MATERIALS
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Evaporating: cutting, drilling, engraving
Welding: creating a stable weld and in most cases helium leak tested
Micro machining: milling
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| 1973 | Founding of Int.-Veld Instruments (I.V.I.) BV- measurement & control for industrial purposes. |  |
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| 1987 | First laser activities in welding membranes to sensor housings. | |
| 1989 | First set up for laserwelding. | |
| 1994 | Introduction of engraving by Q-switched Yag Laser for moulds and industrial parts. | |
| 1996 | Introduction of engraving by CO2 Laser for RFID Tags. | |
| 1997 | Introduction of laser cutting by lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser. | |
| 1998 | Introduction of laser drilling by lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser. | |
| 2000 | Veldlaser as trade name within Int.-Veld Instruments (I.V.I.) BV for laser related activities. | |
| 2004 | Reception of ISO 9001:2000 certification. Restructuring of production floor. | |
| 2006 | Start engineering production machines for own use; cutting and drilling. | |
| 2007 | First "in house" engineered production machine for fine cutting/drilling integrated in production. | |
| 2008 | Introduction micromachining by ultra short pulse laser. | |
| 2009 | Dust controlled workspace for clean production and assembling. | |
| 2011 | Start engineering "class 1" environment for all production machines. First machining of "in body" medical devices. | |
| 2012 | Transition of all laser related activities to Veld Laser Innovations BV. Built of first machine "class 1". Second restructuring production floor. | |
| 2013 | First "in house" engineered "class 1" production machine for welding integrated in production. | |
| 2014 | Start of building new facility for clean production, doubling the work surface. | |
| 2015 | Expanding USP-laser capacity. | |
| 2016 | Reception of ISO 13485:2012 certification. Built of Cleanroom class ISO7 | |
| 2017 | Expanding USP-laser capacity. | |
| 2018 | Introduction laserwelding of plastics. |