TRUMPF: One laser light cable – two applications: 2in1 fiber makes it possible for the TruLaser Cell 7040 fiber to weld and cut simply changing the optic

One laser light cable – two applications: 2in1 fiber makes it possible for the TruLaser Cell 7040 fiber to weld and cut simply changing the optic

Optimal cutting and welding with only one laser light cable: The new 2in1 fiber makes this possible in the TruLaser Cell 7040 laser system with disk laser. Its inner fiber core has a diameter of 100 µm, the outer ring core a diameter of 400 or 600 µm. Double cladding provides the beam of the disk laser with the optimal focus diameter and ideal depth of field for each application. TRUMPF will show this new technology for the first time at the Euroblech trade show in October as functional model in Hanover.

Two different diameters in one fiber

Cutting requires a higher quality beam than component welding, in which optimal results can be achieved with a lesser beam quality. To reduce the beam quality, defocusing the laser beam is not enough. That is why when switching processing methods the laser light cable has to be replaced. The laser beam only reaches the workpiece within the necessary parameters if the diameter of the laser light cable is suitable for the respective application.
The new 2in1 fiber that TRUMPF has developed for the TruLaser Cell 7040 with the TruDisk disk laser has two different, but concentric fiber diameters housed in only one laser light cable. When cutting, the laser beam is coupled in the inner fiber core with a diameter of 100 µm; when welding it is coupled to the outer diameter (400 or 600 µm). The 2in1 fiber ensures that the laser beam reaches the workpiece at the right depth of field and the right focus diameter.
Users switching processing methods in the TruLaser Cell 7040 with solid-state laser must only replace the processing optic. The system control unit in the TruLaser Cell 7040 identifies, whether the machine should weld or cut and then automatically couples the laser beam to either the inner fiber core or the outer diameter by means of a core-switch. The new fiber technology provides users of the TruLaser Cell 7040 with solid-state laser with optimal processing results and reduces downtimes.

About TRUMPF
With sales totaling € 1.34 billion and 7,800 employees (preliminary figures for the 2009/10 fiscal year), the TRUMPF Group ranks among the leading manufacturing companies worldwide. The three following business divisions are combined under the umbrella of a holding company: Machine Tools/Power Tools, Laser Technology/Electronics and Medical Technology. Its core business is machine tools for flexible sheet metal processing for punching and forming, laser processing and bending. In the field of industrial lasers and laser systems, the company is the technological leader in the world market. With about 60 subsidiaries and branch offices, the Group is represented in almost every European country, in North and South America as well as in Asia. Production locations can be found in Germany, Austria, China, Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. For further information about the company, please visit www.trumpf.com

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Holger Kapp
Phone +49 7156 303-31559
holger.kapp@de.trumpf.com

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