Laser Cutting

Threading and grooving toolmaker Tool-Flo Manufacturing, Houston, has added polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PCBN) tools to its product line. The ultrahard materials allow for longer tool life when cutting abrasive materials such as graphite, hard rubber, plastics, carbon, fiberglass components, ceramics, wood, copper, bronze, brass and aluminum alloys, and permit higher removal rates and faster cycle times.

A line of direct field-replacement CO₂ laser optics for Amada, Coheren, Cincinnati, Epilog, Mazak, Synrad and Universal laser systems are available from Laser Research Optics.

The new DIAMOND E-250 is the latest member of the E-Series CO₂ laser family from Coherent Inc.

The Gi-360 T (tilt) high-speed laser inspection system from General Inspection provides a host of benefits.

Ultrashort pulsed-laser deposition of diamond-like coatings.

The advantages of heat treating parts with 1µm-wavelength lasers.

A new line of gold plated copper mirrors for Mitsubishi high power lasers that are available for immediate delivery to minimize downtime is being introduced by Laser Research Optics.

Coherent Inc. demonstrates its HighLight D-Series direct-diode laser for heat treating.

CO₂ laser focusing lenses that are OEM compatible with Amada high-powered steel cutting lasers and can be supplied overnight as complete assemblies are available from Laser Research Optics.

Built especially to handle oversized formats, the TruLaser 8000 laser from Trumpf Inc. cuts sheet metal up to 52 feet in length.

The latest turnkey laser solution from Rofin — MPS 3D (Modular Processing System 3D) — is designed for complex 2.5 D and 3 D material processing tasks.