Nowadays, laser equipment is changing with each passing day, and the pace of replacing old equipment with new equipment as the new mainstream of the manufacturing industry is accelerating. For example, the optical fiber laser cutting machine has replaced the CO2 laser cutting machine. Why the optical fiber laser cutting machine can replace the CO2 laser cutting machine is analyzed from three aspects below.
1、 Maintenance cost CO2 laser cutting machine: high maintenance cost, expensive front and rear mirrors, short turbine bearing life, high replacement cost. Optical fiber laser cutting machine: maintenance free, basically free of consumables, capable of withstanding harsh working environment and high resistance to dust, impact, impact, humidity and temperature.
Why optical fiber laser cutting machine can replace co2 cutting
2、 Processing cost The photoelectric conversion rate of CO2 laser cutting machine is far lower than that of optical fiber laser cutting machine. The laser tube is a consumer product. Under the same power, optical fiber equipment can better use laser to create value, so the processing cost of optical fiber is low. Of course, the purchase price of optical fiber equipment is higher than that of carbon dioxide equipment.
3、 Technical CO2 laser has complex structure, high maintenance cost and large beam divergence during processing, which is not suitable for large size processing. Although the cutting seam is relatively thin, it is very slow in processing thick plates. The laser characteristics of fiber laser cutting machine are embodied in its miniaturization, high intensity, high brightness and high conversion rate. In the thin plate processing, the same power fiber laser cutting machine is 2-3 times the CO2 cutting speed, and the cutting part is smooth.
The above is the reason why CO2 laser cutting machine is phased out, and also the reason why optical fiber laser cutting machine can quickly take a foothold in the market and gradually replace the traditional cutting process. It is precisely because of its technical advantages that it provides the necessary technology for product finishing.