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All about tube laser cutting

With our previous blog posts, you already know the various fields of application offered by laser technology. Among these applications, we often talk about 2D laser cutting and the laser engraving on wood. But that's not all, it also includes laser tube cutting , which has been very successful in recent years.

But why such a development of this market? Most of the time, companies wishing to cut tubes and profiles use traditional methods, such as cutting with hand saws, grinding wheels or gas welding. These methods have many disadvantages, being more tiring and time-consuming for your teams. Faced with this obvious observation, laser tube cutting machines were born! 

Reduction of production times

First of all, as with the 2D process, laser tube cutting offers a more cost-effective solution compared to conventional methods: sawing, drilling or milling of metal tubes. In detail, these machines are equipped with a rotary axis, allowing a specific handling of the parts. This unique design guarantees optimum cutting qualities and a considerable reduction in production times.

The advantages in a few points: 

  • More than 70% time reduction on each machined tube.
  • Parts can be assembled 2x faster.
  • Possibility to continue to use other production tools at the same time: 2D laser cutting, milling machine, saw...
  • Process large serial customer orders more efficiently.
  • Possibility to work on much more complex tube shapes than with manual methods.

As you will have understood, the laser tube offers significant efficiency and production flexibility, opening up interesting possibilities for manufacturers to create new products. An opportunity to constantly respond to the needs of the market in real time! As you will have certainly noticed, the tube is present in many metal constructions.

Finally, the powers of these laser machines can be increasingly higher thanks to the innovations proposed by the manufacturers. Today, these machines can reach up to 5kW in order to perform cutting on tube diameters ranging from 12 to 610 millimetres. As for the length of the processed tubes, they can reach 14 metres for the largest machines.

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Fiber at the service of the tube laser

Of course, you can't afford to miss out on the latest innovations on the market! Manufacturers of tube laser machines have understood this, quickly deciding to integrate fiber laser sources into their production tools. Nevertheless, for more flexibility, most manufacturers still offer the choice between fiber and CO2 machines.

Of course, the main advantages of this technology remain similar to flatbed laser cutting machines :

  • Possibility of cutting the tube on many materials, including copper and brass.
  • Lower energy and maintenance costs compared to CO2 technology.
  • Absence of several spare parts.

In conclusion

In conclusion, it is obvious that laser tube machines still have a good margin of progress, similar to the fiber laser machines flat, now up to 20kW of power! From the point of view of the equipment itself, this will require increasingly fast cutting speeds and complete automation thanks to the phenomenon of "flattening".industry 4.0This is a new way of organizing productions, particularly thanks to digitalization.

Moreover, the collection of this machine data by the software in place will allow tomorrow's machines to continuously improve according to the expectations of each company. This is where the most interesting added value for the future of thelaser industry lies.

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Consumables for laser cutting

Consumables directory for laser cutting machines

Today, we present you the laser cutting consumables. Small parts, which are essential to ensure the proper functioning of your machine. Presentation.

What is a consumable for laser cutting?

When we talk about consumables for laser cutting, we are talking about nozzles, protective windows, lenses or even ceramics. Parts that allow your laser machine to work properly for the production of your customers' parts.

As the name suggests, these elements have a long life and use. Of course, in order to ensure production that meets your expectations, it is essential not to neglect the quality of these consumables. Moreover, with better quality, you can logically use each of these parts for longer. Significant savings, especially in the long term for your company. 

As you will have understood, consumables are important to consider when you need to choose your laser cutting machine !

The main types of laser consumables

Cutting nozzle

  • The laser nozzles are made of copper, which is the last part of the cutting head that is in contact with the sheet metal. It injects gas pressure into the cut, allowing the metal to be cut. For a better durability of your nozzles, consider buying chrome nozzles.

Protective window for a fibre laser

  • Protective windows are consumables that are only found on the fiber laser machines. They protect the focusing lens(es) of the cutting heads, thus preserving their qualities and a durable cut.

Ceramic laser cutting head

  • Ceramics are a terminal component of the profile tracking system during laser cutting. They are located at the end of the head, acting as a support for the nozzle. 

Focal lenses for laser cutting

  • Finally, the lenses for laser cutting are located in the head and allow the beam to be focused. A focal lens in good condition ensures optimal laser beam quality, allowing clean and sharp metal cutting. 

Laser cutting consumables at SERVILASE

In response to our customers' expectations, we have decided to develop partnerships with many suppliers of consumables for laser cutting. Of course, as outlined above, we have focused above all on the quality of these parts. A long process that today allows us to be sure to provide the best to our customers.

With a field of expertise in laser cutting machines EAGLE laserIn addition, we ensure that we always have a large stock of lenses, ceramics, nozzles and protective windows for these brands of fiber laser and CO2 machines.

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Nitrogen generator for laser cutting

In this article, we explain the growing interest of the nitrogen generator for the laser industry. An equipment which allows a perfect autonomy of its laser production. But also and above all, a significant reduction in your costs. Explanations.

The importance of nitrogen in laser cutting

First of all, to operate laser cutting machines must be supplied with electricity and gas. With CO2 laser technology, a mixture of gases (nitrogen, helium and CO2) is injected at the laser source. This mixture is used to generate the machine's beam. For the fiber laser, it is simply a laser diode that will directly generate this beam. You will have understood it, we use mainly two gases for laser cutting: Nitrogen and oxygen.

With fibre laser technology, the use of oxygen is even becoming increasingly rare. For example, some of our customers equipped with a machine EAGLE laser, reserve the use of oxygen for cutting thick layers only. These technological advances logically allow a significant reduction in energy costs. A profitable argument, which amply justifies a transition to fiber laser. To accompany this transition, we offer our customers the possibility of generating their own nitrogen.

The nitrogen generator: an all-in-one solution

Faced with this observation, many companies such as Isocell have decided to expand their range of nitrogen generators. An equipment that automatically feeds the nitrogen tank for laser cutting.

Thanks to our nitrogen generators, you are perfectly autonomous and are no longer subject to gas delivery problems. Moreover, you have a major advantage in complex economic situations, such as the VID-19 health crisis.

Of course, to be efficient it is important that your nitrogen generator is adapted to the consumption of your laser production, which is itself variable according to the periods.

Specific case of the use of a nitrogen generator

To illustrate our point, we will demonstrate the efficiency of the Isocell nitrogen generator with concrete figures.

Indeed, thanks to our model with a production capacity of 27 m3/h and a tank storage capacity of 480 Nm3, it is possible to cut stainless steel up to 2mm continuously without interruption! However, it will be important to evaluate your average consumption over a production day, knowing that your tank fills up preferentially at night. In order to avoid stoppages in your production.

Of course, if you wish to have a personalized study according to your needs, do not hesitate to contact us.

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Citynox invests in the dynamics of the Eagle fiber laser!

Great news at the beginning of the year 2020! The company Citynox based in Alès (30) has just chosen our brand, EAGLE laser, for his next fiber laser investment. A choice that was made for our brand for its capacity for innovation, its rapid evolution worldwide and the intrinsic performance of our machines.

Indeed, today, EAGLE is present in many countries throughout Europe, but also across the Atlantic with already 4 15kW machines in the USA!

A high-performance fibre laser machine for an ambitious project

Citynox, as its name suggests, is a company specialising in working with stainless steel in all its forms. It is moreover one of the most respected French companies in this field. In order to be even more flexible with regard to the requests of its customers, the company is able to create everything with stainless steel. No project is too complex for their teams! Thanks to this expertise acquired over 4 generations, they respond to the different actors and creators of urban spaces: architects, designers or installers...

As part of a major project, the company needed to invest in new laser cutting equipment. Of course, in order to remain in a constant innovation of its means of production, the company logically turned to fiber laser technology. Moreover, the choice of a high cutting dynamics was an indispensable variable for the manager of the company Citynox: "Eagle was our preferred choice, because Citynox must always remain at the forefront of production technologies, and Eagle is the leader in this field. Eagle is to cutting lasers what Tesla is to cars. »

With this in mind, Citynox chose the iNspire range, with an acceleration capacity of nearly 6G and a cutting speed of up to 150mm/min.

Finally, in order to optimize production capacity, it was important to combine this high dynamic with power adapted to the volumes of parts to be produced. The aim was to optimize the cost of this project. Following multiple strategic reflections, the 8kW power was chosen. It will therefore be the most powerful machine installed in France to date for our brand!

Flexibility, EAGLE Laser's core competence

Given the scope and multiple deadlines of the project, it was important for Citynox to be able to count on the production of this new laser machine starting in April 2020! A delay of only 2 months for manufacturing, delivery and installation.

A challenge that is entirely possible, thanks to a clear improvement in the manufacturing lead times of our machines. Indeed, the worldwide success of the group has enabled the EAGLE teams to double the production plant at the headquarters in Walcz, Poland. We are now able to offer lead times twice as fast compared to 2019, i.e. a machine put into production in only 2 to 3 months. Of course, these lead times may vary slightly, depending on the configuration chosen for the machine.

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Industrial Laser Logbook - #1

Since our creation, we have been working to create a relationship of trust with each customer, especially around their industrial laser cutting issues. To do this, we strive to have a long-term vision of all the accompaniments carried out around our service provision and products. Today, we are proud to say that many of our customers have been working with us since the creation of SERVILASE. That's more than 15 years! 

The complex problems of the industrial laser

One of these long-standing customers is a world-famous steel group: ThyssenKrupp AG. Today, the company calls upon the SERVILASE team for a complex industrial laser problem.

No laser cutting as such, but a complex process using laser technology, such as Trumpf laser sources for example. Of course, these machines are custom-made for the production sites of the German industrial group. In this approach, our team has an expert role from the design, then the implementation of the process and finally the maintenance and optimization, in order to achieve better results every day. 

Discovering the Indian Laser Industry

Thanks to the confidence and experience accumulated in recent years on this type of machine, ThyssenKrupp has chosen SERVILASE for the development of this industrial laser process on another site of the group, in India. A proof of confidence shown by a group in full international expansion. 

José Manuel MENARGUES, President of Servilase and an expert in this laser process, then went to the Nashik site near Mumbai in India. Once on site, he was in charge of installing and starting up the machine. An enriching experience from a technical and human point of view, which allowed us to develop the network of our SME and, at the same time, to discover a totally different working culture.

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Two weeks of intervention were necessary to make all the adjustments, launch production and optimize the results. As for the French site and their laser machines, our team will now be in charge of the maintenance and optimization of the results.

It will therefore be necessary to travel to India 2 to 3 times a year to carry out the necessary operations. Great future prospects for SERVILASE, in order to export our knowledge of industrial lasers internationally.