Category Archives: Laser Cutting

Fiber Laser Blanking of Coil Strips at Extreme-Speed Extreme-Power

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By: Dr. Charles Caristan and Jay Finn

Air Liquide Industrial US LP, Automatic Feed Company

The blanking process consisting of cutting flat panels directly out of a metal coil is practiced in the automotive industry to the tune of 10 MM tons of steel coils processed each year for the North American market alone.  Up until now, CO2 laser-cutting technology is almost exclusively used to produce low-volume prototype blanks, whereas when it comes to high volume production, nearly 100% is still manufactured exclusively mechanically with shears and press die-blanking systems which hold high throughput and piece cost advantages.

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Leading Technology for the Customer’s Benefit – Laser Processing Heads for Welding and Cutting

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By: Dr. Markus Kogel-Hollacher

For decades Precitec has been the leading manufacturer of processing heads suitable for all laser sources including fiber lasers, disc lasers, CO2 lasers, diode lasers, Nd:YAG lasers from powers ranging from the typically used power spectrum up to 30 kW. These are directly applicable to industrial laser materials processing in order to meet the highest criteria for quality in a given application. To meet our customer’s needs Precitec is continuously improving the performance of their products meeting the requirements modern laser sources demand with respect to beam quality, brightness, and laser power. At ICALEO 2009 Precitec will report on the latest generation of industrial solutions for laser processing heads for welding and cutting taking into account the physical boundaries given by the laser radiation on one hand and on the other the practicability of a modular design with respect to the integration of the processing tool in various industrial applications.

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