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PROFILE OF SUCCESS Have you been thinking about investing in a laser and been confused about fiber verses CO2 lasers? Maybe you have been presented with a fiber laser by a sales representative but all it’s done is confuse the issue. Here is where Amada and Amprom step in, with the company not just about offering machines but machines that are specced to fit what you need now and in the future. There is much talk about power savings and increased cutting speed with fiber laser over the standard Co2 laser system. Amada has taken the next step with a cross over hybrid CO2 making the most of the CO2 features and increasing the cutting speed almost to fiber laser cutting speeds. Amprom has also seen nitrogen generation systems that are being installed incorrectly due to uninformed suppliers within the industry. Amprom says that by choosing them and Amada machines you will get the best service, advice and the right machines to suit your needs. Here’s what Amprom had to say on what you’ll get by choosing them… a partnership… the right advice and education, the right machine for your jobs and an evolution in the way engineering business is done. In fact, nitrogen generation provides an opportunity for all. THE OPTION FOR A BRIGHT LASER FUTURE NEW STANDARD IN LASER CUTTING MACHINES FROM AM PROM 28 December 2017 THE DIFFERENCE – FIBER VS CO2 Just what is the difference between fiber and CO2 lasers? First, the way the laser beam is generated. The Amada Fanuc Co2 laser beam is generated in an oscillator by circulating high speed gas mix of carbon dioxide helium and nitrogen to produce the Laser beam. The Amada fiber laser used special diodes to transmit light down a fiber optic cable to make the laser beam. The benefits of fiber laser come about because of the beam shape and light frequency, this allows the beam mode or shape to be very conical, all most to a point, this allows the laser beam to penetrate the material very quickly and resulting in the ability to cut with higher speeds. The fiber laser beam being 1mu frequency unfortunately won’t cut material such as plastic wood, etc. The CO2 laser frequency is 10mu and this allows it to cut these and other non-metallic materials. Amada has developed the LCG 3015 3.5kw Co2 laser model so it can mimic the fiber laser beam shape and therefor cut with some of the same attributes as the fiber laser. This LCG 3.5kw laser come with considerable cost saving and longer maintenance intervals and should be a real alternative to fiber laser at a lower capital cost. LASER CUTTING IN-HOUSE ASSIST GAS GENERATION Nitrogen generation has become more established in laser cutting circles. The latest technology can adapt to the highly variable needs of the custom fabricator. Assist gas generation for laser cutting has come a long way during the past decade. As more shops expand their laser cutting capacity, they often take another look at assist gas consumption. More operations are looking at alternatives for delivered gas, and this includes generating gas specifically, nitrogen. Purity of nitrogen generation has reached so-called “five-nines levels”— 99.999+% pure. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL AKL 09 273 7080 CHCH 03 344 2674


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