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Because of the various wavelengths they can generate, fiber laser machines are widely used in various metal industries, and they are also applicable in other fields such as telecommunications and medicine.
The focal diameter of a fiber laser is small, which allows it to focus the laser light with high intensity. This makes it an excellent choice in permanent high-contrast engraving applications.
Carbon steel, stainless steel, silicon steel, alloy steel, spring steel, mild steel, aluminum, galvanized steel, tool steel, aluminized zinc plate, copper, brass, pickling sheet, titanium, silver, gold, iron, alloy, and other metal sheets and tubes.
With the CNC control system, the fiber laser cutter is equipped with a laser generator to dope the pump material into the optical fiber, and the laser of a specific wavelength emitted by the semiconductor laser is coupled to make the optical fiber generate laser light. Then, the machine converges the laser beam into a small diameter spot to form a beam of high energy density and extremely bright light, which acts on the metal to be cut, which causes the temperature of the metal at the laser irradiation point to be sharp it rises and reaches the vaporization temperature instantaneously, causing evaporation and forming holes. And the machine uses this as the starting point, according to the shape requirements of the part to be cut, the laser beam and the part are moved relative to each other according to a certain trajectory to form a slit. At the same time, the auxiliary gas blowing device is used to remove the slag.
The laser spot receives more energy if it is closer to 1 than the M2 value. It aids in processing thicker materials and thin wells.
The unique flexibility of these 5- and 6-axis systems, combined with expanded teaching functions and Mitsubishi’s superior resonator technology, makes them extremely powerful tools. They significantly decrease the time and manpower required to produce complex parts and provide the greatest degree of accuracy and cost efficiency.
Boss Laser sends FM-Desktop pre-assembled. They also provide on-location technical support for their customers.
Raycus laser is a popular laser source brand used by many different laser cutter and engraver manufacturers. When you browse across the catalogs of various laser manufacturers, you will see Raycus mentioned in different places. It just means all these machines have a laser source made by Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies Co. Ltd.
Gulf States Saw & Machine Co. provides an EZCAD2.0 software for controlling the Gulf States Saw & Machine Co. FM1212-50S lazer engraver.
You can also use Photoshop, CorelDRAW and AutoCAD to create advanced designs.
They can import and utilize different file formats, including PLT and BMP, DXF and JPG.
It is free-of-charge software that can be used under Microsoft Windows XP/Windows 2000, WIN 7, WIN8, WIN 10, OS.
They offer a dedicated community site for their customers. A small number of communities are also active in Facebook groups.
Plasma science can seem complicated. I'll try to make it as simple and quick as possible. Plasma cutters heat the gas enough to melt it. After the metal has been heated enough to melt, it can be blown with gas to make a cut. There is much more to this process, but that's for another day. (Or, you can conduct your own research, if desired).
Fiber lasers typically cost between $20,000 and $45,000.
Maximum material cutting thicknesses by 1000W fiber laser cutting machine: Carbon steel has a maximum thickness of 10mm; stainless steel has a maximum thickness of 5mm; aluminum plate has a maximum thickness of 3mm; and copper plate has a maximum thickness of 3mm.
Compressed air, nitrogen, oxygen, and argon are the four primary types of assist gas for fiber laser machines.