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How to Operate Machine When It Is Cold—Tony

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How to Operate Machine When It Is Cold

Because of the unique structure of fiber laser source, when people operate the machine in cold weather. Some improper operation will cause the machine and laser source get hurt. Sometimes it may lead the laser source be damaged very bad. Therefore, the user need to pay more attention on taking care of the machine in winter.

For extension the machine’s lifetime, we provide some tips you can have a look.

1 At first, please follow the rules to use the fiber laser cutting machine. The working condition of the temperature is from 15°C to 40°C.

2 Sometimes, the temperature is getting real low. The water inside of laser source is getting freeze. So we suggest you to add glycol to the water cooling system. The brand we suggest you AntifrogenN. The limit of capacity is 10%-20%. For example, if the water chiller could add 100L purifying water. The gloycol you add can not over than 20L.  More important is : Never Add propylene glycol.

3 If the working condition is between 10°C- 40°C, no need add any coolant. And when you use it in summer, please make sure all the coolant already removed, then add purifying water in you water chiller.

4 If you won’t use the fiber laser cutting machine in winter, please make sure there is no water in inside of laser source. If there is some, please unwater the tube of laser source.

5 If the laser source need to repair under cold temperature, please unwater the laser source and then package it and send it.

6 If the laser source power over 2000 watts. Ensure the laser source is energizing, if not the solenoid valve will affect you unwater the laser source.

 

When you trying to remove the water from laser source, cutting head and water chiller. Remove it first, and then you need to use the air less than 5 bar to make all those stuff dry.

Water Cooling System of Fiber Laser Cutting Machine—Tony

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Water Cooling System of Fiber Laser Cutting Machine

Water cooling system is a independent device connect with the fiber laser cutting machine.  The main function of the device is for cooling laser source and laser cutting head. When the machine is running,  the laser source and cutting head will get heat. The high temperature will hurt those two key parts. To ensure those components in a good working condition, the cooling system is indispensable.

XT Laser won’t produce the water cooling system by our own, but we choose the best water cooling device for our fiber laser cutting machine.

Actually，to achieve cutting by this machine. There are   two main parts very important. They are laser source and cutting head. The water cooling system is used for cooling cutting head and laser source. In general, you can find two brands of water cooling system in the Chinese market for laser cutter. Tongfei NC and S&A CW.

Base on our professional consideration, our cooling-system is picking the more professional one. The Tongfei’s water chiller is aim to fiber laser cutting machine, to design a best solution for cutter.

But you also can find some company use S&A water cooling system. Indeed, S&A is also a very good brand. However, its water chiller is better on laser marking machine, YAG laser Machine, Co2 engraving machine and laser cleaning machine. For the continuous type fiber laser cutting machine. Tongfei’s device is more stable and more targeted. The cost is also higher than S&A device. Don’t ignore this factor, because every details will affect the machine.

 

To use more professional water chiller could enhance the effect of cutting machine, and it is also able to extension the life time of  fiber laser cutting machine. Any parts are good, then those parts are able to achieve a machine be good.

Advantages for fiber laser marking machine—Tony

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Advantages for fiber laser marking craft

About fiber laser marking machine

As the fiber laser was used widely，and because of the improvement of industrial level. People pay much attention on fiber laser marking machine than ever nowadays. So what are the advantages of fiber laser marking machine? Today I will list the advantages of fiber laser marking machine. Then you guys may understanding this craft better.

 

Black and White QR code mark on Stainless Steel

1 Low cost

For long-run, I don’t believe there is a craft cheaper than fiber laser marking. In my knowledge, all other crafts need consumable items. But for the fiber laser marking machine, there is no consumable items. And the price is reasonable and affordable. It has over 100,000 hours lifetime.  Invest once, you can use it over 30 years. The only thing you need pay for the machine is electric. The power of the machine is under 1000 watt per hour. Thus, the cost for long-run, it is the best.

2 Mark on multiple materials without contact

The fiber laser marking machine is able to mark most of common metal materials, such as stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum oxide, gold, silver, brass, and so on. Also the parts of non-metal materials was able to marked. Such as, ABS, PVC, painted wood, leather,etc. And the marking method is by released laser from the galvo, so there is not contact with the object. People are not require modeling. Just put the files into the software, then you can mark whatever you want.

3 Permanent Marking

The stuff people marked by fiber laser marking will never take off from the object. It is not like the printing method, the ink will fade away.

4 Free-maintain

There is no quick-wear parts. Basically, the machine don’t need to maintain, the only thing you need to do is wipe the lens carefully after use the machine.

In the end, because those advantages, the fiber laser marking machine is more and more common to see it in factory or studio. If you also interested in fiber laser marking machine. Pls contact me by my Email: xintian124@xtlaser.com

Installation of Fiber Laser Cutting Machine Prepare—Tony

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Installation of Fiber Laser Cutting Machine Plan

Let’s talk about to prepare machine installation. Lately, my orders was shipped to worldwide. As the cargo is getting closer to my customers，there are some customers to ask me what they should do after clear the custom.

First,  Do not open the package before the engineer come. When our engineer get to your place, he will open it with you. The reason is he is know which parts of machine is easy to break. And he is very familiar with our package. Our engineer have the full experience about open package. So when you guys open the package, listen to him, and follow his order to open it.

Second, What you need to prepare before the engineer coming? At least, you need to prepare 2-3 bottles Nitrogen and  1-2 bottles of Oxygen. Each bottle of gas should over 40L. Because our technician will use the gas to cut the sample, and base on the effect of samples set up the parameter of the machine.

Third, Although we do have a copy of our parameter which save in the computer already. However, according to the customers from everywhere, the metal they want to cut is different. And the purity is different. So we need test the effect of  parameter we set in our factory.  And base on it, we adjust to the most suitable parameter to fit your cutting requirement.

Fourth,

Alcohol and purified water. We need the alcohol to wipe the protective lens to clear. And also need purified water or distilled water to use for water chiller. The water cooling system is require high purity water. If the purity doesn’t reach to the requirement, It may cause the water chiller break.

Fifth, to prepare the lubricating oil. You know we have the lubricating oil system, to make sure the guide rail,rack and pinion ,etc. Need some with good brand and quality.

Sixth, If you could, please preparing some tools for our engineer.

This is what I thought so far. Welcome to left what you think in the comments.

 

 

 

 

Fiber Laser Cleaning Machine—Tony

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Fiber Laser Cleaning Machine

Fiber laser cleaning craft,before that, there are many methods to remove the rust and blot on materials. But those traditional methods have various disadvantages. Most of those crafts will cause environmental pollution. And also have other cost in the process. As the social development, people become more environmentally conscious. Nevertheless, those traditional cleaning crafts will be replaced gradually. So the new craft, fiber laser cleaning, it solve a lot problems which old traditional cleaning craft has. And it only need once invest, then there are not other costs for this craft.

Laser cleaning can be not only to clean organic contaminants, but also to clean inorganic materials.Which including metal corrosion, metal particles, and dust.

 Principle of fiber laser cleaning machine

Because powerful, short pulses, fast moving laser pulses act on the surface of the target, producing tiny plasma ruptures, shock waves, thermal stress, etc. Causing the surface material to sublimate and evaporate. So the focused laser beam is capable of accurately evaporating surface objects or dirt in fiber laser cleaning machine.

laser cleaning is suitable for metal surfaces. The processed and optimized laser beam does not alter metal properties. It is damage those laser treated surfaces.

The precisely tuned laser beam acts only on the coating, residual residue or oxide. And does not harm the underlying surface of the parent metal. By adjusting other parameters, the laser beam can accurately and easily achieve the desired cleaning effect.

 

 

Application of fiber laser cleaning machine

1  Metalsurface rust removal.

2 Surfacepaint removal and paint treatment.

3 Surface oil, stains, dirt cleaning, Surfacecoating, clear coating.

4 Weldingsurface / spray surface pretreatment.

5 Stonesurface dust and attachment removal.

6 Rubber mold residue cleaning.

 

 

As the beginning of the blog, I mentioned fiber laser is replacing those old cleaning crafts.

Advantages of fiber laser cleaning crafts

1.non-contact cleaning, so it does not damage the part substrate.

2.precise cleaning, can achieve precise location, the exact size of the selective cleaning.

3.laser-cleaning-machine without any chemical cleaning fluid, no supplies, safety and environmental protection.

4.simple operation, thus, the power can be hand-held or with the robot to achieve automated cleaning.

5.cleaning efficiency is very high, save time.

6.laser cleaning system is stable, almost no maintenance.

 

Compare Fiber Laser to Co2 Laser — Tony

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How to cut 2-3mm stainless steel?

Recently，A customer is considering use Co2 laser to replace fiber laser for stainless steel cutting.

Background:

The customer want to cut 2-3mm stainless steel, I suggest him to use 750 watt fiber laser machine to cut it. But they told me they are looking for 300 watt ‚s Co2 engraving machine (mix type) to cut the 2-3mm stainless steel. So does the Co2 engraving machine is able to cut the 2-3mm stainless steel? The answer is yes.

Both of them have their own advantages and disadvantages. So today I will tell you guys what is different between both of machines.

 

Co2 engraving machine’s characters:

The first, We do have a Co2 engraving machine could cut 2-3mm stainless stell. As the customer said, 280W-300W Co2 engraving machine has the ability to cut 2-3mm stainless steel. And it also can cut and engrave non-metal materials, such as, Arcylic, wood, plastic, glass, leather and so on. All effects on non-metal materials are all good.

But for metal, we will use a specific laser head, then it could do metal cutting. The biggest issue is the effect is very poor. For 2mm stainless steel, the ability can reach to. But for 3mm, it is very hard and slow. There is much dross on the object. And if you often cut 3mm stainless, it will let the laser tube reduce its laser power gradually.

For a glass laser tube, its lifetime is 8000 hours. So in usual, our customer will replace it every single year. And if you cut 3mm stainless steel usually, the lifetime might be shorter. And you need to change the nozzle when you switch the cut material. I mean from non-metal to metal.

Fiber laser cutting machine’s characters:

But for 500Watt fiber laser cutting machine. First, it was designed for metal cutting, the effect is much better than Co2 laser. By the way, its lifetime much longger than Co2 laser tube. The lifetime for fiber laser cutting machine is over 100,000 hours.

And the effect is much better than Co2 laser. But I suggest 750watt before, because 500 watt the cutting ability reach to 3mm, 750watt could reach to 4mm for stainless steel, which means faster, and more powerful, then the effect is better.

So what is the disadvantage? First, it cost more than Co2 laser, and it also need N2 for stainless steel cutting. If you want use air to cut, you need add 3 parts, air tank, air filter, and air compressor. But the sides on object will turn to a bit black if cutting by air.

In the end, the fiber laser cutting machine was designed for metal cutting, So whichever the speed and effect, it is not in same level with 300watt Co2 laser. The price might higher a little. But for long-term. It is still very economic.

 

Application - Laser Marking

 

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Advantages for Fiber Laser Cutting Craft — Tony

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Advantages for Fiber Laser Cutting Craft

In these years, Fiber laser cutting machine as a new invention, this craft is replacing other cutting method rapidly. There are lots of advantages of this machine. Whichever in speed or size. Today we mainly Talk about the main advantages of the fiber laser cutting machine performance.

Advanced cutting technology

First, this new type of fiber laser cutting machine using in the cutting principle is a high-performance laser cutter. In the process of cutting the laser will emit countless high-performance, high-energy laser rays, the laser generate huge energy . The instantaneous cutting of the surface can be vaporized, so that you can easily cut off a very hard interface. At present this process is also a most popular cutting process,there is no other craft could replace it in this filed. More important is this cutting process in the cutting process which is very fast, you can instantly very thick steel plate easily cut. And cutting The accuracy is also very accurate, cutting the cross-section accuracy can reach a few millimeters or so. It can meet some of the high demand for cutting needs.

The cutting performance is very stable

Second, this laser cutting machine in working process, which is extremely stable use of the world’s top lasers. The life of this laser will last for several years, and in the use of the process in addition to human factors. Almost no Any system itself is faulty, so even if the laser cutting machine under long working pressure. More important, it will not produce any vibration or other adverse effects.

Operation process is very convenient

Otherwise, the operation system is a software which is design for laser cutting machine specially. And it is very easy to control the system. And any parameter already set up before you use it. Therefore, it is very convenient. And the technical team will teach you to operate the machine.

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Operation cost of carbon steel fiber laser cutting machine

Methods for Improve Laser Marking Efficiency—Tony

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Methods for Improve Laser Marking Efficiency

To improve laser marking efficiency, there are some methods to achieve it. And to improve the efficiency is very important for some customers. I will talk about how to improve it by this chapter.

Fiber laser marking machine is a new marking craft without pollution and energy consumption. To bring higher production efficiency and create higher value to the enterprise is also the main goal of this kind of machine. To achieve how can speed it up, we have been exploring all the time. But how to improve the marking speed of fiber laser marking machine?

Factors

The main influence factors of fiber laser marking machine are divided into internal factors and work piece processing factors.

The internal factors are mainly laser frequency, laser spot mode and beam divergence angle, laser power. We should be pay attention to internal factors when selecting and selecting the early models. And we should also follow the opinions of laser engineers to select and purchase the models.

Another factor that we need to pay attention to during customer processing is mainly marking density, marking width, marking depth and laser spot size.
Under the conditions of the same width, the same light spot and the same depth, the higher the marking density, the slower the corresponding marking speed. The reason is that the density directly increases the marking area.

Marking Format

Because the deflection area of the galvanometer for large-format marking increases, the marking speed of large-format is slower than that of small-format marking.

Marking Depth

To achieve marking with depth, we must let the machine repeat over and over again, the laser move once, will left a 0.01mm depth on surface.  So for example, you want mark on some metal with 1mm depth, then the laser must move 100 times.

So how to improve it?

To select a small-amplitude field mirror within a suitable range. And controling the density during marking and select a small density within the range that can meet the requirements. The most important is to ensure the daily maintenance of the machine and keep it in good condition.

 

Email : xintian124@xtlaser.com

 

Laser Marking Machine for Brand Marking—Tony

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Laser Marking Machine for Brand Marking

Laser marking machine for phone

At, present, any industries for brand marking apply laser marking machine, and it’s no exception to mobile phone industry. Let’s take iphone for example. Since its establishment, from iphone 5 to iphone Xs, laser marking is essential for its part. Such as IC, metal conduction inside, there’s unique QR code for prevent from forgery. The black characters of producer and IMEI area looks like use ink print on it, but actually neither ink nor silkscreen, is disposed by laser. The shell of iphone is aluminium oxide, which is commonly known as blackening.

There are always parts by laser marking. For example, logo marking, phone shell, battery, etc. Even somewhere inside that we can’t see, there are  parts marked by laser.

 

Comparative Advantages

The traditional way of print is to use silkscreen. Silkscreen is smelly and hard to follow colors. The effect is not that good, and the components belong to Pb chemistry elements. At present, the more and more government only allow to use low carbon and environmental craft to do the logo marking. Mobile phones use eternal marking way—laser marking, will improve anti-fake ability as well as increase additional value. And the effect of laser marking, it will enhance the beauty of appearance.
With the development of times and demand of market application, the craft of logo marking by laser marking machine replaced former silkscreen.  And as a modern accurate processing means, laser marking own unbeatable advantages, if compare it with print, mechanical carving, electrospark processing. Thus, this kind of machine is maintain-free, flexible and reliable. The machine especially apply in areas that requires high-accuracy、depth and smoothness. Not only Iphone, but other popular phones has same requirements to reach the best effect.

In short

Mobile phone and personal electronics is changing every single day. And that trend is intelligent and portable, beautiful. People are willing to have a personalized phone. At the same time, laser is improving other micro-electronic manufacturing industries. As the development of technology, this marking method will take the No.1 place in marking craft. The advantages are a lot. More important is  which is a friendly-environment craft.

Functions of Parts from Cutting Machine—Tony

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Functions of Parts from Cutting Machine

In the fiber laser cutting machine, different parts have different functions to achieve the cutting purpose. So, what are their functions? Please read on.

Machine Bed:

The main function of machine bed is support all the parts working. The range of load-bearing ability is between 800kg to 1500kg. Its own weight is able to ensure the machine’s stability.

Laser source:

A device for generating a laser beam source. For the laser source of XT Laser, we use IPG, Raycus, and Nlight. Sometimes we also provide other brands‘ laser source. The machine power we have 500 watt and above. Those laser source we use is the mainstream laser source you can find in this market.

Cutting head:

Mainly include part like cutting head body, focus lens, protective mirrors, capacitance type sensor Auxiliary gas nozzles and other parts. The cutting head drive device is used to drive the cutting head alone Z axis according to the program. It is composed of servo motor and transmission parts such as ball screw or gear.

Driving system:

The machine’s move is through the fit of control system and machine. Control system give the servo motor to produce the kinetic energy, the X,Y and  Z axis are moved by kinetic energy. By the rail guide and rack, machine will move on X and Y axis. For Z axis, the cutting head up and down by screw rod. We also put reducer under the servo motor. In this way, the reducer could protect this machine run well.

Chiller group

For cooling laser source and focus lens, reflective mirror in cutting head.

Gas Group

1 Gas tank Mainly used to supply cutting head assistant gas.
2 Air compressor and container: To provide and keep assist gas for cutting.
3 .Air cooling & dryer machine, air filter: Used to supply clean dry air to laser generators and beam paths to keep the path and mirror working.

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Operation cost of carbon steel fiber laser cutting machine