Fiber lasers are widely used for engraving on metals as they can engrave more effectively than generic CO2 lasers.
FM-Desktop is capable of engraving on acrylic, plastics brick, PVC granite, marble, tile and silver as well as steel, brass, brass, and Titanium.
FM-Desktop comes with an optional marking area extension that can be extended up to 7.87' x 7.87", 11.81" or 11.87' x 11.87".
They can import and utilize different file formats, including PLT and BMP, DXF and JPG.
“This investment enables us to fabricate parts like we have never been able to before. We can now offer companies prototyping through high-volume production.”
Laser cutting machines are expensive at first. They can cost 2x more than a plasma cutter initially. A plasma machine cost starts somewhere around 40,000+ and a laser machine is about 80,000+. Off course this depends on where you buy your metal cutting machine and how powerful it would be. There are some plasma machines that are as low as 15,000 and laser machine as low as 50,000. But like I said, it all depends.
Fiber Lasers by Gulf States Saw & Machine Co. are able to produce consistent and precise metal cutting. This allows you to dramatically improve your production and quality.
Other options for engraving include 6.9"x6.9", 6.9”x5.9", 5.9”x5.9”, and 4.3”x4.33”, as well as 2.6”x2.6”. They are available in a variety of sizes depending on what you need.
Laser machines can be used to cut almost any type of material. The kind of laser machine used will affect the materials you can cut. However, a CO2 laser can cut through metals like copper, aluminum, and brass. They can however cut through nonmetallic substances like wood or plastic.
Based on the 3D data, the auto-focus feature automatically adjusts laser head position along Z-axis.
Fiber lasers can be used in laser engraving and laser marking machines. A fiber laser is able to laser cut sheet metal, which is the main difference between it and a CO2 laser.
1. It has higher electro-optical conversion efficiency, which is more than 30%. The low-power laser machine has no need of a chiller. The air cooling will greatly save power consumption during operation, save costs, and achieve the highest manufacturing efficiency, 2. It only requires electrical energy during operation without additional gas, which has the lowest operation and maintenance costs, 3. It adopts semiconductor modular and redundant design. There is no optical lens in the resonant cavity, no start-up time, and it has the advantages of no adjustment, maintenance, and high stability. It reduces the cost of accessories and maintenance time, 4. The fiber laser wavelength is 1.064 microns, which makes the laser beam with high quality and high power density. It is very conducive to the absorption of metal materials, 5. The optical transmission of the whole machine is through optical fiber, no complicated light guide system such as reflecting mirror is needed, the optical path is simple, the structure is stable, and the external optical path is maintenance-free., 6. The cutting head contains a protective lens, which makes the consumption of expensive consumables such as focusing lenses extremely small, 7. The light is exported through the optical fiber, which makes the design of the mechanical system very simple, and it is very easy to integrate with the robot or multi-dimensional workbench, 8. After the laser is added with the optical shutter, it can be multi-machine, split through the optical fiber, divided into multiple channels and work simultaneously, easy to expand the function, easy and simple to upgrade.
The 30W fiber-laser can engrave dog tags onto stainless steel at a 90deg angle and at a speed of 708 IPM by using 70% of the power.
MCWlaser PRO is available in half-assembled form. First, fix the vertical column linking the laser source to the laser engraving modules.
Power consumption is extremely low.
A 3000W fiber laser requires 10kW of power plus 5kW for a chiller, for a total of 15kW. $2,700 per year at a rate of 15kW per hour for 12 hours.
Because the glass is transparent and the wavelength range of the automatic fiber laser cutting machine does not fall within the absorption range of the glass, it only absorbs a small amount of laser energy within the visible spectrum and cannot be cut by fiber laser.
The wavelength is the primary distinction that determines the types of materials that each laser can process. The wavelength of a fiber laser is typically 1,060 nm, whereas CO2 lasers have wavelengths in the 10,600 nm range. Fiber lasers have many advantages over CO2 lasers in general.