Fiber Lasers Come of Age Wall - plug efficiency , high PPR are just two benefits of new laser technology

Many reasons exist for companies to use quasicontinuous wave (QCW) fi ber lasers, including the fact that a fi ber laser combines the drilling and welding advantages of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser with the cutting capabilities of a CO2 laser. This combination of processing performance is not possible with the older technology, so in the past many companies owned both CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers to handle a wider range of applications. Because QCW fi ber lasers can be operated in both pulsed and continuous wave (CW) modes, a single laser can handle the spectrum of applications that used to require two different lasers. Today tens of thousands of fi ber lasers are being used 24/7 in numerous industries and applications. These laser systems are rapidly replacing both Nd:YAG lasers and CO2 for many material processing applications. In addition, companies are replacing older lasers on existing production lines while keeping their current motion equipment with minimum loss in production.