Mazak Optonics sales manager Al Bohlen describes the firm's new OPTIPLEX 3015 Fiber laser

FABTECH 2011 attendees visiting Mazak Optonics booth are viewing four new product introductions, including the company’s inaugural fiber laser processing machine, which yields several advantages over CO2 designs. The OPTIPLEX 3015 Fiber uses a 2 kW laser generator and a high-quality beam to increase the productivity of thin worksheet cutting by more than 30 percent when compared to conventional laser processing machines. With its 1.06-micron wavelength, the OPTIPLEX 3015 Fiber laser processes reflective materials, such as copper, brass, aluminum and exotic aerospace materials, with greater speeds and thicknesses than its CO2 counterpart. The speeds are considerably faster on carbon steels less than 4 mm. With rapid traverse rates of 4,724 ipm, the OPTIPLEX 3015 Fiber provides the very high part throughput on sheet sizes of 60” x 120”.
According to Mazak Optonics national sales manager Al Bohlen: “With the one micron wavelength of the fiber laser, the power of penetration is different compared with CO2. It allows us to cut materials that you would avoid with a CO2 laser, like Hastelloy or Inconel. It also offers 80 percent less energy consumption at the resonator/chiller, along with no-gas simplicity.”
Also on display is the new Mazak Preview 2 CNC Control that drives the OPTIPLEX 3015 Fiber automatically determines the required processing conditions for the material prior to cutting. A 3D graphic screen also makes it easy for virtually any operator to successfully run the machine. The OPTIPLEX 3015 Fiber uses a modular, scalable design laser capacity growth, meaning it easily integrates into Mazak automation and complements Mazak’s CO2 laser equipment.

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