How to judge how much power to use the laser marking machine according to the different materials to hit?

Use an end-pumped one, which is cheaper than a side-pumped semiconductor. Look at the following indicators

All air-cooled end-pumped laser marking machine

EP10-1 type

☆ Laser marking is a laser photon as an energy carrier, through the very fine laser beam focused on the high energy, to realize the material surface marking.

☆ Laser marking is a non-contact process that does not deform the workpiece.

☆ Laser marking heat-affected area is small, with a precise processing trajectory, high processing speed, good quality, can complete some of the conventional methods can not be realized process.

Equipment features:

The equipment is produced using leading international technology, the core devices are imported from abroad. Its advantages are:

1. It is the smallest equipment among similar products in China.

2, the light source adopts semiconductor array, high efficiency of light-optical conversion.

3, low heat loss, without separate cooling system; no cold water tank, eliminating the trouble of water change.

4, low power consumption, 500W/H or so.

5, stable performance, the whole machine maintenance-free time can reach 15,000 hours, no need to install krypton lamp.

6, can be all kinds of metal materials and some non-metallic materials for surface marking, applicability is very strong.

7, with the computer, you can change the marking graphics and parameters.

8, marking effect is fine, unique, never wear and tear, with anti-counterfeiting.

Applicable materials:

You can mark high-resolution, very beautiful images on any metal (including rare metals), engineering plastics, electroplating materials, coating materials, spraying materials, plastics and rubber, epoxy resin and other materials.

Applications:

Widely used in cell phone buttons, plastic translucent buttons, electronic components, integrated circuits (IC), electrical appliances, communication products, signs, sanitary ware, hardware products, tools and accessories, precision instruments, eyeglasses, clocks and watches, jewelry, automotive accessories, luggage buckle, cutting tools, locks, cooking utensils, stainless steel products, PVC tubing, medical equipment, and so on. Industry.

Main Parameters:

Model EP10-1

Laser Type/Wavelength Nd:YAG/1064nm

Laser Peak Power ≥20KW

Laser Beam Quality M2 <1.3

Laser Pulse Width ≤8ns

Power Stability(rms,>4h). gt;4h) <3%

Laser mode TEM00

Marking range 50mm x 50mm

70mm x 70mm

110mm x 110mm etc.

Marking depth ≤1.5mm

Maximum marking line speed 7000mm/s

Min. Marking line width ≤0.01mm

Minimum character height ≤0.1mm

Repeatable marking accuracy ≤10μrad

Power consumption ≤0.4KW

Power requirements 220VAC/50Hz

Exterior dimensions:

Applications:

●Fine machining: end-face pumping High laser beam quality, marking spot less than 40 microns, suitable for fine marking.

Microscope observation of stainless steel sample picture

(beam expander: × 4 field mirror: F = 160mm Marking speed: 2000mm/s Material: stainless steel)

●Photo marking: Bitmap marking relies on the density of the point to achieve the presentation of the grayscale, the light source focusing spot is fine, high-frequency laser with the scanning speed of the perfect combination.

Photo Marking Sample Image

(Beam expander: ×4 Field lens: F=160mm Marking speed: adjustable Material: PE pipe)

●PE pipe: Pipe production using flying marking mode, the light source is compact and suitable for integration in the production line.

PE Pipe Sample Picture

(Beam Expander: ×4 Field Mirror: F=160mm Marking Speed: 800mm/s Material: PE Pipe)

● Gold and Silver Jewelry: The light source has a fine focused spot, high peak power, and exquisite marking effect.

Jewelry sample picture

(Beam expander: ×4 Field mirror: F=100mm Marking speed: 100mm/s Material: color gold)

● Stainless steel whitening: the process requires a fine arrangement of light spots and high peak power.

Sample picture of stainless steel whitening

(Beam expander: ×4 Field mirror: F=160mm Marking speed: 1500mm/s Material: stainless steel)

●Transmissive keying: The process requires neat and stable light spots, and the thermal effect brought by multi-mode light spots is small.

Transparent keypad sample picture

(Beam expander: ×4 Field mirror: F=254mm Marking speed: 500mm/s Material: Plastic)

●Automotive parts: Material strength is large, high peak power and high processing speed are required.

Automotive parts sample picture

(Beam expander: ×4 Field mirror: F=160mm Marking speed: 500mm/s Material: steel)

Questions:

1. The average power of this light source is only 2W, why can it easily cut a 0.16mm thick metal business card with such a small power?

Answer: The main reason why laser can mark metal is that it has high peak power. This is the main and most overlooked point.

We take a 50W side-pumped semiconductor laser as an example: at 10KHz, the average power is only less than 20 watts, and the pulse width is 100ns;

Peak power=average power/(frequency×pulse width)=20W/(10KHz×100ns)=20KW

While the end-pumped laser light source of MPL-N-1064, at 10KHz, the average power is 2 watts, but the pulse width is only 7ns.

Peak power = average power / (frequency × pulse width) = 2W / (10KHz × 7ns) = 30KW

This shows that, in the case of conventional processing, the 2-watt end-pumped laser's peak power is higher than that of the side-pumped water-cooled lasers, and the cost-effective advantage of the side-pumped water-cooled lasers is even higher than the Side pump water cooler.

2. Fiber lasers are constrained by the quality and structure of the device, the failure rate is always high. How does this end-pumped laser source achieve high lifetime?

Answer: The failure rate of fiber lasers has always been one of the headaches of major manufacturers. The laser light source marking effect is fine, in the vast majority of occasions has been able to completely replace the fiber laser. The laser adopts a fully closed optical path design, environmental adaptability, resonant cavity design by a team of engineers with more than ten years of experience, complemented by excellent workmanship, to achieve two consecutive years of repair rate are less than 3%.

3. What are the characteristics of an end-pumped laser?

A: 1. High peak power of 30KW, which is twice that of a 50W semiconductor water-cooled laser.

2. Narrow pulse width, more favorable to the accumulation of high peak energy.

3. High laser frequency to achieve the perfect combination of spot density and processing speed.

4. Good beam quality, M-squared factor less than 1.3, high spot roundness.

5. Stable pulse spike sequence and good spot consistency.