Advantages of fiber lasers in cutting applications
As one of the core components of high-end manufacturing equipment, fiber lasers are in line with the background of industrial manufacturing transformation and meet the requirements of difficult and changing multi-dimensional processing applications. The advantages of fiber laser material processing make it popular in the market, and it efficiently solves the pain points of high production cost and low production efficiency, so there is a huge market space.
Take laser cutting application as an example, compare fiber laser cutting machine, CO2 laser cutting machine, YAG solid laser cutting The processing characteristics of the machine provide a glimpse of the advantages and development potential of fiber lasers in laser cutting applications.
The advantages of low-cost and high-efficiency fiber laser cutting are highlighted
(1) Operation requirements and maintenance of CO2 lasers require optical path adjustment , And the effect of the optical path adjustment will affect the cutting quality, so the operator needs to have certain technical requirements and need to maintain the external optical path; the YAG solid-state laser has obvious thermal lens effect and requires frequent maintenance. The fiber laser fiber transmission is free of adjustment, maintenance, high stability, and easier to operate.
(2) Cutting speed and effect
The cutting speed of fiber laser is 2-3 times that of CO2 laser of the same power, especially when cutting thin metal plates. Among the three types of laser cutting machines, the cutting speed of fiber laser cutting machines has obvious advantages. Fiber laser cutting machine has better beam quality, smaller cutting gap, and smoother cutting edge.
(3) Material applicability and application industry
Fiber laser is more in line with the processing requirements of sheet metal manufacturing, 3C home appliance industry, and new energy industry.
(4) Energy consumption and overall cost
The optical-to-electricity conversion rate of fiber laser is more than 30%, and the optical-to-electricity conversion rate of the same power CO2 laser cutting machine is about 10-15%, solid-state laser photoelectric conversion rate is 3%. The power consumption of fiber laser is only 20-30% of the same power CO2 laser, and the overall cost is lower.
Fiber laser cutting is more precise, the focus can be up to 25um, the heat-affected zone is small, the slit is small, and the deformation of the workpiece is small. As a flexible processing method, Bystronic Dineng laser cutting machine can be combined with an automatic control system to realize automatic tracking, automatic edge finding, and automatic nesting, which greatly improves production efficiency. It is widely used in metal cutting and has better performance. Better meet the requirements of fine cutting processing.
Bystronic's laser cutting machine is equipped with IPG fiber laser. IPG is a world-renowned fiber laser manufacturer. After years of development, Bystronic Dineng has become a well-known brand in the industry, and its products are exported to more than a dozen countries in America, Europe and Asia. Provide high-speed, high-efficiency, and high-stability laser cutting equipment for the production and processing industry.