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Kilowatt Fiber Lasers



IPG Photonics Corporation offers its Kilowatt class low-mode Ytterbium fiber lasers. According to the company, the improved 1,060 nm laser offers simple operation and extends the range of applications for fiber lasers.

"Designated as the YLS-xxx-Y13 series, the new lasers offer customers lower operating costs and service requirements over IPG's current best-in-class lasers," said a company spokesperson. "The main benefits include increased wall plug efficiency (up to 33% from 28-30%), up to two times average improvement in beam quality and an increase in the estimated mean time of uninterrupted laser operation from the current one and one-half years to greater than three years. IPG now offers for this series a three-year warranty, an upgrade from the current two-year warranty."

According to IPG Photonics, improvements include:

  • Higher power diode modules
  • New fiber block design with 3X increase in damage power threshold, resulting in increased reliability
  • New line of basic single-mode fiber modules with higher power and efficiency
  • New internally developed and manufactured modular digital power supplies with higher efficiency and enhanced redundancy features
  • New digital laser diode current drivers with increased control flexibility, stability and precision
  • New control system allowing integrated control of both laser and process subsystem
  • New generation of compact multichannel beam switches, hermetically sealed for enhanced reliability
  • New sealed laser cabinet design allowing for more reliable laser operation in extreme operating conditions
  • New high performance process heads for welding, cutting and remote welding applications.

For more information contact:

Bill Shiner

VP - Industrial Sales

IPG Photonics Corporation

50 Old Webster Road

Oxford, MA 01540

877-980-1550 / 508-373-1100

bshiner@ipgphotonics.com

www.ipgphotonics.com

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