Tube Laser Cutting Systems Definition

The TruLaser Tube 5000 fiber achieves record speeds. It takes full advantage of the strengths of solid-state lasers. For the user, this means short processing times and a wide range of possible parts.

Sheet laser cutting offers many possibilities and complexity in material loading and unloading automation. Tube laser cutting systems have only recently been available with tube storage systems that allow for automatic handling of tubes and sectionbars and unmanned production changes.

A tube's very nature prevents the use of high-powered lasers. Flat sheet laser cutting machines can now be equipped with laser generators that are as powerful as 12kW. Tube laser cutting machines, however, only require 5kW. You must always consider the side you are cutting when you work with a tube. A stronger laser will simply cut through the tube from the opposite end. (Officially, you don't have any need to worry if you are cutting a beam or channel with the tube laser.

StarCut Tube Lab and Production Area - Take a look inside to find out more about our fully-automated, multiaxis CNC machines. These machines can cut tubes and flat material, as well medical devices such stents or hypotubes, PTCA, TAVR, and other devices.

PowerLine C CO2 laser systems use CO2 lasers to precisely drill, cut, scribing and mark many nonmetals, such as glass, or organic materials.

The SL has a rock-solid platform for cutting (the SL uses a base made of mineral casts). These machines provide the highest precision with contour cutting accuracy better than +/-5 um. The latest Monaco USP laser, or the fiber laser, allows for precise cutting of any type of metal or polymer.

A laser tube cutting machine doesn't come with any standard material towers. Bundle loading is the best option for handling tube material. It feeds one tube at a given time from the bundle into a tube laser using a singularizing process. This type cannot be used with open profiles (e.g. channels and angles), because they interlock inside the bundles and don’t move freely. Step loaders, which are used for open profile profiles, sequence one section at time into the machine while maintaining the correct orientation.

You can choose between 2D or 3D laser cutting technology, which allows you to create parts with a very specific shape. This includes tubes of various shapes, such as squares, rectangles, and profiles with different open cross-sections (e.g H, L and Tcross-sections). The 3D technology allows for bevel cuts of up to 45 degrees. This flexibility eliminates the need to do costly milling, drilling, punching or sawing.