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Laser Cutting - Page 48
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Inland Tool adds fiber laser cutting system to Illinois facility
- Dec 8, 2016
- News Release
Inland Tool Co. (ITC) has purchased a new, 4-kW Mazak Optiplex Nexus 3015 fiber laser cutting system for its Mount Pulaski, Ill., contract manufacturing facility. The machine is equipped with intelligent setup features, intelligent monitoring features, and a Radan CAD/CAM software package that...
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Laser system has compact footprint
- Dec 8, 2016
- Product Release
The Meta 10C laser system from Coherent combines compact size and high laser output power. With its integrated 1-kW laser, it cuts metals up to 0.24 in. thick in a working area of 4 by 4 ft. The high-pressure cutting head allows for assist gas pressure up to 20 bar. Features include a contact-free...
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EVS Metal adds fiber laser cutting system to New Jersey facility
- Dec 5, 2016
- News Release
Precision metal fabricator EVS Metal Inc. has acquired an Amada LCG 3015 AJ fiber laser for its Riverdale, N.J., facility. The machine features a high-speed cutting head, a helical rack-and-pinion drive system, an AMNC 3i Control touchscreen, and a sectionalized dust collection system. According to...
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Prima Power announces cooperation with Cajo Technologies
- Nov 29, 2016
- News Release
Prima Power, a supplier of laser and sheet metal fabrication machines, has announced its cooperation with Finland-based Cajo Technologies, a producer of laser marking systems for various industrial sectors. “For a while we have been looking for the right partner to cover the needs especially in...
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Automated CAM program added to coil-fed laser blanking systems
- Nov 22, 2016
- Product Release
LaserCoil Technologies LLC has announced the addition of LaserCoil CAM to its coil-fed laser blanking systems, automating the importing of part profiles for optimized nesting and laser cutting. The program accommodates single and multiple cutting heads, as well as peripheral automation, such as the...
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FABTECH® 2016: Closing the loop
- By Tim Heston
- Nov 21, 2016
- Blog Post
When it came to new technology, FABTECH didn't disappoint. But this year, one theme dominated: closing the loop--or improving the entire process, from the initial quote to the final shipment.
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FABTECH® 2016 Highlights—Day 2
- By Vicki Bell
- Nov 17, 2016
- Blog Post
A new theme surfaced in today’s FABTECH® booth visits: collaboration. Find out who’s collaborating and why. Also read about what’s next in laser cutting technology and some interesting welding product introductions.
- From The Fabricator
Fiber laser cuts steel up to ¾ in. thick
- Nov 14, 2016
- Product Release
Cincinnati Incorporated offers the CL-960 fiber laser for fast processing of thin material and cutting of steel up to ¾ in. thick. Features include air-assist cutting, linear-drive motors, touchscreen controls, 6,000-W light source, dual-pallet configuration, fiber resonator technology, and...
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Mazak Optonics appoints president
- Nov 11, 2016
- News Release
Laser cutting system supplier Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, Ill., has promoted Al Bohlen to president of its North American operations. Bohlen has served as vice president and general manager for the company since 2013. Before that he was national sales manager. Bohlen has extensive industry...
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IPG Photonics appoints industrial laser systems sales manager, North America
- Oct 26, 2016
- News Release
IPG Photonics Corp., an Oxford, Mass.-based provider of high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, has appointed John Beaupré to its systems sales team as laser systems sales manager for North America. He has more than 30 years of experience in the laser industry, having spent the last 16 years with...
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Windows protect high-power refractive and reflective optics
- Oct 25, 2016
- Product Release
Mate’s Fiber Shield™ windows are designed to protect precision lenses in laser systems. They shield optic components in laser beam delivery systems from debris and fumes during the laser process. Available in diameters from 0.47 to 2.17 in., the windows are made of fused silica to protect the...
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MC Machinery Systems appoints laser automation specialist
- Oct 12, 2016
- News Release
MC Machinery Systems, Wood Dale, Ill., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., has named Jason LeGrand to the newly created position of laser automation specialist. LeGrand most recently served as a divisional technology manager at O’Neal Mfg. Services, a current MC Machinery customer....
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HMT adds applications engineer
- Oct 5, 2016
- News Release
Horn Machine Tools Inc., Madera, Calif., has hired Kent Mettelmann as a tube bending and laser cutting applications specialist. Located in Dallas, he supports customers in the southwestern and central U.S. Mettelmann has more than 30 years of tube bending, process improvements, and manufacturing...
- From The Fabricator
Sheet metal blanking milestone: Continuous-feed laser blanking launches into production
- By Tim Heston
- Oct 4, 2016
- Article
Earlier this year Worthington Specialty Processing, a toll processor serving the automotive industry, among others, installed a continuous-feed, coil-fed laser blanking line. An idea with roots in the 1990s has finally become reality.
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Laser system processes microfeatures on metals
- Oct 4, 2016
- Product Release
Preco Inc. has introduced the Lightning Bolt 2000 laser system for processing microfeatures on metallic, ceramic, and polymer materials. The system can be customized to accommodate IR, green, and UV wavelengths and nanosecond, picosecond, and femtosecond lasers. Typical processes include ablation,...
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