Beam me up

The new Amada LCG3015 AJ 4kW is a high-speed, direct drive fibre laser cutting machine that the manufacturer claims is certain to speed up sheet metal processing.

Originally launched in 2014 in 2kW guise, over 35 units were sold in Europe in just ten months. This brand new model has an increased cutting capacity and can be 90% faster than a 2kW fibre laser for some applications.

The cutting capacity on the LCG3015 AJ 4kW has increased to 22mm mild steel, 18mm stainless steel, 16mm aluminium, 10mm brass and 8mm copper. The machine offers higher productivity and is especially adept at cutting thin materials at very high speeds. Its high torque helical rack and pinion direct drives create a swift 170m/minute combined positioning speed. The machine is equipped with an automatic nozzle changer as standard and Amada offers both a single pallet loader or a full multi-pallet tower system for even more efficient cutting.

Amada says it is the only laser manufacturer to design, develop and build its own fibre laser oscillator which features in this machine, the AJ 4000. This dedicated, small footprint oscillator produces a high quality beam which allows high speed cutting of thin materials, as well as opening up thicker material processing applications.

The new AMNC 3i NC control features a 21.5 inch touchscreen, on-screen nesting capabilities, graphical program recall from network and production monitoring analysis.

Another of Amada's successes is the Ensis AJ fibre laser which was also launched in 2014. An innovative feature lies in its ability to cut both thin and thick metals in an efficient and eco-friendly way with no need to manually change nozzles or lenses. The laser can automatically switch between a thin beam of high energy density to cut thin material at high speed to a beam of wide kerf similar to that of a CO2 laser that is ideal for cutting thick material. This is achieved with Amada's patented Variable Beam Control Unit.

Amada
www.amada.co.uk