Deep penetration fi ber laser welds in two types of material. On the left is stainless steel subjected to 50 kW at 60 ipm (1524 mm/min) with a penetration of 1.3" (33 mm). On the right is copper that also has been subjected to 50 kW at 60 ipm with a penetration of 1.125" (28.6 mm).
FIBER LASERS CONTINUE TO GAIN MARKET SHARE IN MATERIAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS
Bill Shiner
Vice President Industrial Lasers
IPG Photonics Oxford, MA
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AdvancedManufacturing.org
Fiber lasers offer users the lowest price per watt with the highest beam quality
he fi rst kilowatt-class fi ber laser for material processing was in- troduced by IPG Photonics in early 2002. Since that time, the adoption of fi ber lasers for production applications has grown at a rapid rate. oda , fi ber lasers are becoming the choice for
troduced by IPG Photonics in early 2002. Since that time, the adoption of fi ber lasers for production applications has grown at a rapid rate. Today, fi ber lasers are becoming the choice for most major production laser applications as well as convert-
ing traditional welding and cutting processes to fi ber laser technologies. This is best evidenced by the double-digit year-over-year growth that IPG has experienced over the past several years. During this period, traditional CO2 and solid-state laser companies, offering material processing lasers, have experienced declining sales growth or low single-digit growth at best. Several other companies have started to introduce fi ber lasers in the last several years; however, IPG Photonics has been able to maintain a fi ber laser market share in excess of 70%. The fundamental reason is easy to understand: fi ber lasers offer their users a production laser at the lowest price per watt, with the highest beam quality, the lowest electrical consumption and minimum maintenance.
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