cooled vs. water-cooled like CO2
or YAG lasers. But they also
have another distinctive advantage. “The nice thing about a fi ber laser is that it’s compact,” said
Bob Henry, product manager for Epilog Laser, (Golden, CO). It’s not uncommon for visitors at medical device trade shows to approach Epilog’s booth and hand over a bag of jangling metal parts to mark, said Henry. “We love the challenge when people bring us materials,” said Henry. “We haven’t seen a metal yet that we can’t get a good mark on. “The trick is to get a nice, thick
oxide layer that can stand up to pas- sivation [a cleaning process] and autoclaving,” said Henry.
We are always working on increasing the laser’s power, but still maintaining high effi ciency.
Epilog’s latest products include
the Fusion FiberMark Laser System. The FiberMark’s work area, at 640 in.2
that of its predecessor, which has a 288-in.2
(1858-cm2 (4129 cm2), is more than double ) work area. It also
features bigger motors, an enhanced motion control system, a central processing unit on the laser motors, an all-new bearing assembly and steel- reinforced belts, and bidirectional communication between the computer and laser. The two-way communica- tions, along with the operator’s ability to pause the system’s operations, make it handy for prototyping. Another handy feature for job shops is
the Epilog systems’ time estimator, which is activated after an image is uploaded to its programmable logic controller. Epilog’s open-source software, along with off-the-shelf writing or graphics
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software, such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Illustrator, Corel- DRAW or BarTender, control the system.
“With our approach, you can use so many different ap- proaches for printing,” said Henry.
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