Abstract: A transporting system, for laser processing a workpiece. The system uses a metal belt, formed of a metal material. The belt is formed into a continuously moving conveyor that has plural holes therein that are between 0.005? in diameter and 0.025 inches in diameter, and are spaced ?10 mm but ?5 mm from one another. The holes are beveled in cross-section at an angle between 40 degrees and 60 degrees to form a smaller hole size at the outer surface and a larger hole size at the inner surface. A vacuum source is connected to apply vacuum to the inner surface of the belt, to each of the larger size sections of the plural holes. A vacuum source is connected to apply vacuum to the inner surface of the belt, to each of the plural holes. A laser system, directs its output beam towards a laser processing area in an area of the belt on the outer surface to process the workpiece.

Abstract: A transporting system, for laser processing a workpiece, that has a metal belt, formed of a metal material, and having plural holes therein that are between 0.005? in diameter and 0.025 inches in diameter, said metal belt formed into a continuously moving conveyor, said conveyor having an outer surface and an inner surface. A vacuum source is connected to apply vacuum to each of the plural holes through said inner surface. The holes are beveled in cross-section at an angle between 40 degrees and 60 degrees to form a smaller hole size at the outer surface and a larger hole size at the inner surface. The holes are spaced ?10 mm but ?5 mm from one another. A laser system, with an output beam that is emitted towards a laser processing area in an area of the belt on said outer surface processes the workpiece.