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New Support Systems Pack on More Power

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Kevin Laughlin, PRC Laser

In manufacturing applications from welding to cutting and powdered metal deposition, the thirst for laser power is pushing CO2-based laser machining systems to higher power levels. As laser source technology advances, a need to harness this power efficiently is driving almost parallel advances in machine tool support systems, such as machine motion control, high-pressure assist-gas delivery controls and high-flow cutting-nozzle technology. And in turn, this momentum is expanding applications. It wasn’t that long ago that 4 kW of output power was considered to be pushing the envelope for...Read full article

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    Published: March 2004
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    cutting
    The process of forming a lens to a given pattern, or of cutting a piece of glass along the line of scratch.
    CO2cuttingFeaturesindustriallaser machining systemspowdered metal depositionwelding

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