SPI Lasers: Fiber Lasers Made for Micro, Marking ... - BFi OPTiLAS A/S

4Focused onyour successPurchasing new capital equipment or investing in a new supplier of lasers can be a costlyand demanding process. We never underestimate the commitments a customer or potentialcustomer has to make when entering this process. Our job is to make it easier for you to makethe decision to purchase our fiber lasers. Our customers are typically integrators, end users,job shops, factory automation specialists, manufacturing OEMs and academic institutionslooking for quality fiber lasers at competitive prices. We have the industry expertise andpartnerships that make the difference.Get a proof of concept underway at:spilasers.com/AppsLab1Defining your project2Application labsand proof of concept3Free evaluation withtry before you buySPI Lasers will work with you to identifyand define your laser project and theresulting process requirements. Togetherwe will work to create solutions to yourrequirements, either with SPI directly orin combination with one of our networkof qualified distribution partners. Insome instances we will also work withacademic institutions on your behalf topush the boundaries of our technology.SPI’s Application Labs are run byexperts with backgrounds in materialsengineering and laser applications.Located in California and Southampton,the labs are equipped with pulsed andCW fiber lasers, marking stations, galvobased welding, X-Y cutting/scribing,glove box welding and a first classmetrology facility nearby.The labs are available, free of charge,to create proof of concept samples andapplication notes for potential users ofSPI’s Lasers. Our applications team willwork with you to meet your requirements,create a solution and provide feedbackto inform your decision.If more detailed process developmentwork be required, then SPI can suggestan introduction to the SPI LasersAcademic Partners: universities andlaser institutes who have purchased SPIfiber lasers and are willing to undertakepaid process development activity onbehalf of industry.Once proof of concept samples havebeen sent to the industrial user a decisionis typically taken to take advantage ofSPI’s Try Before You Buy programwhereby a suitable laser is sent free ofcharge to the user for a free 30 day trial.Arrange a free evaluation laser at:spilasers.com/TBYB

Contact technical product support at:spilasers.com/productsupportOur customer team can help you withordering and shipments at:spilasers.com/customersupportOur commitment to environmentalresponsibility, and RoHS compliancein particular, is available at:spilasers.com/environment4Production facilities5Customer serviceand product support6OngoingcommunicationsSPI is committed to providing productsthat meet and surpass industry andinternational standards for quality,reliability and optimum performancein the field.SPI’s state-of-the-art manufacturingfacility in Southampton is often visitedby existing and potential customers whoare able to see the world class fiber andproduct manufacturing facilities in action.Our UK facility is registered to theinternational quality standard ISO9001.SPI products are designed for easysystem integration in accordance withall the applicable international standards.They are highly energy efficient in use,up to ten times more efficient than NdYAG equivalents and are often used asa fundamental part of our customers’environmental policies.SPI takes its responsibility to theenvironment and health and safetyseriously in every aspect of itsmanufacturing operations.At SPI, we believe that our relationshipwith our customer begins well beforeany purchase is made and continueslong afterwards.Our commitment to our customersis to give them market-leading products(invariably surpassing our own datasheetperformance) combined with strongcustomer support internationally.We’ll be there to support you beforeyou decide to buy with our applicationlabs (see 2), and we offer global productsupport wherever you are.The team at SPI is determined to offerthe best possible response and serviceboth to integrators and their globalcustomer base. Our sales and supportchannel partners are set to continue thehigh standards of customer care forwhich SPI is known.SPI regularly produces a renownednewsletter called ‘Inspire’ and sendsout information on new products, newapplications and other general industrynews and information.We aim to keep our customersinformed in order to share the knowledgewe gain from experience to enable youto benefit in your projects and processes.Sign up to our newsletter at:spilasers.com/register

6Top left: Anilox cells, print industryBottom left: Mobius continuous ring, rapid prototyping,courtesy of MTT Technologies Group and Jotero GbRTop right montage: Cutting, welding, marking of component parts,automotive Industry; brass cutting, watch industry; aluminum welding,battery industry; stencil cutting, electronic industryMicro-machiningup to 400WMade for power and controlCW orModulatedto 100kHzModulated pulses

7ExtendedPerformanceRange (XPR)Pulse ShapeEqualisation(PSE)Dynamicpulse shapecontrol andread backFull comms/analog I-OcontroloptionsOptionalisolatorand pulsegenerator2-yearstandardwarrantyAdditional warrantyoptions availableredPOWER R4The redPOWER R4 series of fiber lasers from SPI hasbeen designed to meet the highest standards of reliability,performance, repeatability and user safety.The commercial advantages of fiber lasers over alternativetechnologies are far reaching: improved line speeds, finermachining capabilities, reduced downtime and lower costof ownership, giving users a leading edge advantage.The laser user’s ability to control power, modulation rate,pulse width and pulse shape, together with applicationstailored beam delivery and control features, make fiber lasersthe tool of choice for micro-machining applications. InnovativeSPI features include Extended Performance Range (XPR),Pulse Shape Equalisation (PSE) and closed loop controlresulting in class leading power stability. As a result, SPI’s R4lasers are constantly finding new cutting, welding and materialsprocessing applications in markets including industrial,medical devices, electronics and printing.redPOWER DirectSPI Lasers redPOWER DIRECT High Power Direct DiodeOEM laser modules are compact fiber coupled modulesdelivering class leading brightness and beam quality and havebeen designed to meet the highest standards of reliability,repeatability and parametric performance.Significant design features include a highly compact designfor straightforward integration with 24V DC supply, standardcontrol and monitoring interfaces, and widely compatibleoptical delivery interface. Every care has been taken atthe design stage to ensure our products offer a long andmaintenance-free life.The wide range of output powers from 60W to 400W andchoice of air or water cooling provide a versatile and costeffective laser source for OEM integration as a high reliabilityfiber coupled beam source for a wide range of materialprocessing, scientific and medical applications. Applicationsexamples include plastic cutting and welding, laser soldering,and as a pump source for fiber and solid state lasers.

8redPOWERWith GTWave technologyredPOWERDIRECTRated output power 25W 35W 50W 75W 100W 200W 300W 400W 60W 100W 200W 400WOpticalCentral emission wavelength 1070 ± 10nm 968 ± 5nmMode of operation CW and Modulated CW and ModulatedOutput power variation

9Tube cutting,general industryredPOWERWith GTWave technologyredPOWERDIRECTRated output power 25W 35W 50W 75W 100W 200W 300W 400W 60W 100W 200W 400WApplicationsAnilox engraving ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Annealing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Bending / tweaking ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cutting / scribing silicon ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cutting metals ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cutting / scribing ceramics ✓ ✓ ✓DAC heating ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓DentalDermatologyFine wire welding ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Precision welding ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Graphic texturing ✓ ✓ ✓Marking: sintered mark ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Marking: thermal mark ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Medical devices ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Metal addition ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Metal welding (spot / seam) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Plastic welding ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Printing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Pump source for fiber / disc lasers ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Scientific ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Selective layer melting ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Sintering ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Soldering / brazing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Medical aesthetics ✓ ✓✓✓

10Bottom left: Key pad marking, communication industryTop right: Black anneal marking, courtesy of CMSBottom right: Cutting and scribing, solar industryMarking and pulsedmicro-machining:10W-40WMade for flexibility and speedUp to 1.25mJpulse energyUp to 20kWnominal peakpower with40W averageoutput powerUp to 500kHz pulserepetitionfrequency*Pulsedand CWoperation*Firstand lastpulse equallyusable*Not applicable to 10W/RM and 20W/RMPulsed micro-machiningMicro-machining covers a wide variety of industrial processes.Processes that require less than 50W can often be performedusing SPI’s redENERGY pulsed lasers. SPI also offers laserswith higher power for more substantial micro-machiningapplications – see page 6.SPI’s redENERGY pulsed lasers achieve excellent resultsin micro-machining and are suitable for a very wide range ofhigh precision micro-machining applications. Applicationsrequiring ablation, scribing, drilling, cutting thin metals, ITOpatterning, silicon processing, resistor trimming, and manymore are all within the lasers capability.As with marking, the key differentiator of SPI’s redENERGYpulsed lasers is the versatility of the 25 selectable waveformsand the benefits that accompany its flexibility. The ability tooptimize key pulse characteristics to individual applicationsgives enhanced process quality and productivity.

MarkingLaser marking represents one of the largest application areasfor industrial lasers. The need for marking is varied, coveringproduct identification and traceability to functionality or justsimply by adding value in terms of branding and personalization.Lasers are the tool of choice no matter what the material asthey produce permanent marks with a non-contact processat high speed with high precision. Laser marking requires noconsumables and marks are computer generated and aretherefore highly flexible.SPI’s redENERGY fiber lasers out-perform conventionallasers in marking applications on metal, plastic and othersurfaces. They are ideal for a wide range of markingapplications including black anneal color marking on stainlesssteel, paint layer removal on mobile phone keypads andmarking integrated circuits (ICs). For further applicationsplease see the table on page 14.The differentiator with SPI’s redENERGY lasers is the pulseoperating range accessed through the 25 selectable waveformsgiving a range from CW- 500kHz. This gives users the abilityto tune peak power, pulse energy and pulse frequency fortheir application. SPI also offers tailored beam quality tomeet specific marking and micro-machining requirements.The benefits of having selectable functionality and beamquality include:1. Controllability and flexibility of material and applicationsthat can be processed from a single laser2. Better, more accurate indeliblequality marks with lessdamage to substrates3. Productivity increaseswith better morereliable marksat higher speeds11High speedmarkingcompatible(2000 cps)BitmapmarkingcompatiblePulse widthvariableacross 25pre-setwaveforms*Maximizedpeak powerover fulloperationalrepetition rate*Isolatedoptical outputHardwareonlyinterfaceor simple RS-232 softwarecontrol*View the productdirection on page 2Arrange a test for yourapplication or a free demo atspilasers.com

12Analoguepower controlinput, pulsegate, andpulse triggerStatusmonitoringand safe shutdownHighreliability/repeatability/stabilitydesignredENERGY pulsed fiber laser 10W-40WWith GTWave and PulseTune technologyModel 12W / SM 20W / SM 10W / RM 20W / RM 12W / HS 20W / HS 30W / HM 40W / HMApplicationsBending / Tweaking ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cleaning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cutting / scribing silicon ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cutting sub 200µm metals ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Cutting / scribing ceramics ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Flash memory repair ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Flexi circuit cut outs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Graphic texturing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ITO patterning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Lapping / polishing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Marking (ablative mark) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Marking (sintered mark) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Marking (thermal mark) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Marking (black anneal) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Plastic welding ✓ ✓Rapid prototyping ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Resistor trimming ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Silicon drilling ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓Thin film patterning ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

13Left: Night and day marking, automotive industryRight: Copper wire marking, cable industryModel 12W / SM 20W / SM 10W / RM 20W / RM 12W / HS 20W / HS 30W / HM 1 40W / HM 1SpecificationsPeak emission wavelength1062 ± 3nmModes of operation Pulsed / CW/M Pulsed Pulsed and CW / modulated CWMinimum specifications 2 12W / 6kW 20W / 7kW 10W / 7.5kW 20W / 12kW 12W / 9kW 20W / 12kW 30W / 15kW 38W / 20kWMinimum pulse energy 0.4mJ 0.5mJ 0.5mJ 0.8mJ 0.6mJ 0.8mJ 1.0mJ 1.25mJM 2 ≤ 1.3 ≤ 2 3.2Pulse repetition rangeFull power range 30-500kHz 40-500kHz 20-100kHz 25-100kHz 20-500kHz 20-500kHz 30-500kHzReduced power range 1-30kHz 1-40kHz 1-20kHz 1-25kHz 1-20kHz 1-25 kHz 1-30kHzModulation range in CW Up to 100 kHz N/A DC to 100 kHzOutput power stability (typical) < 5%Output beam characteristics 1Beam diameter, nominalPolarization state0.8-7.2mm with selectedBET option1-10mm with selected BET optionRandomBeam delivery cable length 2m 2m (3) or 5mRed alignment laser Optional Standard3.1mmElectricalLaser head power supplyrequirementMechanicalLaser module weightLaser module dimensionsCooling24V / 7A 24V /10A 24V / 7A 24V /10A 24V / 7A 24V /10A

14Macro: OEM fiber lasersOEM lasers supporting your in-house kW beam source development projectMade for efficiency and flexibilityCompactdesignfor OEMincorporationDeliveryoptions forfiber or bulkoptic beamcombinersHigh beamqualityM² 400,000 hoursExample third party 2kW systemSystem controllerHardware interlockProcess cabinetSPI fiber laserSPI fiber laserSPI fiber laserOptical combinerBeam switchSPI fiber laserSPI fiber laserBeam delivery cableHardware interlockFeedback circuit

View the productdirection on page 2Arrange a test for yourapplication or a free demo atspilasers.comIntegratedpower andtemperaturemonitoringsensorsRoHSdirectivecompliantRated output power400WOpticalCentral emission wavelength1070 ± 10nmMode of operationCW and ModulatedOutput power tunability (CW) 10-100%Red pilot laserStandardEmission bandwidth

16Beam sources deployed in medical applications are required tobe compact, efficient, low cost and highly reliable. Applicationsinclude skin rejuvenation, hair removal, and soft and hard dentaltissue drilling. New applications are being discovered all thetime for the use of lasers in medical aesthetic applications.SPI’s wavelength range, power options and pulse shapes areaimed to support machine builders and optimize results.Medical aestheticsMade for precision and controlSmallspot sizeintensesourcesEasy to useVariety ofwavelengthsSuitable forfiber pigtailor scannerstyle deliveryLow costper wattCompactand reliableView the productdirection on page 2Arrange a test for yourapplication or a free demo atspilasers.comLeft: Laser treatment, dentalRight: Cosmetic skin treatment, medical

17redPOWERcompact fiber laserWith GTWave technologyredPOWER DIODEcompact laserNominal output power 10W 20WNominal output power60WOpticalNominal output power 10W 20WCentral emission wavelength 1550 ± 5nm 1565 ± 5nmMode of operationCW and ModulatedOutput power tuneability (CW) 10-100%Output power variation over 12hr period ±5%Output power noise (1kHz-20MHz) 1Maximum modulation speedEmission linewidth (FWHM)Output beam characteristicsBeam diameterFull angle divergence

SPI Lasers UK Limited6 Wellington Park, Tollbar Way, Hedge End,Southampton, Hampshire SO30 2QU, UKTel +44 (0)1489 779696Fax +44 (0)1489 779698www.spilasers.comwww.spilasers-china.cnwww.spilasers.deredPOWER ® and redENERGY ® are registered trademarksof SPI Lasers UK Ltd. GTWave is a trademark ofSPI Lasers UK Ltd.