New Laser Technology Creates Grease-Repellent Metal Surfaces
DRESDEN, Germany—The end of cleaning ovens, dishwashers, refrigerators and other appliances with chemicals or heat could soon be in sight, thanks to a new high-power laser system being developed to create self-cleaning, grease-repellent and antibacterial surfaces on sheet metal.
The new technology is the work of appliance manufacturer Bosch and the LAMPAS Coalition, a group of European laser and optics manufacturers that includes Trumpf and Next Scan Technology. (LAMPAS is an acronym for “laser structuring with multiscale periodic feature sizes for advanced surface functionalities.”)