Galvo heads can also be used to work at extremely high speeds when added to the machine. Galvo head are often used in portable laser-engravers.
FSL Muse Pandora (FSL) offers a variety of laser options, including 20W, 30W and 50W.
Fiber lasers can be expensive so if you are looking for a low-cost laser engraver, you should consider diode lasers.
You can import file types like PDF, SVG, JPG, BMP, and more into RetinaEngrave v3.0 from any CAD software of your choice.
Fiber lasers are very popular in engraving applications. They have wavelengths ranging from 780nm up to 2200nm.
Getting into the details of the operation cost of both laser and plasma is complicated. So I will write about that in another post.
Fiber lasers use solid-state lasers extensively in laser engraving and marking machines. The difference between a Fiber laser and a Co2 laser is in their ability laser cut sheet metal.
MCWlaserPRO laser engraver offers three different versions. There are 20W (30W), and 50W options. These lasers operate at 1064nm wavelength.
The laser source module measures 8.3"x14.9" and the engraving machine module measures 13.8"x22".
Our machines are capable to cut steel, brass or aluminum with no back reflections. These fiber laser machine will significantly reduce your maintenance requirements as well as your operating cost.
In an optical fiber laser, the light is bent by refraction. An optical fiber cable passes the light through an impurity-free transparent silica glass core. The core is covered with cladding, another layer of silica doped with added materials for lowering its refractive index. Because of their refractive index difference, the light will get refracted at the core-clad interface.
FSL Muse Pandora can operate with open lenses for 254mm,330mm, and420mm lenses. This allows the laser to be focused only on the work material.
Laser machines can cut any material. The type of laser machine you use will determine the material that can be cut. A CO2 laser machine is unable to cut through reflective materials like brass, copper, and aluminum. However, they can cut through nonmetallic material like wood and polymer.
Plasma can cut anything that is conductive, which pretty much means it can cut all kinds of metals. That includes reflective metals such as aluminum, copper, and brass (something laser machines struggle with).
Thin carbon fiber mat can be cut with some fraying - but not when coated. The laser can cut or etch. The laser can cut materials such as wood, paper, cork, and some plastics.
Compressed air, nitrogen, oxygen, and argon are the four primary types of assist gas for fiber laser machines.
To guide light, fiber lasers use an optical fiber cable made of silica glass. Because the resulting laser beam is straighter and smaller than with other types of lasers, it is more precise. They also have a small footprint, are energy efficient, require little maintenance, and have low operating costs.