Recently, the discussion of "miniaturization" in the domestic laser industry has become increasingly heated. From the perspective of the exhibition site, miniaturization and lightweight have become an important display direction for fiber laser manufacturers.
Large energy and miniaturization has become a new trend
In the past few years, high power is undoubtedly the most important development direction in the field of fiber lasers, and major laser manufacturers have also launched related products. In just a few years, fiber laser power from the kilowatt level quickly into the 10,000-watt level. The 12kW, 20kW, 30kW, 40kW, 50kW fiber lasers have been launched, and 85kW fiber laser cutting machine has just been released.
From the perspective of industrial development trends, in the context of the continuous improvement of fiber laser power, miniaturization is becoming another important direction. The reduced size and weight of fiber lasers can make it easier for lasers to be integrated into various industrial production processes, greatly increasing the efficiency of manufacturing. In addition, the miniaturization of fiber lasers also means that less energy is consumed and less heat is generated, which is in line with the current green development trend. At the same time, miniaturized fiber lasers are also easier to achieve automation and intelligence, which can greatly improve user's processing efficiency and reduce operating costs, thus enhancing market competitiveness.
In the early days, the power improvement of laser mainly relied on module stacking and beam technology to achieve, which can be considered as sacrificing volume in exchange for power improvement. At this stage, laser manufacturers and end users only pay more attention to product power, cutting capacity and other indicators, and pay little attention to the volume of lasers and processing equipment. This also leads to the continuous increase in power, so the fiber laser volume is getting larger and larger, greatly increasing the cost of transportation and use. Subsequently, in order to further improve the power level, fiber laser manufacturers have introduced higher-power single-mode products, making the product volume reduced. Miniaturization is also considered to be the embodiment of the technical capability of the manufacturer.
A new generation of 3kW small volume single-module laser came into being
In order to meet the market demand, Guosheng Laser adopted a new generation of 3000W small volume single module laser. Compared with the old laser products, the volume is reduced to 44% and the weight is reduced to 50%. In terms of appearance, the key switch is canceled, and the overall appearance is more concise. At the same time, the QBH spring protection ring is retained, which can effectively protect the laser output head, making the structure more compact and small, suitable for more space and weight-limited special environment, to meet the customer's use requirements for different scenarios.
For fiber lasers, the size reduction can further expand the use of scenarios, but as the core light source, stable power output is also crucial.The new generation of 3000W small-volume single-module lasers reserves 10%-15% power redundancy, which can automatically adjust the feedback in real-time to maintain the long-term stable power output of the laser and longer service life. In addition, through the use of multi-stage power correction, the laser output power linearity is high, the offset is less than 3%, and the product consistency is higher, which is more obvious in high-end applications.
By adopting a new design concept, the new generation of 3000W small-volume single-module laser performs even better. The analog output light response delay is less than 50μs, and the enabled and modulated signal output light response delay is less than 10μs, with faster response speed and higher adaptability in special application scenarios such as high speed and high frequency. In addition, the new version of the product is more comprehensive, and the power feedback can be carried out through the external control line and the network port, which makes it easy to monitor the working status of the machine. The output power is adjustable from 1%-100%, and the output power below 10% can be normal. Meet the needs of low-power application scenarios, to achieve a multi-purpose machine. The slow rise and slow fall of head and tail energy can be freely adjusted by the host computer to further meet more application scenarios. At the same time, the actual light time of the laser is monitored and displayed, which is convenient to calculate the actual production efficiency and can further improve the user experience.
Small but powerful-to meet customers more application needs
In essence, high power and miniaturization are to improve the user's processing efficiency and reduce operating costs, which is also the underlying logic behind the rapid growth of the domestic fiber laser field. The release of a new generation of 3000W small-volume single-module laser, on the premise of ensuring high-quality power output, further integrated and compact product structure, so that users can further improve the processing capacity per unit area. At the same time, the 1%-100% power output range is adjustable, and the normal light output of less than 10% of the power also enables users to complete different application requirements through a laser, further expanding the use of the equipment.
Nowadays, with the continuous application and popularization of high-power fiber lasers, the trend of replacing traditional processing methods has been very clear. The user's focus on lasers begins to shift from power to processing quality and overall benefit, which requires laser manufacturers to continuously optimize product performance and design to create more value for users.