Laser machining methods for metallic materials with control of the lateral power distribution of the laser beam on the work surface, as well as mechanical and computer programs for the implementation of the methods.

摘要

A method of laser processing of a metallic material with control of the transverse power distribution of the laser beam (B) in a working plane, and a machine and computer program for the implementation of said method A method of laser processing of a metallic material is described, by means of a focused laser beam (B) having a predetermined transverse power distribution on at least one working plane of the metallic material, comprising the steps of: • - providing a laser beam emitting source; • - leading the laser beam along a beam transport optical path to a working head arranged in proximity to the material; • - collimating the laser beam along an optical axis of propagation incident on the material; • - focusing the collimated laser beam in an area of a working plane of the material; and • - conducting said focused laser beam along a working path on the metallic material comprising a succession of working areas, wherein the laser beam is shaped: • - by reflecting the collimated beam by means of a deformable controlled surface reflecting element having a plurality of independently movable reflection areas, and • - by controlling the arrangement of the reflection areas to establish a predetermined transverse power distribution of the beam on at least one working plane of the metallic material as a function of the area of the current working plane and/or of the current direction of the working path on the metallic material.