The nLIGHT® fiber lasers combine not only the best performance and a high operating reliability, but also their modular design. With the vertical integration of the internally manufactured laser pump diodes, as well as the in-house fiber technology, quality is being built from the first step. The lasers are particularly distinguished by their very good cutting and welding performance and the long-term tested back reflection protection over the full performance spectrum.
Rackmount 0.5 - 1.5 kW
Small form factor rackmount fiber laser at powers up to 1.5 kW with single mode and multimode options. The small size facilitates easy integration into machine tools.
nLIGHT single mode rackmount fiber lasers deliver output power from 500 W to 1200 W with beam quality M² ≤ 1.1. Multimode models are available in 500 W to 1500 W configurations. These lasers deliver excellent beam quality for advanced cutting, welding and additive manufacturing performance.
The most important features of nLIGHT raclmount fiber lasers:
- Advanced cutting and welding performance
- Error-free and stable processing of highly reflective materials
- Self-developed design for high machine uptime and efficient field service
- Resistant to extreme environmental conditions
- Available in performance classes from 500 W to 1500 W
- Specific model with programmable pulse shape and high modulation frequency of 100 kHz available.
- Model for additive manufacturing with rise and fall times <5 µs and excellent beam quality (single mode) <1.1 mm*mrad availbale
Applications: Laser cutting, laser welding, hardening/laser coating, additive manufacturing
Datasheets: CFL Rackmount single mode | CFL Rackmount multi mode
Compact 2 - 3 kW
The nLIGHT Compact Fiber Lasers are a further development of the 2 kW alta™ and combine the advantages of a high-power version with the smallest housing volume currently on the market. In addition, its four rollers make it very mobile and flexible to use. In terms of process technology, it also has the very good cutting and welding performance as well as the long-term tested back reflection protection. In addition, despite its compactness, it also has the unique service concept, which enables you to achieve high machine availability.
The most important properties of the CFL
- Advanced cutting and welding performance
- Error-free and stable processing of highly reflective materials
- Self-developed design for high machine uptime and efficient field service
- Resistant to extreme environmental conditions
- Available with 2 kW, 2.5 kW and 3 kW with smallest housing volume
- Modulation frequency of 100 kHz
- Switch-on and switch-off times of 5 μs
Applications: Laser cutting, laser welding, hardening/laser coating, additive manufacturing
Data sheet: nLIGHT Compact Fiber Lasers
CFL 3000 - 15000
The nLIGHT high-power CFL fiber lasers are available with a power of up to 15 kW and includes the complete advantages of the Prime version. It also includes live process monitoring for programmable pulse shaping. This allows e.g. a welding process monitoring, which operates in a closed loop and allows your process and product quality and stability to rise sharply. The lasers are very modular and can easily be serviced in the field. Like all alta™ fiber lasers from nLIGHT, it has very good cutting and welding performance as well as the long-term tested back reflection protection.
The most important features of the nLIGHT High Power FL:
- Advanced cutting and welding performance
- Error-free and stable processing of highly reflective materials
- Self-developed design for high machine uptime and efficient field service
- Resistant to extreme environmental conditions
- Available with up to 15 kW
- Modulation frequency of 100 kHz
- Switch-on and switch-off times of 5 μs
- Programmable pulse shaping
- Live process monitoring by internal sensor
Applications:Laser cutting, laser welding, hardening/laser coating, additive manufacturing, micro cutting, micro welding, micro drilling, medical toll production, processing of brittle material
Datasheet: nLIGHT high power fiber lasers
CFX 3000 - 15000
New Corona™ fiber lasers from nLIGHT® feature programmable beam quality enabled by groundbreaking all-fiber technology. Rapid tuning of the fiber laser spot size optimizes machine tool performance across all metals and thicknesses.
With one Corona laser, users can rapidly select from high-intensity, small-spot-size beams to large, donut-shaped beams, and everything in between. This dramatic advance allows optimal thick and thin metal cutting, higher cutting speed and quality, and improved piercing and small-feature processing with the same tool.
The unmatched performance and flexibility of Corona fiber lasers also negate the need for post processing, enabling factory automation and “lights out” operation. End users get the best of all worlds—the speed of high-power fiber lasers for thin metal processing, the quality of CO2 lasers for thick metal processing, and the high uptime and low operating costs of a fiber laser solution.
Corona's "no compromises" performance is unattainable with any other technology and is derived from its unique, all-fiber design.
Key Features and Benefits
- All-fiber tuning of beam shape retains fiber laser performance, stability, efficiency, and reliability.
- Lack of free-space optics and beam combination-techniques avoids complex, sensitive and performance-limiting hardware.
- Rapid beam switching time of less than 30 ms with the laser operating at full power.
- Design maximizes laser lifespan with no maintenance or calibration requirements and no impact on power consumption, efficiency, size or installation requirements.
- Edqe-quality and thickness-range benefits are achieved at full cutting speed to facilitate maximum productivity.
- Greatly improved roughness, edge straightness and perpendicularity negate the need for post processing.
- Eliminates need for zoom process heads, fiber-to-fiber couplers, switches and other free-space optical approaches that increase system size and complexity and degrade performance and reliability.
Applications: Laser cutting, laser welding, hardening/laser coating, additive manufacturing
An article about the unique advantages of the Corona laser technology for metal cutting was published in Industrial Laser Solutions: Fiber Laser Technology Improves Metal Cutting
AFX 1000
Built for Productivity – The Next Frontier in Metal AM
AFX lasers deliver precision where it’s needed and accelerated throughput where it’s not. Metal additive manufacturing just entered a new era of quality, profitability, and productivity.
nLIGHT AFX laser is a true single mode rackmount fiber laser, which allows you to enlarge the spot size and change the beam profile on the fly. The programmable beam quality is enabled by groundbreaking all-fiber technology and offers you a new degree of freedom. The laser provides his benefits especially in the LPBF-processes and can also be used for other processes like powder DED processes or laser welding processes.
The most important features of nLIGHT programable rackmount fiber lasers AFX:
- Up to 550W true single-mode power
- Execute fine detail with the precision of a near-diffraction-limited beam.
- Up to 1000W of ring-mode power
- Accelerate productivity with ultra-stable 3x spot magnification with ring intensity profiles
- Maximize productivity
- Optimize precision and throughput with 7 switchable beam profiles, on-the-fly.
- Industrial durability
- Rely on the same uncompromising quality you’ve come to expect from nLIGHT fiber lasers.
Applications: Additive manufacturing (LPBF-, DED-process), laser welding
Download: Data Sheet nLIGHT AFX 1000
Special applications such as the machining of copper, brass or other highly reflective materials are possible through the back-reflection protection, also with a stable process and no damage to the laser. Furthermore, the nLIGHT fiber lasers have a unique service concept. This allows simple and efficient service in the field and results in high availability of your system. The nLIGHT fiber lasers are used worldwide in a variety of different ways. From very demanding 24/7 product application conditions to highly precise applications in the area of application development in laboratories or institutes in the leading industrial countries of the laser industry. In all areas of application, its beam quality, robustness and reliability are particularly appreciated.
Information about the unique back reflection protection can be found in this article: Fiber laser processing of highly reflective materials
Contact
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