LaserCoil cutting head positioned as new coil stock is being threaded into the line
LaserCoil Technologies LLC has announced the launch of its new coil-fed laser cutting systems based upon technologies that, according to the company, deliver part-ready components for stacking at the end of the line as scrap is automatically shed during the cutting process.
"The LaserCoil machines can produce parts at higher speeds than have been traditionally demonstrated with laser cutting tables," said a company spokesperson. "This helps companies to achieve yield rates that allows them to consider laser cutting blanks vs. traditional stamping processes, helping eliminate the need for dies and achieving greater flexibility and quicker changeover. Furthermore, the system can be integrated with existing blanking line automation to simply replace the press, and can also be supplied with new automation as a complete line."
LaserCoil systems can process a variety of coil material in aluminum, mild steel, high-strength steels and other materials for surface sensitive panels as well as structural components in thicknesses from 0.5 to 3.5 mm and up to 2 m wide coil at any length. "Since there is no need for traditional press dies, changeover is as simple as entering a new part number vs. the significant time required for a die change, and the systems are supplied with nesting and cutting software that optimizes material use," said the spokesperson. "The flexibility of the LaserCoil approach makes it perfect for niche type part production appropriate for automotive, aerospace, agriculture, appliance or contract fabricators.
"Contributing to the system's speed is LaserCoil's process, which relies on a series of dynamic profile conveyors that support the coil strip while providing a cutting path for the laser heads. These lanes independently reposition to maintain a clear path below the moving laser head. This allows the coil to move forward through the system - without jogging the strip back and forth - while also automatically shedding scrap during the cutting process, delivering a burr-free, ready-to-stack part at the end of the line.
"The laser cutting head, using linear-induction motors, delivers three axes of motion (XYZ), enabling cutting of tightly nested, complex curvilinear shapes. The systems are available with single or multiple heads, which allows a shared balancing of the workload to decrease processing time and improve productivity.
"Whereas other coil-fed laser cutting systems require special coil feed and/or special stacking solutions, LaserCoil systems work with traditional feed and stacking equipment and can even be retrofit to existing press feeding lines, whether it uses side- or end-of-line stacking. When compared to traditional stamping presses, the LaserCoil system requires less infrastructure investment and can cost less than a large blanking press."
For more information contact:
Kim Beck
LaserCoil
476 E. Riverview Ave.
Napoleon, OH 43545
419-591-2909
beckk@lasercoil.com
www.lasercoil.com