March 2018 Product Spotlight: Laser and Waterjet
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on laser equipment and waterjet machinery.
Swipe to see details on this month’s highlighted products.
The Foba Y.1000 100-W fiber laser marks difficult substrates as much as 40 percent faster than 50-W lasers, the company says. Read more.
Agathon has introduced the Neo roughing laser for accelerated processing rates and savings on indexable insert production. Read more.
The FLBK40 lightweight, compact processing head from Coherent is optimized for industrial laser applications with limited space and requiring minimum mass. Read more.
Esab introduces the DMX automated plasma beveller designed for reliability, safety and ease of use. Read more.
Jetcam’s Jet-Cut is a fully automatic fly-cutting feature for lasers. Part of the v20 release of the company’s Expert nesting and automation software, it includes efficient path-optimization algorithms and anti-crash options. Read more.
Omax’s ProtoMax abrasive waterjet is a compact, self-installed cutting system for prototyping and low-volume cutting of almost any material around 1" thick. Read more.
SmartPerf from Prima Power Laserdyne is a laser-control feature for programming and drilling simple or complex patterns of holes in linear and cylindrical paths on 2D and 3D parts. Read more.
Water Jet Sweden has launched the Fine Abrasive Waterjet (FAJW) Micro Head Package for its ordinary machine models. Read more.
The image gallery above, based on Modern Machine Shop magazine’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight, features a range of machines, software and accessory equipment for laser cutting and engraving and waterjet machining.
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