Medical

TTL and CadVision vision system in laser marking of surgical instrumentation: manual centering, self-centering, and stitching on variable parts.

The evolution of medical devices toward increasingly complex geometries requires more versatile and precise laser technologies. Femtosecond laser research shows promising results for nanoscale processing, opening up application possibilities unthinkable today with conventional technologies.

Laser texturing today represents the most technically mature solution for controlled surface preparation of implantable components intended for adhesive applications.

The choice of UV laser-typically at 355 nm wavelength-for marking transparent aligners is not arbitrary: it derives from a combination of optical, photochemical, and thermal properties that no other laser source offers comparably on this specific substrate.

Permanent laser marking for dental medical devices has gone through a decade-long transition from a specialized technology to a system requirement. The MDR/UDI requirement has accelerated this convergence, but the underlying technical reason is deeper: no alternative technology simultaneously guarantees permanence, biocompatibility, geometric accuracy, and process traceability at the level required by modern clinical practice.