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Date Announced: 20 Jan 2012
UK firm's optical components are suitable for CO2, Er:YAG and HeNe lasers.
Laser Beam Products (LBP), the UK’s largest manufacturer of infra red mirrors, has seen steady growth in orders from customers in the dental and medical laser field. “We’ve noticed a marked increase in sales in this sector,” comments Mark Wilkinson, Managing Director. “We believe it is an important market for us as the demand for aesthetic laser treatments increases. Our range of gold-coated solid metal mirrors is ideal for dental and medical applications and we already have several well-established customers in this sector.”
Mark believes that LBP’s metal mirrors with electroplated gold coating offer the perfect solution to dental and medical customers because they have such high laser damage resistance. “Our mirrors are well-proven with high power CO2, Er:YAG and fibre lasers,” explains Mark. “Our electroplated gold coating can be used with high power pulsed and CW lasers from 1-20 microns wavelength.”
Another benefit for customers is that one mirror can be used with multiple wavelengths including visible light – the gold coating is 90%+ reflective in the visible and 99% reflective in the infra red. This means the mirrors can be used with a variety of laser sources including CO2 Er:YAG and HeNe/green diodes.
These mirrors are also extremely durable with long operating lifetimes. The mirrors don’t break or crack; they are already used by many customers in high power metal cutting and welding applications because of their ability to perform for long periods in often dirty and dusty conditions.
Because the mirrors are made of solid metal, LBP are able integrate any number of additional design features in to the mirror, eliminating the need for customers to buy mirrors and mounts, adjusters etc separately. This speeds up and simplifies alignment during assembly and replacement ensuring greater consistency.
Mark explains “Over the years we have produced a whole range of custom-designed metal mirrors integrating features such as through-holes, grooves and alignment dowels. We’ve also made mirrors as small as 5mm diameter, 1mm thick.”
Mark is also proud of their reputation for excellent customer service and value for money. “Because of our unique manufacturing methods we can offer great prices for small volume prototypes as well as high volume production parts,” he tells us. “We also guarantee to meet our customers shipping dates, and our parts are subject to rigorous inspection and packing procedures to ensure they arrive in perfect condition every time.”
For more information on mirrors for medical and dental lasers you can download a pdf from the Laser Beam Products website, www.lbp.co.uk/Documents/Medical_Dental.pdf
Source: Laser Beam Products
E-mail: sales@lbp.co.uk
Web Site: www.lbp.co.uk
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