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Here are some of the newest advances in high speed laser and plasma cutting systems that can help shops increase their productivity, add more capacity, and lower their operating costs.

Posted: May 29, 2017

For higher cutting speeds and lower operating costs, the CL-960 6 kW Fiber Laser from Cincinnati Incorporated processes thin material faster while cutting up to 3/4 in thick steel by using air assist cutting technology that substitutes air as an assist gas in place of nitrogen.

Air Assist Cutting Increases Cutting Speed, Lowers Production Costs
With its human-machine interface and user-friendly touchscreen controls, the CL-960 6 kW Fiber Laser from Cincinnati Incorporated uses advanced laser cutting capabilities to process thin material faster while cutting up to 3/4 in thick steel.

Faster Than Ever: Revolutionary Laser Technology Changes the Game
The OPTIPLEX 3015 DDL laser cutting machine from Mazak Optonics uses direct diode laser technology for faster cutting speeds than fiber lasers of like power and wall-plug efficiencies of 45 percent as compared to 35 percent for fiber.

Automatic Nozzle Changer Reduces Downtime on High Speed Fiber Laser
The Electra FL high speed fiber laser cutting machine from LVD Strippit includes an integrated nozzle changer option that features storage for ten nozzles for greater autonomy, reduced piercing times and increased overall throughput on the machine.

High Speed Plasma Cutting System Slashes Operating Costs
The Hypertherm XPR300 plasma cutting system on the PlasMAX high speed cutting machine from Controlled Automation increases cut speed, dramatically improves productivity, triples realized consumable life in many applications, and slashes operating costs by over 50 percent.

Intelligent High Power Solid State Laser for Industry 4.0
The built-in intelligence of next generation TruDisk disk lasers from TRUMPF collects and monitors condition data and process parameters, and boosts energy efficiency through a new pulse function that ramps the current of the pump diodes down to zero amps, even during very short laser-off times between two processing steps.

Ultrafast Laser Cutting of Micro-Features
Ideal for the ablation of electronics, medical, energy storage and industrial parts via drilling, surface texturing, and cutting, the Lightning Bolt 2000 laser system from Preco micro machines highly accurate micro-features on metallic, ceramic and polymer materials.

High Speed Laser Texturing of Complex Parts
The AgieCharmilles LASER P 400U laser texturing machine from GF Machining Solutions uses a dual laser head that includes both a fiber nanosecond laser and femtosecond pulsed laser for texturing and nano-scale texturing, along with burr free engraving of surfaces in single part setups.

Water-Guided Laser Cutting with Virtually No Heat Impact
Ideal for hole-drillers and shops that micro-machine metals, ceramics and composite materials with high precision in aerospace, industrial gas turbines, defense, medical, automotive, hard material tool making and general metal micro-machining, the Synova MCS 500 5-axis water-guided laser cutting system from Single Source Technologies greatly improves production yields by cutting and drilling perfectly parallel and clean kerfs or holes with virtually no heat impact.

Optics Protection for High Speed Fiber Laser Cutting
Fiber Shield Windows from Mate Precision Tooling provide maximum protection and increase the lifetime of precision lenses in laser systems by shielding valuable optic components in laser beam delivery systems from debris, fumes and other pollutants during the laser process.

Fast Plasma Cutting for the Small Shop
Torchmate 4400|4800 CNC plasma cutting systems from Lincoln Electric deliver faster cut speeds, consumable cost savings and exceptional repeatability, with less dross and better edge quality that reduces post-process operations.

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