Abstract: A method of laser drilling a component is disclosed. The method includes contacting a sacrificial material with the component. The method also includes aligning a laser drilling tool with the sacrificial material and the component. The method further includes incidenting a laser beam on the sacrificial material. The method includes containing a trumpet effect caused by the laser beam within a thickness of the sacrificial material. Further, the method includes forming a reverse tapered orifice within the component. The method also includes removing the sacrificial material from the component.

Abstract: A manufacturing system for producing a reverse-tapered orifice is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a mount configured to hold a workpiece, and a laser source configured to generate a laser beam. The manufacturing system may also have a delivery media operatively connected to the laser source. The delivery media may be configured to deliver the laser beam into a hollow portion of the workpiece to create the orifice through a wall of the workpiece having a laser beam entrance opening larger than a laser beam exit opening.

Abstract: A metallic fuel system component includes an internal surface and an external surface. The metallic fuel system component is made by inducing compressive residual stress in only a portion of the internal surface of the metallic fuel system component by transmitting a laser shock wave through the metallic fuel system component from the external surface to the internal surface.

Abstract: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a laser source configured to generate a laser beam, and a delivery media operatively connected to the laser source. The manufacturing system may also have a gradient index lens located at a tip end of the delivery media to refract and focus the laser beam exiting the delivery media.

Abstract: A metallic fuel system component includes an internal surface and an external surface. The metallic fuel system component is made by inducing compressive residual stress in only a portion of the internal surface of the metallic fuel system component by transmitting a laser shock wave through the metallic fuel system component from the external surface to the internal surface.

Abstract: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a mount configured to hold a workpiece, a laser source configured to generate a laser beam directed toward a first side of the workpiece, and a sensor located on a second side of the workpiece. The sensor may be configured to sense a characteristic of the laser beam during penetration of the workpiece and to generate a signal in response thereto. The manufacturing system may also have a controller in communication with the laser source and the sensor. The controller may be configured to adjust parameters of the laser beam during penetration of the workpiece based on the signal.

Abstract: A manufacturing system is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a laser source configured to generate a laser beam, and a delivery media operatively connected to the laser source. The manufacturing system may also have a gradient index lens located at a tip end of the delivery media to refract and focus the laser beam exiting the delivery media.

Abstract: A manufacturing system for producing a reverse-tapered orifice is disclosed. The manufacturing system may have a mount configured to hold a workpiece, and a laser source configured to generate a laser beam. The manufacturing system may also have a delivery media operatively connected to the laser source. The delivery media may be configured to deliver the laser beam into a hollow portion of the workpiece to create the orifice through a wall of the workpiece having a laser beam entrance opening larger than a laser beam exit opening.

Abstract: A method for pre-scribing a workpiece to facilitate chip breaking when machining the workpiece on the same machine with the same tooling used for cutting, utilizing an invokable CNC cycle of the CNC machine completing the workpiece machining.