Traditional methods of drilling tunnels and cutting hard materials have relied on mechanical force for decades, resulting in high maintenance costs and frequent downtime due to equipment wear. Now, researchers have presented a solution based on high-energy laser systems. These lasers use unimaginable power to melt and vaporize materials that have previously been resistant to high-speed processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the heart of this technology is a laser head that generates a concentrated beam of light with such intensity that it can cut through thick steel or penetrate the hardest geological formations. The key advantage of these \u201cmega lasers\u201d is that they operate without physical contact with the workpiece. This means there is no friction, no overheating of mechanical parts and, above all, no need to constantly change expensive drill bits. The system is designed to operate continuously, which drastically reduces the time required to break through tunnels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The technology is not limited to mining, but has enormous potential for laying underground infrastructure. Traditional trenching causes noise, dust and environmental disruption. The laser system, however, enables quieter and cleaner drilling of precisely targeted channels for electrical cables and other installations. Because the system uses thermal energy to convert the rock into a gas or molten mass that is easier to remove, the entire process is significantly more efficient than traditional methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although high-energy lasers have been around for a long time, the new systems allow for use on massive infrastructure projects while being controlled enough not to threaten the stability of the surrounding area. This innovation opens the door to a new era of construction, where the speed of tunnel and underground construction will be significantly higher, and costs will be much lower due to the absence of mechanical wear.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tradicionalne metode vrtanja predorov in rezanja trdih materialov se \u017ee desetletja zana\u0161ajo na mehansko silo, kar prina\u0161a visoke stro\u0161ke vzdr\u017eevanja in pogoste zastoje zaradi obrabe opreme. Raziskovalci pa so zdaj predstavili re\u0161itev, ki temelji na visokoenergijskih laserskih sistemih. Ti laserji z nepredstavljivo mo\u010djo talijo in uparja materiale, ki so bili doslej odporni na hitro obdelavo. […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1043],"class_list":["post-7333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oprema","tag-libela-laser-level"],"acf":{"subtitle":"Novi dose\u017eki na podro\u010dju laserske tehnologije omogo\u010dajo rezanje najtr\u0161ih materialov na svetu, od jekla do trdnih skal. Inovacija obljublja korenite spremembe v gradbeni\u0161tvu in rudarstvu, saj omogo\u010da vrtanje predorov brez uporabe tradicionalnih vrtalnih glav, ki se hitro obrabijo in povzro\u010dajo visoke stro\u0161ke.","heading":"","summary":"Novi mega laserji omogo\u010dajo brezsti\u010dno vrtanje predorov in rezanje jekla s pomo\u010djo visokoenergijskega taljenja materialov. Tehnologija odpravlja mehansko obrabo in omogo\u010da hitrej\u0161o ter cenej\u0161o izgradnjo podzemne infrastrukture brez uporabe klasi\u010dnih vrtalnih glav.","thumbnail_small":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newsimage419921-560x315.jpeg","thumbnail_large":"https:\/\/racunalniske-novice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newsimage419921-1024x576.jpeg","thumbnail_caption":"Foto: Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen \/ Ralf Baumgarten","gallery":"","video_gallery":null,"author":"","links":[{"title":"EarthGrid","url":""}],"sources":null,"skip_language":[]},"yoast_head":"\n