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Immersion of Microscribe Arm for hardware
Still looking for a way to emulate and translate the physical properties of your home gadgets, office equipment and three-dimensional items? The perfect solution to solve this dilemma is through the use of the microscribe arm.
Numerous corporations have discovered the affordable solutions offered by the microscribe arm. If you are into graphics, reverse engineering or some other industries, then it is high time that you begin to consider bringing in the expertise of a Laser ScanArm®, FARO® Gage Standard to your organization.
Utilizing the microscribe arm , you will find it easy to create 3D models of any object at all, even if these objects are by no means flat. The great thing about the microscribe arm is its ability to get the physical properties of an object just by merely tracing over the object’s contours. By doing that, anyone can easily come up with a 3D design of an object in a matter of minutes.
If you wish to take your company and its productivity to the next level, then add ReverseEngineering.com software that support the functions of the microscribe arm. Thousands of users can attest to the efficiency of the microscribe arm, especially for corporations that are bent on professionalizing the services they offer.
The first thing that comes to mind when one hears microscribe arm are the car manufacturers and assemblers that use imaging as part of their daily work. However, you will be surprised to hear that a host of industries and professionals are now starting to grasp the importance of having a microscribe arm in their mitts.
Among the professionals who have learned to appreciate the value of a microscribe arm are the architects and engineers who are dealing with laser imaging on a regular basis. The construction industry, whether residential or commercial, makes use of 3D images from the start to the end of every project. Imagine how satisfied your clients would be, when you offer them a preview of how the inside and the outside of their buildings or homes will look like, through a 3D image created with a microscribe arm.
Undeniably, it is the auto industry that has cashed in on the benefits of using a microscribe arm which they use to create their vehicle models. This is also essential in reconstructing the drawings for vehicles due for inspection, repair or redesign.
The Laser ScanArm®, FARO® Gage Standard is a very useful device for creating prototypes for equipment, machine or vehicles. This is especially true for items that are no longer available in the market, or items which the user wants to improve on.
Gadgets and electronics are expected to become more highly in demand for years, making the microscribe arm a solid investment. The usefulness of the device is made more significant in various industries because of its portability and accuracy. With the technology, even the hard-to-reach areas or parts of an object can be recreated.
Surprisingly, even the medical industry has started to realize the importance of the Laser ScanArm®, FARO® Gage Standard Contrary to some thoughts, but even industries that provide foot care find the microscribe arm very useful. Through this gadget, foot care specialists are able to use technology to provide the best health care possible to their customers.
No matter what your company is, check out all the choices ways and means that the Laser ScanArm®, FARO® Gage Standard can help you when it comes to improving your efficiency and productivity.
What is Laser Cutting?
From quantum physics to medical applications, supermarket checkouts and even our telephone network, laser technology continues to change and shape our lives. If we look at the metalworking industry in particular, laser cutting technology has made it possible to produce increasingly complex products with greater accuracy, speed and quality.
Laser cutting is a relatively new technology. Laser cutting machines made their debut on the metal processing scene in a big way in the 1980s. Before that, laser cutting had been used in various niche applications such as cutting titanium rods in aerospace applications in the 1970s. Since that time, laser cutting has come a long way.
What is laser cutting?
Lasers are high powered beams that can be used to cut various materials. The beam is so intense that it melts, burns or vaporises anything in its path. Generally, the laser beam is focused through a lens and can produce a kerf as narrow as 0.10mm, depending on the material thickness.
Types of laser cutting technologies
There are several types of laser cutting technologies, including CO2 lasers, fibre lasers and crystal lasers, each of which is suited for different materials and applications. CO2 lasers are based on a carbon dioxide gas mixture thats electrically stimulated. They are the most widely used laser type as they can be used on a wide range of materials, particularly plastics and other non-metallic materials.
Unlike CO2 lasers, fibre lasers (a type of solid state laser) are amplified in a specially designed glass fibre, which produces an extremely small focal diameter. This not only increases the intensity of the laser up to 100 times higher than that of a CO2 laser, but makes it ideal for cutting reflective metal material.
Finally, as its name suggests, crystal lasers use a crystal as the lasing medium, namely the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG). They produce the same wavelength as fibre lasers, making them suitable for marking metals and plastics. However, crystal has a shorter service life than the fibre laser, and includes relatively expensive pump diodes, which are wearing parts.
Precision steel cutting with quality finish
While the early laser machines may have struggled with inconsistent beam delivery and the effects of ambient heat on consistency, todays machines are able to produce better edge quality, cutting speed and lower tolerances than ever before. This is as a result of the superior drive technology, piercing capabilities and control software.
Modern laser cutting machines deliver:
High accuracy high degree of repeatability with tolerances +/- 0.2mm and up to 25mm thick
Clean cutting Smooth cut edges requiring little or no finishing
Economical material usage Allows for narrow cut widths and close nesting
Minimal distortion Laser beam does not wear during the process
ShapeCUTs new laser cutting machine
The ShapeCUT team continues to experience firsthand the impressive capabilities of laser since the introduction of our very own LVD Impuls 6020 laser cutting machine in May 2015. This impressive machine offers the very latest in laser processing technology and includes:
6250 x 2050 cutting bed
6kW laser power
Material capacities include Steel up to 25mm, Stainless Steel up to 20mm & Aluminium up to 16mm
Tolerances +/-0.2mm
This state-of-the-art machine also comes with LVDs patented Adaptive Laser Cutting (ALC) system, which uses dynamic feedback to monitor and regulate laser power, speed and assist gas pressure in real time during the cutting process. In other words, instead of relying on pre-defined parameters, the machine automatically measures and adapts to ensure a consistently accurate cut. This increases quality meaning less rework and scrapping of expensive thicker materials.
What is Laser Cutting?
From quantum physics to medical applications, supermarket checkouts and even our telephone network, laser technology continues to change and shape our lives. If we look at the metalworking industry in particular, laser cutting technology has made it possible to produce increasingly complex products with greater accuracy, speed and quality.
Laser cutting is a relatively new technology. Laser cutting machines made their debut on the metal processing scene in a big way in the 1980s. Before that, laser cutting had been used in various niche applications such as cutting titanium rods in aerospace applications in the 1970s. Since that time, laser cutting has come a long way.
What is laser cutting?
Lasers are high powered beams that can be used to cut various materials. The beam is so intense that it melts, burns or vaporises anything in its path. Generally, the laser beam is focused through a lens and can produce a kerf as narrow as 0.10mm, depending on the material thickness.
Types of laser cutting technologies
There are several types of laser cutting technologies, including CO2 lasers, fibre lasers and crystal lasers, each of which is suited for different materials and applications. CO2 lasers are based on a carbon dioxide gas mixture thats electrically stimulated. They are the most widely used laser type as they can be used on a wide range of materials, particularly plastics and other non-metallic materials.
Unlike CO2 lasers, fibre lasers (a type of solid state laser) are amplified in a specially designed glass fibre, which produces an extremely small focal diameter. This not only increases the intensity of the laser up to 100 times higher than that of a CO2 laser, but makes it ideal for cutting reflective metal material.
Finally, as its name suggests, crystal lasers use a crystal as the lasing medium, namely the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG). They produce the same wavelength as fibre lasers, making them suitable for marking metals and plastics. However, crystal has a shorter service life than the fibre laser, and includes relatively expensive pump diodes, which are wearing parts.
Precision steel cutting with quality finish
While the early laser machines may have struggled with inconsistent beam delivery and the effects of ambient heat on consistency, todays machines are able to produce better edge quality, cutting speed and lower tolerances than ever before. This is as a result of the superior drive technology, piercing capabilities and control software.
Modern laser cutting machines deliver:
High accuracy high degree of repeatability with tolerances +/- 0.2mm and up to 25mm thick
Clean cutting Smooth cut edges requiring little or no finishing
Economical material usage Allows for narrow cut widths and close nesting
Minimal distortion Laser beam does not wear during the process
ShapeCUTs new laser cutting machine
The ShapeCUT team continues to experience firsthand the impressive capabilities of laser since the introduction of our very own LVD Impuls 6020 laser cutting machine in May 2015. This impressive machine offers the very latest in laser processing technology and includes:
6250 x 2050 cutting bed
6kW laser power
Material capacities include Steel up to 25mm, Stainless Steel up to 20mm & Aluminium up to 16mm
Tolerances +/-0.2mm
This state-of-the-art machine also comes with LVDs patented Adaptive Laser Cutting (ALC) system, which uses dynamic feedback to monitor and regulate laser power, speed and assist gas pressure in real time during the cutting process. In other words, instead of relying on pre-defined parameters, the machine automatically measures and adapts to ensure a consistently accurate cut. This increases quality meaning less rework and scrapping of expensive thicker materials.