TPT September 2017

C U T T I NG , S AW I NG & PR OF I L I NG

Plasma cutting up to 100mm AS A long-established manufacturer of plasma cutting techniques Kjellberg offers plasma and laser cutting equipment for a wide range of tasks in automated, mechanised or manual cutting. achieves precise cuts and high cutting speeds, while keeping the costs per cutting metre low. The results are sharp cut edges and smooth cut surfaces, fine markings and low angular deviations.

With the Contour Cut technology for cutting mild steel, the user cuts fine contours and small holes with a material thickness to diameter ratio of 1:1. For cutting larger contours, the further technological development Contour Cut Speed is used. With equivalent cut quality, the cutting speed is increased by 50 per cent. Kjellberg’s foremost objective when planning the new system was meeting the requirements of customers in all application areas, eg 2D plasma cutting, bevel cutting up to 50° or underwater plasma cutting. The user-friendly system achieves results with only a few settings, even under challenging conditions. Kjellberg Vertrieb GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 3531 500 229

Following the launch of the plasma systems Smart Focus 130, 200 and 300 in 2014, Kjellberg has added a new model to the series: the Smart Focus 400, with a maximum cutting current of 400A for material thicknesses up to 100mm, expands the application areas of the plasma series. When cutting electrically conductive materials, the Smart Focus 400

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The Smart Focus 400

Improvements in laser cutting technology FONON Corp has introduced a number of advancements to its latest generation of laser equipment for industrial applications that were previously underserved by the most common laser cutting technology. and materials used in the aerospace and defence industries, can now access advanced laser cutting capabilities. Fonon’s latest laser cutting comparable CO 2

cutting system, and the laser is maintenance-free and requires no consumables. “More than ever, manufacturers need to find ways to improve quality, speed and their financial bottom line, and there is a dramatic increase in demand for laser cutting machines that can efficiently work with reflective metals,” said Dmitriy Nikitin, CTO and interim CEO of Fonon Corporation. The advanced laser cutting technology is currently incorporated into the new models of the Titan FX line of large, flat-bed laser cutting machines, and is scheduled to be included as optional equipment in all cutting, marking and engraving products available under the Laser Photonics brand.

technology benefits from the company’s understanding of material behaviour at transition temperatures – the point when the material changes properties, such as reflectivity and absorption, as it transitions from a solid to a liquid state. Fonon’s cutting machines incorporate advanced lasers that are specially configured for metal cutting, with variable laser beam output parameters, making them suitable for cutting a wide variety of metals, and metals with changing thicknesses. When compared to a CO 2 laser of equal wattage, Fonon laser cutting technology is claimed to be three times faster when cutting stainless, mild or galvanised steel. Power consumption by Fonon laser equipment is less than one quarter the consumption of a

The most widely used conventional laser cutting machines incorporate CO 2 lasers, and have proven less effective when used to process certain metals and reflective materials. Due to their highly reflective nature, a large number of metals and materials cannot be efficiently cut with conventional CO 2 lasers, including aluminium, copper and brass. When processed by a CO 2 laser, these metals reflect a majority of the laser power, causing equipment damage due to back reflections. Industries that use these metals, including manufacturers of construction equipment, aluminium vehicles, kitchenware, copper and brass gaskets, food processing equipment of any kind,

Fonon Corp – USA Email: products@fonon.us Website: www.fonon.us

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