nLIGHT CFX-5000 Industrial Fiber Laser

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High-Power Fiber Lasers Programmable beam quality for advanced metal processing The nLIGHT ® CFX-5000 utilizes a unique all-fiber beam tuning capability to give end users thin sheet cutting speeds characteristic of a 6kW fiber laser, along with excellent thick metal edge quality similar to a CO 2 laser, without the need to change any optics. This increase in performance allows job shops to get the productivity benefits of a 6kW with the lower costs of ownership a 5kW laser provides. End users get the best of all worlds—the speed of high-power fiber lasers for thin metal processing, the quality of CO 2 lasers for thick metal cutting, plus the high uptime and lower operating costs of a fiber laser solution. The CFX-5000 lowers the cost of ownership, increases productivity, and expands a job shop's capability. Features - 5kW with Cutting Speeds of a 6kW Get all the productivity benefits of a 6kW with the lower cost of ownership of a 5kW. - Optimized Tuning of Beam Size and Shape Maintains fiber laser performance, stability, efficiency, and reliability with spot sizes from 90um to 300um and beam shapes from top-hat to donut mode. - Rapid Beam Switching Beam adjustments in less than 30 ms allows for real-time optimization of each process step while maintaining full power operation to maximize productivity. - Back-Reflection Protection Hardware-based back-reflection protection allows processing of even the most reflective metals with no interruptions or damage to the laser. - Breakthrough Integrated Beam Shaping All-fiber solution avoids free-space optics, zoom process heads, and external fiber-to-fiber couplers providing reliable maintenance-free operation. - Unparalleled Serviceability Modular design simplifies repairs maximizing uptime. nLIGHT 5kW Industrial Fiber Laser Specifications Models CFX-5000 Optical Specifications Mode of Operation CW/Modulated Polarization Random Maximum Average Power, CW 5kW Power Tunability 5 – 100% Power Variation, 8-Hour 1% Modulation Frequency 20kHz Rise and Fall Times 10μs Beam Quality Programmable (see next page for details) Wavelength 1070 ± 10nm Electrical Specifications Supply Voltage 380 – 480VAC 3P+PE, 50/60Hz Control Interface, Standard External hardware control, analog power control, analog monitors, Ethernet control, GUI, and API Control Interface, Optional EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Profinet, Profibus Mechanical Specifications Dimensions (W x D x H) 685 × 800 × 560mm Optical Fiber 20m, QBH connector standard Cooling Method Water Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 1 +10 to +40°C Storage Temperature -10 to +60°C Relative Humidity 10 to 80% 1Non-condensing or with use of CDA. nLIGHT Beam Control Example As an example, Table 1 shows the typical beam output. Note that beams with similar diameters or BPP values can have significantly different shapes or power distributions. A wide range of beam characteristics provides the versatility necessary to optimize each application or process step. nLIGHT Beam Characteristics Setting Beam Beam Description Beam Diameter (typical) 1 BPP (typical) 1 Optimized Cutting Example 0 Small flat-top 90μm 2.8mm-mrad Any Metal Piercing, Thin Metal 1 Large flat-top 245μm 13mm-mrad Piercing Optimization 2 Small donut 260μm 13mm-mrad Kerf Optimization 3 Thick donut 325μm 18mm-mrad Oxygen Medium Mild Steel 4 Thin donut 350μm 18mm-mrad Oxygen Thick Mild Steel 1Measurement is using Second-Moment method