc.).

The mold scale not only affects the surface finish of the suction cup, but also reduces the suction capacity of the suction cup, and also affects the depth of the groove and the sharpness of the line, and even affects the outer edge size of the suction cup, resulting in over-tolerance and causing the suction cup to fail.

Principle of laser cleaning During laser cleaning, after the high-power beam is concentrated, it is irradiated onto the surface to be cleaned, and the light energy is instantaneously converted into heat energy, so that the object (the mold deposit deposited on the surface of the mold) is melted, vaporized, and heated. With the accompanying, it peels off from the surface of the mold to achieve the purpose of descaling.