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JDSU, Amada Co-Develop New Fiber Laser

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MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 3, 2010 — JDSU announced that it has collaborated with Amada, a manufacturer of machine tools for metal fabrication, to develop a new high-power 4 kilowatt (kW) fiber laser. The fiber laser has been integrated into a new sheet metal cutting system that Amada plans to start selling to the Japanese market in May 2011, followed by a global market introduction the following month. According to Amada, the new system will provide the fastest linear cutting speed available worldwide. The new 4 kW fiber laser provides the ability to cut materials such as copper, brass, titanium and non-metals that cannot...Read full article

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    Published: August 2010
    4 kW fiber laserAmandaAmericasAsia-PacificBusinessCaliforniaCO2 lasersCommunicationsfiber lasersfiber opticshigh-power fiber laserindustrialJDSUKen Lolinear drive systemNaoki Oritasheet metal cuttingStrategies UnlimitedLasers

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