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News Release from: Electrox | Subject: Laser marking control system at MACH 2008
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 February 2008
Laser marking control system is 40%
smaller
A laser marking control system that is based on an innovative electronics platform designed as a 3U 19in rack mounted or free standing module occupies 40% less volume.
Electrox will be showing its latest G2 laser marking control system that is based on an innovative electronics platform at the UK's MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition All Electrox laser markers can now be operated by the G2 control system
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new G2 laser control system has been designed by Electrox engineers as a 3U 19in rack mounted or free standing module.
It occupies 40% less volume than the previous 5U design.
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This provides the massively increased memory size, said Electrox to manufacturingtalk.com, which enables multiple large files and fonts to be locally stored locally.
The G2 also has a CAN based expansion bus for highly flexible and versatile capabilities, providing axes control beyond more usual X, Y, Z, and rotary motion options.
The new proprietary Electrox digital galvometer control has improved algorithms and even higher performance, as well as providing a five-fold increase in the maximum pulse frequency capability.
* Laser marking systems - the Raptor range of laser marking systems, built on the novel EF Technology platform developed by Electrox, is the only laser source in the industry covered by a four year warranty.
Itwill be launched at the MACH 2008 show.
Also demonstrated at the show will be the mid-range MaxBox plus and Compact Dial Index workstations.
Raptor lasers deliver the highly desirable combination of high peak power and low pulse energy and are able to produce permanent, low damage marks on a wide range of materials including most metals and plastics.
At up to 20kW, the maximum peak power delivered by the Raptor series is up to four times that of the equivalent system based on third party fibre lasers.
But with maximum pulse energies below 0.4mJ (37% less than that of the equivalent system based on third party fibre lasers), the Raptor range ensures maximum marking efficiency with minimum damage to the substrate.
All Raptor lasers are shipped as modules and readily fit onto production lines or can be supplied with a choice of safety workstations, including the E-Box and MaxBox bench mounted enclosures, for a turnkey solution.
* Mid-range laser marking workstation - the MaxBox plus is a free standing, mid-range laser marking workstation, which has a programmable Z-axis for focussing as standard and can house both X,Y and rotary motion options.
Of all welded-steel construction, MaxBox plus has a footprint of just 1m x 1m.
As with all Electrox workstations, MaxBox plus is designed for maximum operator convenience and safety having a counter-balanced and fully inter-locked lift up door.
Parts can be marked in MaxBox plus, either singly or in batches, within circular marking fields up to 350mm in diameter.
In addition, MaxBox plus can accommodate parts within an envelope 900mm long x 670mm wide x 474mm high.
* Compact Dial Index workstation - with up to eight tooling positions and the ability to complete up to eight different marks per cycle, (each mark being unique to a tooling position), the Compact Dial Index workstation provides a semi-automatic solution for a wide range of volume requirements.
Other features include a choice of manual or programmable Z-axis for focusing, a laser- safe viewing window and light guards to ensure operator safety.
The Compact Dial Index workstation is of all welded steel construction with an overall footprint of 1000mm x 1060mm.
The MaxBox plus and the Compact Dial Index workstation can be used with any of the Electrox laser options - Raptor, Scorpion, Scorpion Rapide, Cobra, Razor and UV-2 - to address the widest range of applications, including most metals and plastics, wood, glass, leather and so on.
Director and general manager of Electrox, Howard Moore, said: "We are acutely aware of our customers' need for highly reliable, small and above all affordable laser marking systems.
We have a design and development department staffed by engineers capable of 'thinking outside the box' to generate the innovations which meet those needs.
Raptor, MaxBox plus, the Compact Dial Index workstation and the G2 control system are the latest in a long line of developments to satisfy these requirements".
* Electrox at MACH 2008, NEC, Birmingham, UK, April 21-25, Hall 4, Stand 4510. Request a free brochure from Electrox ...
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