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News Release from: Unimatic Engineers | Subject: Laser cutter and marking
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 June 2007
Laser cutting and marking machines for
students
Unimatic Engineers has supplied eduCAM high-speed laser cutting and marking machines to provide a 'real world' experience for design and technology students.
The eduCAM range of equipment for the design and technology curriculum and vocational education has been expanded to include high-speed laser cutting and marking machines Like all eduCAM machines, the units come with an impeccable industrial pedigree, as they are in current use by manufacturing professionals in sectors such as clothes manufacture, textiles, and a wide range of resistant materials including plastics, wood and all non-metals
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Both educational and industrial users are supplied by Unimatic Engineers, who say that by using 'real world' production machinery rather than lightweight 'educational' models students get a far better experience and are infinitely more attractive to prospective employers.
Unimatic will install the equipment, commission software, integrate it with existing machinery, train and support staff in the use of the laser machines, which are available with working areas from 460mm x 600mm to a missive 990mm x 1450mm and a choice of 10, 30 and 50 Watt lasers.
The laser cutters have 2.5 axis of movement, ie the vertical axis movement being relatively limited to allow for different thicknesses of workpiece.
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They can move at up to 600mm/sec, accelerating at up to 1g and have a cutting accuracy of 0.025mm, all these parameters being adjustable to suit the particular materials being cut or marked.
Significantly, venting of the machine is simply to the open air, there being no need for the provision of costly air condition or temperamental extraction systems.
Through machine materials processing allows multiple jobs to be processed rapidly and with the minimum of manual intervention.
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Kiss cut layering; variable speed control and intrinsic energy efficiency are further features that make the eduCAM laser machine attractive for educational deployment.
Unimatic provides the machines with bespoke software that has been developed specifically to be simple to comprehend and use while being sufficiently robust to cope with the rigours of both industrial and educational environments.
A feature of particular interest to the teaching profession is the automatic categorising and archiving of all jobs, so that individual students' work can be easily retrieved.
Further software features include: importation of a wide range of vector formats; powerful and precision control of the laser cutter output; automatic optimisation of design layout to minimise materials waste; tenability to the characteristics of particular materials, ensuring a neat and accurate cut; interfaces with almost all CAD programmes; auto engraving; auto nesting of complex shapes; optical recognition; automatic filtration; automatic materials feed; personalisation of workpieces and scanlining. Request a free brochure from Unimatic Engineers ...
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