Considerations when buying a fiber laser

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1) There are no mirrors to align or clean. However you need to change nozzles according to what you are cutting and they need to be replaced from time to time. There is also a protective lens that needs regular replacing. Overall a fiber laser is quite low maintenance.
2) There are a lot more things to learn with a fiber so I would not skimp on having a technician come and set it up and train you. It's included in the price I paid for mine, I just have to provide accommodation and meals for the technician when he is here.
3) As mentioned already, nozzles and protective lenses. Also the slats will wear out eventually but you can cut new ones yourself on the fiber.
4) 100,000 hours life on the source - much longer than a CO2 tube. I don't know if they deteriorate over time but I wouldn't expect so. They are solid state devices.
5) There is always more risk of exposure from an un-enclosed machine. If you have employees around then in many countries they would be a no-go. Mine is open but I'm just me and I will wear protective glasses and clothing around the machine. The small enclosed machines may have ballscrews which can be more precise than rack and pinion. With an enclosed machine you really need an exchange table so you can swap sheets and get at the cut parts. That makes them more expensive than an open machine.
6) There is a lot of dust than needs to be extracted. The dust from stainless can contain hexavalent chromium. Galvanized steel will give off toxic fumes. Always ensure adequate ventilation/extraction.
7) I don't think I would touch a machine much below 40K. This is what my 1kW machines has set me back incl. shipping and duty. Buy from a manufacturer, not a trading company.
8) Crazy? Yes! Wood dust, oxygen and sparks is a very bad combination - keep the machine separate from the woodworking area.

Fiber laser cutting machine is more and more popular in the market.

There are lots of questions the customers aksed.

Now we explain your doubts as following:

Why so many China fiber laser cutting machines have 0.2mm to 0.5mm accuracy difference after half or one year&#;s running?

1) Machine table must have annealing treatment for inner stress relief before rough machining.

and then have secondary vibratory stress relief before fine finishing.

This is to effectively release the stress caused by welding and machining.

If these work missed or not 100% done.

it is impossible for the machine table to offer long-term stability.

Fiber laser cutting machine, The Standard machining process work as follow

Welding&#;annealing treatment to release inner stress&#;rough machining&#;

vibratory stress relief&#;second level machining&#;vibratory stress relief&#;third level precision machining.

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Many factories know this job.

but they don&#;t know how to do it right, or don&#;t want to spend money on such invisible work.

as cheaper price is their warranty of order.

2) Factory uses copy parts to compete on price.fiber laser cutting machine

Like gear rack, guide rails, planetary gearbox&#;etc.

the copy cost is just 1/5-1/3 of original cost.

User can hardly find difference on new machine

( Forsuch mechanical item, even the copy and original put together in front of you.

you can hardly tell which is original),

but after machine running some time, you will see it when problem happens.

It&#;s hard for foreign end-user to know the parts cost to figure out which is a reasonable price of a machine.

But those brand parts price depends on quantity.

then with same machine parts, how can a small factory have cheaper cost than big factory?

3) Cheat on machine table material.

90% of China factories all use same design&#; .

welding tube frame as the base of machine.But some choose 12mm, some choose 10mm, 8mm, ifthe factory put cement inside 8mmtube, the machine can be over kg, actually even 12mm tube cannot make a machine over kg.

User hardly knows what they got, but only reply on the supplier&#;s reputation.

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