FIBRE LASER CUTTING
“ Cutting thicknesses of up to 50mm become reality . The cutting speeds of the ByCut Star therefore increase significantly compared to 15kW and MixGas for sheet thicknesses of between 6mm and 15mm . The piercing times are also shorter for sheet thicknesses from 15mm ,” commented Bystronic .
With its new laser output of 20 kilowatts , Bystronic ’ s ByStar Fiber cuts steel , aluminium , stainless steel , brass and copper . The new power level is available for the ByStar Fiber 3015 , the ByStar Fiber 4020 and the extra-large format ByStar Fiber 6225 and ByStar Fiber 8025 . The 20kW output enables advanced applications in steel and aluminium of up to 50mm . Using a 21.5-inch touch screen , Bystronic ’ s BySoft Cell Control Cut software is operated “ as simply as a smartphone ,” the manufacturer told ISMR .
Bystronic ’ s ByCut Smart range includes the ByCut Smart 3015 ( small model with new laser power of up to 15kW ); the ByCut Smart 6225 ( which can process larger sheets ) and the ByCut Smart 12025 . With the XXL fibre laser cutting system and a laser power of up to 15kW , users can process sheets of up to 40.02 x 8.20 feet on the ByCut Smart 12025 . The 6kW ByCut Eco 3015 / 4020 offers users an entry-level step into laser cutting sheet metal . The compact BySmart Fiber offers strong cutting performance with up to 12 kilowatts of laser power . It can be expanded with additional functions such as an automatic nozzle changer ; the “ BeamShaper ” to help the laser cutter process metal of up to 30mm ; the “ Parameter Wizard ” and the “ Detection Eye ” function ( to rapidly determine the position of the sheet on the cutting table ).
Bystronic ’ s fibre laser tube cutting systems include the 4kW ByTube Star 130 with Quick- Cut functionality and the FL 170 3D tube lasercutting machine . The company also offers a range of automation options for its sheet and tube laser cutting systems .
Coherent offers its BIMO range of flat sheet and bevel cutting heads , with options for working with ultra high-power lasers and beam-shaping lasers . All are IP65-rated for operation in harsh environments . Its fibre laser product family for laser cutting includes HighLight fibre lasers ( power up to 10kW ) and the PowerLine FL series ( combining powerful
Bystronic ’ s ByStar Fiber 4020 .
Cy-laser cutting head .
single-mode fibre lasers with optional focusing heads ).
Italian fibre laser specialist , Cy-laser , has been pioneering the application of solid-state fibre optic laser technology for industrial cutting applications since 2004 . Today , and hundreds of installations later , it has refined and improved its original vision of a robust , precise , efficient and productive fibre laser cutting system with two laser cutting processes , Vortex and Vega ( designed to offer high cut quality ). Its wide fibre laser cutting product portfolio includes the CY2D range of laser cutting systems , tube laser cutting systems and 3D laser cutting machines .
The new CY2D LM3015 fibre laser cutting system , with linear motors , can process 3000mm x 1500mm sheets and , with the RP3015 , features a gantry structure . The EVO III proprietary cutting head was designed and built by Cy-laser . Load / unload automation set-up is also available . The machine is also available in 4000mm x 2000mm and 6000mm x 2000mm sizes .
CYTUBE is its modular fibre laser cutting system designed for cutting tubes with different profiles ( round , rectangular , square or other standard profiles ). It features an automatic scrap conveyor , automatic setting
of clamps with adjustment of the jaws for a drastic reduction in production change times and adaptive grip of the tube with automatic adjustment . The CYT5 and CYT9 are its tube / profile laser cutting systems ( 15mm-225mm diameters and loads ranging from 20-40kg / m ). Cy-laser America recently strengthened its presence in the United States , Canada and Mexico .
Other developments include a bevel cutting head and the CY-FAST MARK , mounted to a laser cutting head , which improves the required time to mark a workpiece by a reported 40 % as well as the EVO V-HP cutting head . The company also offers a variety of Load / Unload automation systems and material storage towers with automatic material retrieval , loading and unloading functions for lights-out operation .
Italian coil processing specialist , DALLAN , has launched the LXN Revolution , a coil-fed fibre laser cutting system that incorporates its expertise in coil processing , laser cutting and efficient sheet metal processing .
For manufacturers who wish to produce a prototype or test new material , LXN allows them to choose between coil-fed processing ( for small , medium and large batches , and strong material savings ) and sheet-fed processing ( if , for example , they need to frequently change the type of material ).
DALCOS LXN 1500 processes coils of up to 1550mm in width and sheets of up to 14 metres in length and 4mm in thickness . The 3000mm working area enables extremely complex processing , using the Dalcos vision system . 1000W and 2000W fibre laser sources are available with 3000W and 4000W upon request ( produced by IPG Photonics ). It can process coils from 0.5-3mm in thickness . Coil-fed and sheet-fed laser cutting system , the DALCOS LXN 1000 , combines the acknowledged advantages of coil-fed processing , such as automatic operation and optimisation of raw material , with the flexibility of fibre laser cutting processing and the option of sheet-fed processing ( managing special formats of up to 12 metres in length ).
The Dalcos LXN laser system , equipped with the Powersort automatic separation and sorting system , allows the processing of thin materials ranging from 0.15mm up to 2mm automatically . DALLAN SpA celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2023 .
The DALLAN LXN Revolution .
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