Fonon Highlights Its Titan FX Laser Cutting Systems for Applications in the Defense Industry

ORLANDO, Fla., March 22, 2024Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its laser cutting technologies for manufacturing in the defense industry.

Fonon is proud to serve manufacturers in the defense industry by offering its precision metal cutting solution, the Titan FX Laser Cutting System. The Titan FX is a flatbed multipurpose fiber laser cutting system available in several sizes that offers a high-performance, cost-effective way to cut metals, including highly reflective metals.

The defense industry uses highly reflective metals across a multitude of applications, from transport and ballistics to protective gear components. Among the common metals used in military applications are titanium, aluminum, stainless steel and nickel.

Titanium alloys are used for structural components and protective panels on armored vehicles, aircraft engines, pressure tanks and missiles for their exceptional strength, light weight, anticorrosive properties and high impact resistance. Meanwhile, titanium has significant reflectivity in the infrared spectrum, which may make it a tough material to process with a laser.

Using laser cutting in manufacturing components made of highly reflective metals, which reflect most of the light rather than absorb it, presents certain challenges. Fonon offers an effective solution for this problem. Titanium is among the multitude of metals and materials that the Titan laser cutting series can process seamlessly.

Fonon’s Titan systems incorporate a back-reflection isolator that protects the source from the light reflected from the workpiece. Standout features of the Titan FX are the CleanCut technology, which leads to a smaller heat-affected zone for minimized material property alteration around the cut area; an advanced direct drive motion control platform for smoother motion and reduced vibration; and low power consumption for its class of industrial laser cutters.

Titan FX requires no optical system alignment or laser delivery system maintenance. It comes with software-controlled mechanical geometry alignment, eliminating special installation requirements. It’s a fully enclosed Class I laser, meaning no harmful radiation can escape the enclosure of the laser system.

Due to its ability to cut metals, including highly reflective metals, the Titan FX can also be used in naval applications, such as for processing marine-grade aluminum and copper alloys. It can also be used in aircraft and rocket production because of its ability to effectively work with lightweight specialty metal components. The Titan FX systems are operator and regulation friendly while guaranteeing operational excellence.

For more information about Fonon’s laser-cutting technology, please visit https://www.fonon.com.

About Fonon Corporation
Fonon Corporation is a diversified industrial laser equipment company with a continuously growing umbrella of building-block technologies supported by patents, licenses, next-generation hardware and proprietary metal processing Intellectual Property (IP). The company is dedicated to advancing industrial technology and designing specialized 3D metal printing systems for manufacturing purposes, representing the fastest path to Manufacturing Readiness Level 10.

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Fonon Highlights Its Zero Width Laser Cutting Solution for Brittle Material Processing

ORLANDO, Fla., March 15, 2024Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its Zero Width Laser Cutting Technology (ZWLCT).
The ZWLCT, Fonon’s patented technology, is an innovative, next-generation solution ideally suited to the intricacy of cutting brittle materials like glass with no material loss and a clean edge. Whereas regular laser cutting involves melting and vaporizing a portion of the material to achieve a cut, zero width laser cutting separates the material via a controlled heating and cooling of the cut line. This means that no material is wasted, while the edges are strong and chip-free, requiring no post-processing like polishing.

This remarkably efficient technology finds use across a wide range of industries where glass and quartz components are manufactured in accordance with strict quality control measures and rigorous regulatory standards. It provides the precision critical for medical and optical devices, electronics and semiconductors. It is especially suitable for flat panel displays (FPD) used in phones and tablets, computer screens, industrial-use monitors, billboards, and control systems, among others.

Fonon’s ZWLCT achieves intricate cutting with utmost accuracy, helping manufacturers produce the smallest and most complex components.

Increases in speed, strength and quality, plus a reduction in manufacturing waste, greatly benefit brittle material component manufacturers. That is why ZWLCT technologies continue to gain momentum across various industries.

For more information about Fonon’s Zero Width Laser Cutting Technology, please visit https://fonon.com.

About Fonon Corporation
Fonon Corporation is a diversified industrial laser equipment company with a continuously growing umbrella of building-block technologies supported by patents, licenses, next-generation hardware and proprietary metal processing IP. The company is dedicated to advancing industrial technology and designing specialized laser cutting systems for manufacturing purposes, representing the fastest path to Manufacturing Readiness Level 10.

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Fonon Corporation Highlights Its Laser Cutting Technology for Heavy Equipment Manufacturing

ORLANDO, Fla., March 1, 2024 – Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its Titan FX Laser Cutting Systems for heavy equipment manufacturing.

Many of the most popular metal materials used in manufacturing heavy equipment and machine parts – aluminum, brass, and copper – are defined as highly reflective materials. Each material brings a unique combination of benefits: strength, durability, heat- and corrosion-resistance, and heat and electrical conductance. Yet fabricators who use traditional methods to process these metals often face challenges that can result in poor cut quality.

“Highly reflective material” is a term that almost all metal processing practitioners know. The term is used to define a material, the surface of which reflects 92%-98% of visible light, plus a similar portion of medium and far infrared radiation in solid form. Such materials require peak laser power for effective surface processing. Fonon Corporation’s Titan FX Laser Cutting System presents the most advanced, high-performance, reliable, cost-effective way to cut reflective metal. Titan FX lasers do not use mirrors and delicate lenses, so the reflection from metals like copper, aluminum and brass does not damage the cutting equipment. The fiber laser source incorporates a proprietary built-in back-reflection isolator (sometimes called a beam dump for reflective laser light that protects the source from back-reflections (or back-scatter) generated by the workpiece. The whole cutting process is safe and stable, without any damage to the laser source.

More important, Titan FX equipment incorporates an advanced direct drive motion system, CleanCut technology and adaptive thin-to-thick fiber laser beam shaping, which benefit businesses that need to precisely cut highly reflective metals at production-level speed, balancing high acceleration, cut speeds and positioning with maximum accuracy. For common materials processing, they achieve speeds three to four times faster than CO2 lasers of equal wattage.

Traditional flatbed laser cutting systems rely on rack and pinion, ball screws, or belt drives to traverse the cutting head face limitations common to all mechanical, high-contact systems, including wear and tear of the gears, reduced belt tension over time and damage from the inevitable accretion of contaminants, grit and dust generated by normal production conditions. Fonon’s Direct Drive Motion System lifts the cutting head smoothly and quickly across the working surface area. Without ball screws, belts, or gears to deteriorate or break down, Fonon’s Titan FX delivers smoother motion, higher cutting head acceleration and speed, less stress and vibration on the carriage frame, a lower system weight and decreased maintenance requirements.

Conventional laser cutting methods create an area of discoloration, weakening and stressing the material on either side of a cut associated with an excessive heat affected zone. CleanCut technology reduces or eliminates the heat affected zone by producing a beam narrower and more precise than any conventional laser.

Adaptive thin-to thick beam shaping technology automatically adjusts the laser beam’s properties to process a wide range of material thicknesses. This capability takes advantage of Fonon’s deep understanding of the reflective characteristics of any given material when it reaches the temperature at which it transitions from a solid to a liquid or gas, driving more economical operation, superior edge quality on thick plates and high-speed cutting of thin materials.

Heavy equipment and machine part manufacturers that make use of Fonon’s Titan FX Series typically experience a 10%-30% increase in speed and accuracy and a 10%-30% decrease in kerf loss over similar systems. They are also operator- and regulation-friendly and environmentally responsible, guaranteeing operational excellence, which aids their customers’ pursuit of sustainable market growth. For these reasons, Fonon’s Laser Cutting Technology continues to gain momentum for this and other industries working with highly reflective metals.

For more information about Fonon Corporation’s Laser Cutting Technology for highly reflective metals, please visit https://fonon.com.

About Fonon Corporation
Fonon Corporation is a diversified industrial laser equipment company with a continuously growing umbrella of building-block technologies supported by patents, licenses, next-generation hardware, and proprietary metal processing IP. The company is dedicated to advancing industrial technology and designing specialized 3D metal printing systems for manufacturing purposes, representing the fastest path to Manufacturing Readiness Level 10.

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Fonon Corporation Highlights Its Laser Marking Technology For Food & Beverage Industry Manufacturing

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 09, 2024 – Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its Laser Marking technologies in food and beverage (F&B) industries.

Laser marking machines are extremely useful during food and beverage manufacturing. To create lot numbers, expiration codes, and other important markings on product packaging, food and beverage processing plants often install laser marking machines on their assembly lines.

Automated, laser marking systems increase productivity while streamlining tracking, dating, and other inventory management processes. They also enhance quality control and process improvement. By assigning an identification to each component at the beginning of the production line, code readers can track parts at every manufacturing stage and even after.

In the Food and Beverage sector, components and finished products need to be fully traceable, not only for safety but also for technical reasons. Many F&B manufacturers use unique, forgery-proof, and easy-to-read data matrix codes and alphanumeric inscriptions in their processes. Fonon laser markers can immortalize these important codes on almost any material, to be used in any environment.

Fonon Corporation’s laser marking technologies are cost-effective, efficient, accurate, permanent, non-destructive, and sanitary for marked surfaces, as well as operator-, and regulation-friendly. Fonon marking processes are also environmentally responsible, guaranteeing both operational excellence and ecological integrity, which aids their customers’ pursuit of sustainable market growth. Traditional marking systems simply cannot compete.

Traditional laser markers and integrated machines have typically been restricted to a flat planar field of view, which may be adjusted for inclined planes or cylindrical surfaces by rotating and moving the object during marking. However, in response to manufacturing evolution, Fonon’s laser marking systems encompass more complex-shapes, and have been integrated into programmed robotics or advanced 5-axis machines.

Laser marking is used across various industries, able to create permanent marks on multiple surfaces through laser etching, engraving, or annealing. Manufacturers in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, automotive, electronics, machine tools, packaging, and aerospace sectors. Laser marking has also seen increased popularity in areas dealing with flat panel displays, optical devices, refractory materials, chemical apparatuses, and semiconductors.

Companies who utilize Fonon laser marking processes benefit from reduced production and handling damage at the factory and minimized product failures in the field. Increases in speed, strength, and quality, plus a reduction in manufacturing waste, allow manufacturers to cut production time and costs, which is yet another reason this technology continues to gain momentum in so many industries.

Every industry that has regulated or specific manufacturing and inventory management processes can benefit from installing laser marking systems in their facilities. The Laser Marking Market size is estimated at USD 3.91 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 5.18 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.80% during the forecast period (2024-2029). Source: https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/laser-marking-market

For more information about Fonon Corporation’s Laser Marking Technology, please visit https://fonon.com.

About Fonon Corporation
Fonon Corporation is a diversified industrial laser equipment company with a continuously growing umbrella of building-block technologies supported by patents, licenses, next-generation hardware, and proprietary metal processing IP. The company is dedicated to advancing industrial technology and designing specialized 3D metal printing systems for manufacturing purposes, representing the fastest path to Manufacturing Readiness Level 10.

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Fonon Corporation Media Relations
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Marketing@fonon.com

Fonon Corporation Highlights Its Quartz Laser Welding Technology for Glass Manufacturing Applications

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 24, 2024 – Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its Quartz Laser Welding Technology (QLWT).

This innovative technology is used to manufacture quartz glass for optical devices, lighting systems, refractory materials and chemical apparatuses. Fonon’s patented Quartz Laser Welding Technology makes it possible to weld through quartz glass on a monolithic basis. This has far-reaching implications for the design and manufacturing of any device that uses quartz glass as a fundamental component of its mechanism. 

These include optical telescopes, mirrors and other astrophysical devices for magnifying distant celestial objects and quartz glass cuvettes for full-visible-range measurements in liquid laser applications, to name only a couple. Thanks to Fonon’s technology, quartz glass structures can now be built to virtually any size, with monolithic joints that allow them to be used where wide transparency range and superior light transmittance are required, as in prisms, lenses, beam splitters, polarizers, mirrors and windows. QLWT joints also allow quartz glass structures to function as tunable circuits used in telecommunication and radio frequency communication systems, pressure sensors, accelerometers, and filters.

Traditional methods based on gas or conventional laser technology are limited to only 2mm in weld thickness, after which they cause such component distortion that the part becomes unacceptable for required performance parameters. Fonon Corp’s technology allows operators to weld joints up to 100mm deep and with welding characteristics like those of monolithic quartz glass. Using this cutting-edge technology, it is possible to form welds with minimum stress in the weld zone without deformation normally present in such a process. The result is greater strength and a higher melting point compared to ordinary glass.

Manufacturers and consumers who utilize QLWT processes benefit from higher material strength as the technology reduces production and handling damage at the factory while reducing product failures in the field. Increases in speed, strength and quality, plus a reduction in manufacturing waste, allow manufacturers to cut production time and costs, which is why the technology continues to gain momentum in the aerospace and astrophysical industries. The technology has also seen increased popularity in areas dealing with flat panel displays, optical devices, refractory materials, chemical apparatuses, semiconductors and electronic manufacturing.

For more information about Fonon Corporation’s Quartz Laser Welding Technology, please visit https://fonon.com.

About Fonon Corporation
Fonon Corporation is a diversified industrial laser equipment company with a continuously growing umbrella of building-block technologies supported by patents, licenses, next-generation hardware and proprietary metal processing IP. The company is dedicated to advancing industrial technology and designing specialized 3D metal printing systems for manufacturing purposes, representing the fastest path to Manufacturing Readiness Level 10.

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Marketing@fonon.com

Fonon Corporation Highlights 3D Laser Glass Cutting Systems for Glass Manufacturing Applications

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 10, 2024 – Fonon Corporation, a multi-market holding company, R&D center, equipment designer and manufacturer of advanced laser material processing systems for subtractive and additive manufacturing, highlights applications for its 3D Laser Glass Cutting Systems in glass manufacturing industries.

Fonon’s patented 3D Zero Width Laser Cutting Technology (ZWLCT) is an innovative, next-generation technology. Demand for these systems has steadily increased as new flat panel display, semiconductor and electronic manufacturing facilities continue to emerge globally to support market growth and cost reduction initiatives.

ZWLCT has been optimized for thin-glass applications up to 1.0mm. The ZWLCT process splits materials at the molecular level with tremendous speed while eliminating material loss, chips, lateral cracks, protrusions, hooks, flares, or any form of contaminants. 

Unlike conventional mechanical scribe methods, ZWLCT totally eliminates surface degradation and yield loss due to particulate damages caused by undesirable contaminants. The result is excellent surface integrity of the cut surface with no cracks or chips.

At the molecular level, Fonon’s patented ZWLCT generates a controlled micro-crack to any selectable depth through glass (and other brittle materials) at a controlled, optimized angle to the surface of the material. By controlling the laser beam’s energy distribution under a proprietary temperature stress profile, the process creates scribe lines in a prescribed manner with no molecules leaving the surface of the glass.

ZWLCT incorporates controlled heating with the correct power density profile, followed by glass surface cooling. This creates glass substrate intermolecular separation to a predetermined depth, dramatically improving substrate separation and overall quality. The process is easily adaptable to glass thickness changes during production. Other advantages of 3D ZWLCT include its ability to process unlimited component sizes up to Gen-10 and higher.

Manufacturers and consumers who utilize ZWLCT technology benefit from higher material strength as the tech reduces production and handling damage at the factory while reducing premature latent product failures in the field due to shock. Increases in speed, strength and quality, plus reduction in manufacturing waste, allow manufacturers to cut production time and costs, which is why the technology continues to gain momentum in the flat panel display, semiconductor and electronic manufacturing areas.

For more information about Fonon’s 3D Zero Width Laser Cutting Systems, please visit https://fonon.com.

About Fonon Corporation
Fonon Corporation is a diversified industrial laser equipment company with a continuously growing umbrella of building-block technologies supported by patents, licenses, next-generation hardware, and proprietary metal processing IP. The company is dedicated to advancing industrial technology and designing specialized 3D metal printing systems for manufacturing purposes, representing the fastest path to Manufacturing Readiness Level 10.

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Fonon Corporation Media Relations
1 (844) 366-6624
Marketing@fonon.com

Fonon Corporation’s Micro-Stamping Technology Enhances Ballistics Identification Allowing Traceability to Firearms

Micro-engraving unique ID Codes on firing pins provide forensic scientist with new tools for solving crime scenes

LAKE MARY, FL-(August 18th, 2015)- Fonon Corporation (“Fonon”) is pleased to announce recent advances in laser micro-engraving technology allowing the precise, microscopic stamping of unique ID codes on firing pins making it possible to link shell casings recovered at crime scenes to the firearm that fired them.  When the firearm is discharged, a unique alpha-numeric code identifying the weapon’s make, model and serial number is “fingerprinted” onto the primer or rim of the cartridge case.

Fonon’s advanced micro-stamping technology now provides firearm manufacturers with new tools that help law enforcement deter gun trafficking.  Traffickers generally purchase guns with the intent to illegally transfer the weapon to others.  Traffickers who purchases guns for this purpose would now be on notice that the cartridge shell could be used to trace the gun back to them if the gun was used in the commission of a crime.

081815The American Bar Association (ABA) has recommended that federal, state, and territorial governments enact microstamping laws that would enable law enforcement officers to identify the weapon used in a crime and the purchaser of the firearm.  The ABA concluded, “Microstamping technology will be a material aid to law enforcement in the effort to solve crimes committed by use of guns.”  With California taking the lead, similar legislation continues to be discussed in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland, Wisconsin and Illinois with other states monitoring the legislation progress.

 

About Fonon Corporation

Fonon Corporation is the recognized leader of industrial-grade 3D Additive and Subtractive laser-based material processing systems.  Our systems are used world-wide in the semiconductor, flat panel display, automotive, aerospace, industrial, defense, electronic and medical industries with a portfolio of intellectual property, knowhow & inventions placing our company in the unique position to offer both standard 3D material processing systems or our specialty of tooling 3D laser-based transforming systems designed around the unique applications of our customers.

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NOTE: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 involving risks and uncertainties. Results, events and performances could vary from those contemplated. These statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results, expressed or implied, to differ from predicted outcomes. Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to product demand, market competition and the company’s ability to meet current and future plans. Investors should study and understand all risks before making an investment decision. Readers are recommended not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.  Fonon is not obligated to publicly release revisions to any forward-looking statement, to reflect events or circumstances afterward, or to disclose unanticipated occurrences except as required under applicable law

Upgrade, Rent Or Trade-In Your Laser Marking And Engraving System

First Time User:
Looking to incorporate laser based marking and engraving services for value added revenue or upgrading to a faster laser based printing technology for Direct Parts Marking that is permanent, non-removable and legible?  Rent a LaserTower Compact or MarkStar Professional to gain the experience and market your new services before you decide to buy.  Renting is lower risk, less expensive and requires no capital equipment funding.

View the Rental Program Details here

Upgrade Your Current System:
Upgrade your older 20W Fiber laser marking and engraving system with a new 50W Fiber laser essentially resetting the MTBF clock back to zero and more than double your throughput rate.  Upgrading your existing system makes since to expand capacity without having to purchase a new system.  Easer to upgrade from operational funding sources than the challenging process to secure approval through your company’s capital equipment funding process.

Trade-In Your Older System: 
When it is time to purchase a new marking and engraving system, trade-in your old system to receive credit towards the purchase of a new Fiber laser marking and engraving system.  Fonon will perform a QC diagnostic test to determine what hardware is salvageable for our applications lab or refurbished system program and receive credit towards the purchase of a new marking and engraving system from our extended family of LaserTower Marking and Engraving Systems.

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3D Laser ZWLCT Glass Cutting Systems

Fonon’s 3D Laser ZWLCT™ Glass Cutting Systems Have No Peers…

Fonon Technologies’ patented Zero Width Laser Cutting Technology (ZWLCT™) is a major discovery that remains the superior technology of choice today by Mother Glass Foundries. The demand for these systems remains high as new off-shore Flat Panel Display, Semiconductor and Electronic manufacturing facilities continue to emerge globally to support new market growth and cost reduction initiatives.

Zero Width Laser Cutting Technology has been optimized for thin-glass applications up to 1.0mm.

No other competing technology comes close to matching the superior performance of Fonon Technologies’ ZEROKerf™ glass cutting technology. Our patented process significantly increases edge quality and strength. Edge Impact Strength is increased up to 10 times when compared to full-contact mechanical scribe and break systems, while overall Glass Component Strength is improved up to 80%. ZWLCT™ splits materials at the molecular level under a non-contact process with tremendous speed resulting in no material loss, chips, lateral cracks, protrusions, hooks and flares or any other forms of contaminants.

 

ZWLCT™ eliminates surface degradation 100%, resulting in zero yield loss due to particulate damages across the glass surface caused by undesirable contaminates created by conventional mechanical scribe methods.

ZWLCT™

At the molecular level, Fonon Technologies’ patented ZWLCT™ generates a controlled MicroCrack™ to any selectable depth through glass (and other brittle materials) at a controlled, optimized angle to the surface of the material. By controlling the laser beam’s energy distribution under a proprietary temperature stress profile, the process creates scribe lines in a prescribed manner with no molecules leaving the surface of the glass, dramatically improving the substrate separation process.

The ZWLCT™ method incorporates cooling of the glass surface following controlled heating with the correct power density profile. This creates the intermolecular separation of the glass substrate to a predetermined depth.

Fonon Technologies’ 3D Laser ZWLCT™ Glass Cutting Systems can also be modified to enable the crossing of the laser cuts to provide a complete turnkey ZeroCut™ high-volume wafer dicing station.

Manufacturers and consumers benefit immediately from higher material strength as Fonon Technologies’ patented ZWLCT™ technology reduces production and handling damages at the factory while reducing premature latent product failures in the field due to shock.

Fonon Technologies optimizes each 3D Laser ZWLCT™ Glass Cutting System in response to continual advancements of customer applications.

Advantages of ZWLCT™ include:

  1. High cutting speed  up to 1000 mm/sec
  2. Extremely high accuracy up to 10 microns achievable
  3. No post treatment of edges, such as grinding or edge seaming required
  4. Process unlimited component sizes up to Gen-10 and higher
  5. Easily adaptable to glass thickness changes during production
  6. Increased glass strength with no material loss or latent defects
  7. Excellent surface integrity of cut surface with no cracks or chips
  8. Precise edge geometries with almost any possible contour
  9. Edge Impact Strength up to 10X that of mechanical scribe & break methods
  10. Cut edges free of stress with Glass Component Strength improved 80%

image FLAT PANEL DISPLAY
Processing Flat Panel Display Glass with ZWLCT™ technology improves edge impact strength up to 10 times and overall component strength up to 80% compared to conventional mechanical scribe methods. Fonon’s ZWLCT™ glass cutting systems reduce manufacturing costs, increase profit margins and dramatically increase yields providing a turnkey system that simultaneously laser scribes and breaks in one system.
image THIN FILM TRANSISTORS (TFT)
TFT liquid crystal displays improve image qualities including addressability and contrast in computer monitors, mobile phones, navigation systems, hand-held video game systems and television sets. Incorporating ZeroCut™ technology ensures the break line is the scribe line with no lateral cracks, serrations, surface deterioration or abasement. Fonon’s patented ZWLCT™ increases both the number of die and yield count of each TFT wafer continuing to lower production costs and increasing profit margins.
wafers GLASS SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS
Wafers have the highest value at the dicing stage. It is critical from this point forward through the rest of the manufacturing process to maintain the highest yields and die count. Wafer Carriers, LEDs, Optical Sensors & Detectors, CMOS Image Sensors and Bonding Silicon-On-Insulators to glass wafers incorporating ZWLCT™ allow closer die spacing increasing the number of die/wafer. With no material breaching or fissures, yields are dramatically improved lowering production costs while eliminating potential latent field failures.
image OPTICAL COLOR FILTERS
Optical color filters are widely used in CRT Display, LCD, FED, CCD, Electronic Instrumentation, Telecommunication and Medical Devices. With 3D ZEROKerf™ processed glass, there are no chips, protrusions, scallops or hooks & flares materially increasing quality and longterm reliability while measurably reducing production costs.
image SOLAR PANEL WAFERS
Solar Panel Photovoltaic Wafers enhanced with ZWLCT ™ boost yields as scribe lines are created in a predetermined manner with no molecules leaving the surface of the material. Solar Panel manufacturing throughput rates increase dramatically. ZWLCT™ lowers manufacturing costs, increases profit margins and improves the quality of Solar Panel Wafers.
image SCANNING MIRRORS
Even Fonon’s 3D Metal Printer Systems and 3D Material Processing Systems benefit from ZEROKerf™ processed scanning mirrors used on Galvo Scan Heads as there is no breaching of the breaking crack into the body of the material. Fonon’s patented ZWLCT ™ provides the highest quality and long-term reliability for all glass cutting applications
image HARD DISK DRIVES (HDD)
Hard Disk Drives store and retrieve digital information using rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material. Fonon’s patented ZWLCT ™ Technology is a non-contact 3D laser stress-free process that dramatically increases yields as there are no contaminants generated to degrade the working surface of data storage disks.
image MULTI-VESSEL PRESSURE WINDOWSHigh-Strength Pressurized Windows in spacecrafts, high-altitude aircraft and deep sea submersible vessels demand ZWLCT ™ when edge strength is critical. Combined with Fonon’s patented Extra Low Pressure Grinding Technology (ELPGT™), grinding, lapping and polishing multi-vessel pressure window applications ensures the highest quality and reliability when there is no margin for error.
image DNA HISTOLOGY GLASS SLIDESFonon Technology has ZWLCT ™ application specific cutting systems that manufacture highvolume histology slides creating no glass particulates that could contaminate the entire working surface potentially corrupting DNA samples

 

Fonon Introduces SolarTower™ Dual Axis Photovoltaic Tracking System

New Generation PV Solar Tracker to Feature an Integrated Solar Array and Bifacial Solar Panels

Arlington, VA. February 20, 2013 – Fonon Corporation, a leading of  manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) equipment, components, and provider of turnkey alternative energy generating systems, today announced it has launched its next generation SolarTower – a dual axis PV tracking system featuring an integrated solar array and bifacial solar modules.

The dual-axis solar tracker is designed to maximize solar tracking performance while reducing costs and operational risks for large commercial and utility scale solar power plants. The solar tracker uses a motor and GPS (Global Positioning System) to turn the solar PV panels both from east to west and up and down to ensure the panels always follow the sun’s elevation.

The solar tracker system includes six high-efficiency crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules. Compared to a fixed array of the same production capacity, the Fonon solar tracker will produce up to 37% more electricity.

SolarTower is the first PV tracker to feature an Integrated Solar Array (ISA) – an innovative design solution that reduces the cost of balance of systems (BOS) and solar panels. It fully integrates the solar PV modules into the mounting structure thereby eliminating the aluminum frame, grounding wire, clips, nuts, and bolts.

SolarTower will offer bifacial solar panels – dual sided glass modules (G2G) that generate more electricity by converting direct, radiant and scattered solar energy on both the front and the back side of the module. A thinner tempered glass means less light trapping inside the glass increasing overall module efficiency. Proprietary IR resistant encapsulate will increase the life expectancy and energy production over the lifetime of the module, while maximizing the time per day modules can generate electricity from sunlight. Together these features can result in additional energy output as much as 30%.

Fonon Corporation is a diverse product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, and technology services to aerospace, construction, defense, energy, industrial, photonics, and PV solar customers worldwide. For a quarter century, Fonon has been a technology innovator in equipment, components and fabrication. Today, the company is leading the way for America to go from energy efficiency to energy independence. www.fonon.com

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