PRIMA Releases New Laser Cutting System: SYNCRONO

"PRIMA North America, Inc. has introduced SYNCRONO, its breakthrough 2D Laser Cutting System, with the new powerful CV5000 Laser Resonator and the new compact and reliable CompactServer Automatic Material Handling System," said a spokesperson. "For maximum output and efficiency, CompactServer requires no extra floorspace and allows SYNCRONO to become an independent, unmanned work cell. The CV5000 Laser Resonator is uniquely designed to provide exceptionally high cutting speeds for increased productivity, the ability to process thicker materials and to produce superior cut quality with a reduced heat-effected zone, all while consuming less power and lowering operating costs.

"SYNCRONO features a unique, patented laser head, designed with two additional small, linear-driven parallel kinematic axes on the moving gantry, effectively creating a 'machine within a machine.' This allows the cutting head to cut at exceptionally high acceleration of up to 6 G. This enables SYNCRONO to cut more than 1,000 holes per minute, making it almost twice as productive as the most advanced machines in the market."

"The addition of CompactServer, a dependable, fully automated loading/unloading system, can significantly increase production up to 50 percent, reduce manual labor and permit lights-out manufacturing, further enhancing SYNCRONO's remarkable productivity performance," said Thomas Burdel, VP of Sales & Marketing for PRIMA Laser. "Also, with the CV5000, the fastest machine on the market is even further enhanced by the most advanced laser resonator in its class."

"CompactServer offers high efficiency, consuming no floor space, due to its components being located over the automatic pallet changer," the spokesperson said. "This integrated approach allows transporting the system without disassembling it. Installation is quick and easy because no foundations are required. For ease of loading/unloading raw and finished sheet metal stacks, the two shelves on CompactServer are open and accessible.

"The small size of SYNCRONO's linear drives, combined with stiff, lightweight titanium components, produce minimal inertia, allowing mass to be moved with three times less power than typical machines. In addition, a special vibration-free design and a constant beam path throughout the 60- x 120-inch work area provides accurate, reliable cutting, even in very small and intricate profiles.

Pieter Schwarzenbach, VP of Laser Technology, said, "SYNCRONO is optimized by the dual-machine function-one small and lightweight, with very high dynamics and minimal moving masses and one larger, with a wide working area (60 x 120 inches). The dual function is coordinated by patented algorithms, for the most advantageous distribution of movements throughout the axes. This also minimizes electrical consumptions." The system is also equipped with interchangeable optics, allowing it to pass from the lowest to the highest material thickness.

"In addition to the CompactServer solution, SYNCRONO can be configured with a fully automated material handling system consisting of up to a 40-shelf storage pallet loading/unloading unit with multiple storage towers, automatic arm with pick-up device and suction-cup loading, a double-sheet thickness control device, sheet-metal separation unit, controller and standard protection barriers. The system feeds production, and removes and stacks parts, allowing SYNCRONO to work continuously," the spokesperson said.

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