Ophir BeamWatch monitoring system from MKS designed for industrial environments

MKS Instruments Inc. has introduced Ophir® BeamWatch® Integrated, an automated, noncontact laser measurement system designed to measure critical beam parameters in industrial production environments. The compact, self-contained system measures parameters of the focused beam in real time, including focus spot size, beam caustic, and absolute power readings.

The system can accommodate different types of welding heads and includes a variety of interfaces, such as PROFINET and Ethernet/IP, for integration into production networks and automated manufacturing lines to facilitate direct transfer of measurement data.

The system captures and analyzes industrial lasers for wavelengths from 980 to 1,080 nm and laser powers to 10 kW. It provides real-time beam measurements of lasers that typically are too powerful for direct readings, instead measuring Rayleigh scattering using a pass-through beam measurement technique that involves no contact between the instrument and the beam.