Gulf States Saw & Machine Co. FM1212-50S uses a Raycus solid-state 50W fiber laser. The fiber source has a life expectancy of 100,000 hours.
Other accessories, such as lenses or fume extractors, can be purchased to enhance the machine.
What it means is, when working with materials like metals that reflect laser beams, they will absorb fiber laser light at a much higher rate than laser light generated by CO2 lasers.
It will meet the speed and power requirements for aluminum, steel and black acrylic as well leather and granite.
The FLCAJ’s fiber engine, combined with the fiber optic delivery cable, has greatly reduced machine operating costs and required maintenance. With no laser gas, mirrors, or moving parts in the laser source, and by consuming a fraction of the energy required by a comparable CO2 laser, the FLCAJ series makes laser processing more economical than ever before.
RetinaEngrave.0 can import files from all CAD programs.
Fiber lasers on the other hand can cut through reflective materials if the have enough power. They can pretty much cut through any kind of metal with enough power. They will only be limited by how thick they can cut.
Here are a few things you should also know about laser and plasma when it comes to operation and maintenance:
To upgrade your machine, you can also get accessories like lenses and a fume extractionor.
FSL Muse Pandora has a mirror galvanometer in its laser head which traces out the laser path before cutting and gives a rough idea of the cuts it will make.
A fiber laser has eliminated the need to align beam paths and mirrors with optical fibers.
The exception is you are cutting medium to thick metal plates. At this point, laser starts becoming less efficient. Laser cuts medium to thick plates slower. Plasma interestingly can be much faster than laser when cutting medium to thick plates 25mm or 1inch +. The thicker the metal, the better plasma can do vs laser.
Fiber laser's narrow focal diameter makes it a great choice for high-contrast permanent engraving applications.
Some acrylic that is made of PVC emits toxic fumes when it is heated. You should always verify the chemical composition of the materials that you are going to engrave.
Laser cutters cost between $13 and $20 per hour to operate. Water jet cutters cost between $15 and $30 per hour. Overall, the operating costs are comparable, and the total cost will be determined by your project.
Applications for the 50 Watt Fiber Laser Deep Engraving Machine:
Thin metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, alloy, brass, silver, gold, and titanium can also be cut by the deep laser engraving machine.
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.