In November 2018, IPG announced the launch of a new generation of high-power laser pointer. This new product not only has the smallest weight and size in the industry and the highest electro-optical conversion efficiency in the industry, but also integrates three innovations, namely quasi-continuous (QCW) mode, adjustable mode beam (AMB) mode and high-power scanning integrated with the patented technology of LDD welding whole-process monitoring.
A new quasi-continuous mode is introduced for continuous lasers
The quasi-continuous (QCW) mode can achieve peak power of nearly twice the average power, thereby increasing the perforation speed, improving the perforation quality, achieving penetration of thicker materials, and maintaining the advantages of continuous lasers in production capacity during cutting. Higher peak power allows for reduced heat input in quasi-continuous (QCW) mode, resulting in higher cutting quality for complex parts with fine characteristics, and improved drilling capability through cleaning of thicker materials and controlled drilling.
IPG’s quasi-continuous (QCW) diode design enables this unique feature, providing very high peak power for short duty cycles and the ability to switch to continuous mode in real time. The quasi-continuous (QCW) mode, implemented only in the latest versions of IPG’s YLR and YLS laser products, improves cutting and drilling quality and improves overall production, while saving materials, time and operating costs.
New adjustable mode beam function
IPG’s flagship YLS series lasers feature adjustable mode beam (AMB) capabilities, which allow customers to change output beam modes during operation and increase flexibility in cutting and welding. The adjustable mode beam (AMB) function can programmatically adjust the output beam mode to arbitrarily combine the small spot high energy and high brightness core beam with the large ring beam.
According to the report, the adjustable mode beam (AMB) feature allows IPG customers to handle a wider range of material thickness, thereby improving perforation and cutting quality and optimizing the weldability of certain material combinations. With a total output of 20,000 watts, the AMB function optimizes the treatment of any thickness of material with the same laser and achieves over 45% of the industry-leading electro-optical conversion efficiency of standard IPG. The adjustable mode beam (AMB) feature opens up a whole new world of customer flexibility, helping customers achieve the precision required for thin metal cutting, as well as the quality and speed required for thicker metal. Adjustable mode beam (AMB) also provides a productivity solution in some welding configurations, which helps to reduce customer operating costs.