PIXIE is a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and is developing a patented planar galvanometer scanner (PGS) for laser material processing. The technology combines mirrors and a Lorentz force drive in a highly integrated, compact rotor unit, thereby directing laser beams across workpieces significantly faster, more easily, and more precisely than conventional scanners—in applications where the size and inertia of today’s systems hinder the parallelization of high-power laser processes. This opens up new applications for scaling industrial laser processes, such as in additive manufacturing and micro-machining, where throughput and precision are critical. PIXIE thus offers a solution for more compact, faster laser optics—a key to more productive high-power laser manufacturing.
