Fiber lasers are virtually maintenance-free, demonstrate superior wall plug efficiency when compared to traditional CO2 laser cutting machines, can cut reflective materials, and offer precise cutting. They also are faster than CO2 machines when cutting certain metal thicknesses. However, speed is relative when it comes to cutting tube. The real time savings comes from speeding up the processing time of the tube and producing finished parts.
StarCut Tube SL combines an fs-laser to create complex metal shapes.
Traditional tube features can be time-consuming. FabLight makes it easy for you to get exactly you want and how you designed it - in minutes
StarFiber Series combines compact fiber lasers with optional cutting heads or focusing heads for laser welding and cutting. SmartWeld(tm), which allows for fine and broad welds, is also available.
Highest flexibility for cutting different medical devices, in metals or plastics, from tubes or flat stock with the Coherent StarCut Tube “hybrid” version. This turnkey laser machine incorporates two lasers in a single compact housing.
The CO2 reactor is larger and consumes more energy. To produce the laser beam, electricity is added to a mixture gas mixture. Mirrors are used to increase the intensity of light, and prepare it for exiting a resonator. The beam must travel through the path of several cooled reflectors until it reaches lens once it has left the resonance. This travel can cause a loss of power or quality in the laser beam.
Tubes and profiles can be found everywhere, in mechanical engineering and system building as well as the furniture industry. Because lasers offer new design possibilities, more and more designers are taking full advantage of the laser-cut profile and tube benefits. This is a significant increase in demand. Find out all about TruLaser Tube machines and the many solutions available in laser tube cutting.
Whether it is the manufacture of specific equipment for gyms, or smaller, multifunctional exercise machines for domestic spaces, tubes are the fundamental building blocks. This is why tube processing technologies, such as bending and laser cutting, are so widely used in this sector.
This is the tube laser cutting solution that offers the most versatility. Tubes up to O9.45" (240mm)3D Cutting modeCO2 or Fiber Laser
Shape laser technology allows for a complete customization and cut-to-length capabilities in just one step. Finished or semi-finished parts are produced from raw material.
Let's now look at the benefits associated with an automatic tube and section-bar storage system combined with a Lasertube Cutting system.
These machines feature a rock solid cutting platform (the SL uses a metal cast base), and contour cutting accuracy greater than +/-5 um. Fine cutting of any metal or plastic is possible with the choice of a fiber laser or a Monaco USP Laser.
This machine can be used for processing XXL-sized tubes. This machine, which is a solid state laser, can be used in many ways to make tubes and profiles.
The high cutting speed of CO2 lasers is what makes them stand out. Their main application area is the medium-to-high range of material thicknesses. The laser beam cuts with high precision and is free from burrs. This allows the parts to be processed further without needing to be reworked.
The laser beam is the most important component of the laser cutter; it determines wavelength and power, and thus the material that it can cut or engrave. Solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, and CO2 lasers are the three main types of lasers used in laser cutting.
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.