The result is a significantly faster cutting process – allowing more parts to be cut in less time
Previously only available in 3-15kW output powers, Bystronic’s ByStar Fiber systems are now also available as 20kW versions, offering enhanced cutting quality and productivity
(Image: Andrey Armyagov/Shutterstock)
An brief look at laser cutting and some of the technology developments made in recent years
With the ByTube Star 130, sheet metal production operations can enter quickly and easily into tube processing, including profile cutting
The ByCut Smart 6225 from Bystronic optimises sheet metal utilisation thanks to its larger format, up to 10 kilowatts of laser power, and BeamShaper option.
Bystronic is committed to increasing its focus on the growing demand for automation and digital processes in the sheet metal processing sector
Thanks to the 15kW laser, the cutting speed of the ByStar Fiber increases by up to 50 per cent compared to a 10kW laser source
Left to right: Marius van der Hoeven, managing director Bystronic Germany and Benelux; Patrick van den Berg and Martin van de Weg, former owners Weber Laserservice BV; Marco de Jong, managing director Bystronic Benelux
Bystronic has acquired 100 per cent of service partner and second-hand laser cutting specialist, Weber Laserservice
Bystronic now supplies generators of nitrogen gas from South African firm NitraLife, which can be used to reduce the downtime of laser cutting systems
A flat-bed laser profiling centre equipped with a 12kW fibre laser has exceeded the expectations of a UK contract machining firm
Lasers offer a non-contact, fast, flexible and cost-effective tool for cutting sheets across a range of industries. (Shutterstock/Parilov)
Specialist laser integrator Cyan Tec shares some of the latest developments taking place in the field of sheet metal cutting
Integrators such as GFH Micromachining, 3D Micromac, and LLT Applikation develop complete laser micromachining systems featuring all the laser, motion control, software, and safety components required to realise high-quality applications (Image: GFH Micromachining)
Looking at the market trends integrators are having to respond to when developing new systems
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Jan Keuntje and Peter Jäschke, of the Laser Zentrum Hannover, have developed a macroscopic finite element model to help establish laser cutting in serial CFRP component production
Laser technologies will have to continue to evolve to keep up with the need of the electronics industry. (Image: Shutterstock/raigvi)
Electronics manufacturing presents both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for developers of laser materials processing technologies
Handheld laser cleaning devices are a popular choice in industry for delivering the beam to the workpiece. (Image: Shutterstock/Surasak_Photo)
The basics of laser cleaning, the systems involved, and the benifts it offers over conventional cleaning techniques
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Paul Butler-Smith and Tian Long See, of the MTC, demonstrate how the surface friction of stainless-steel medical tools can be reduced using pulsed and ultrashort-pulsed laser processing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
Dr Michael Jarwitz, of the University of Stuttgart’s IFSW, highlights the need for a single tool capable of highly versatile and adaptable manufacturing
