VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM BOHREN, SCHNEIDEN, NAGELN UND VERBINDEN VON FESTEN NICHT-LEITENDEN MATERIALEN MIT MIKROWELLEN

摘要

A microwave device and corresponding method for cutting, and especially drilling into, a solid body of non-conductive material employ a microwave source which provides microwave radiation, typically through a waveguide, to a concentrator. The concentrator is configured to concentrate the microwave radiation onto a small region of solid body, thereby generating sufficient heat in that region to liquefy a volume of the material to form a hole. The device and method may be used to perform various drilling, cutting, nailing, joining and welding operations on a wide range of dielectric materials including ceramics, concrete and stone.