Laser cutting machine cannot replace CO2 cutting machine

There are many aspects of operating CO2 laser cutting machines that do not exist in operating fiber laser cutting machines. This is why fiber laser cutting machines are used more and more nowadays, but different equipment often has different characteristics. This means that although the fiber cleaver has many advantages, it still has no way to replace the CO2 cleaver.

1. The cutting speed of the high-power fiber laser cutting machine is 5 times that of the traditional CO2 laser, and the operating cost Only half of traditional CO2 lasers.

2. The fiber laser cutting machine does not require any warm-up time-usually the CO2 laser takes about 10 minutes each time it is started.

3. The fiber laser cutting machine does not require beam path maintenance, such as mirror or lens cleaning, bellows inspection and beam alignment. For CO2 lasers, it may consume 4 or 5 hours per week.

4. The fiber laser has a completely sealed fiber beam path at the power supply and fiber delivery to the cutting head. The beam will not be contaminated by the beam path like a CO2 laser.

5. The optical fiber beam path can keep the nozzle beam center consistent.

6. Since the integrity of the fiber beam remains the same every day, the cutting parameters are also the same, and the number of adjustments required is much less than that of carbon dioxide lasers.

Sheet metal parts with a thickness greater than 1/8 inch are cut with a CO2 laser system. Thick metal parts larger than 1/4 inch are cut with a fiber laser cutting machine.

What is the use of this time saved? Higher production efficiency and larger machine capacity! The cutting speed of fiber lasers is five times that of CO2 lasers, and the number of parts produced per unit time is three to four times that of CO2 lasers, plus the reduction compared with CO2 lasers 50% of operating costs, this represents a huge opportunity based on the creation of greater machine capacity.

Regardless of the conclusion, don't forget the impact of this investment on downstream processes. What impact does the addition of this new laser cutting system have on the operation process before and after part cutting?

Understanding that materials need to be presented on the fiber laser in time will promote new efficiencies in material handling and inventory. Knowing that the increased number of cut pieces needs to be met by additional bending capacity will help prepare the bending area for the increased number. For manufacturers using CO2 laser cutting systems, the switch to fiber optic technology represents a huge window of opportunity that cannot be ignored.

If you are running multiple lasers, maybe you can consider replacing two CO2 laser cutting machines with one fiber laser.

Which technique is right for your problem, in the final analysis is your operation. Is the system suitable for your specific application? How fast and cost-effective is the production of parts? With this in mind, it is necessary to carefully analyze the relevant data, including the scope of application, operating costs, output, cost of ownership, and of course investment costs.

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