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.