Laser Shutters for Systems

 

Versatile, durable, and fail-safe shutter designs for laser applications

Laser systems often require blocking devices to prevent accidental exposure to lasers. Often used in safety applications, rotary solenoid laser shutters from Brandstrom Instruments can also redirect, filter, or attenuate laser light.

Our products include reflective finishes, innovative blade shapes, hall effect sensors, ND filters, and other features not found in off-the-shelf products. Rotating drive laser shutters used in commercial, scientific, medical, and defense laser applications, such as:

  • Neutral density (ND)/ optical density (OD) filter positioning

  • General laser safety

  • Laser surgery

  • Target acquisition

  • Fiber optics


Defense Application Spotlight: Future Laser System Programs

Future laser system programs such as Joint Effects Targeting Systems (JETS) require advanced engineering efforts to address laser shutter requirements. For example, precision GPS laser-guided munitions for various Army and Joint weapons engaged by JETS, the next-generation modular day/night all-weather laser target location system.

Our laser shutters provide advanced laser program designers with proven value-added features and low-risk technical approaches. Existing laser shutters ensure compliance or exceed critical system performance parameters. New products benefit from battlefield-proven performance, high reliability, and streamlined logistics support.

We can also provide innovative solutions for your products at Brandstrom Instruments. To discuss, kindly get in touch with us with your specific laser shutter application.

Laser Blocking Shutters

Our company designs custom miniature rotary solenoid assemblies for laser shutters, laser blocker shutters, ND filter actuators, and front surface mirror positioning. In addition, a rotary, electromechanical actuator provides inherent "fail-safe" operation for our Optical . Beam Shutters.

Conclusion

 

Laser shutter technology is vital in high-precision manufacturing processes such as laser cutting, 3D Printing, and micro-machining. By allowing for precise control of laser output, shutters enable manufacturers to achieve accurate and consistent results, increasing efficiency and reducing waste. While shutters pose several challenges, recent technological advancements have addressed many of these issues, making shutters more reliable and efficient. As the demand for high-precision manufacturing continues to grow, fast laser shutter technology will undoubtedly play a bigger and bigger part in satisfying this demand.

 

Since 1987, NM Laser Products, Inc. has been innovating laser shutter technology. They engineer and manufacture electromechanical laser shutters and controllers that meet OEMs' and researchers' production and integration challenges worldwide. In the 1980s, when reliable commercial shutter products for high-irradiance lasers were unavailable, NM Laser Products began developing new laser shutter technologies. Their first products were introduced in 1988.

 

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