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Short Description: A young machine operator steps up to the laser cutting machine, dons rugged. black gloves, and engages the system’s controls. The operator pulls the next ...
Content Inside: Alabama Laser Designed for Success Results A Cut Above Significantly faster machining speeds GE Fanuc CNCs, Lasers, and Linear Motors Combine for High-Acceleration Metal Cutting Greater contouring accuracy A young machine operator steps up to the laser cutting machine, dons rugged Increased data storage and part program black gloves, and engages the system's controls. The operator pulls the next capacity part program from the Web, while a gridscape of numbers flutters into view just millimeters from the tech's right hand. After a quick flick of an index finger, Remote monitoring and diagnostics the machine's CNC jumps to life, commanding the system as linear motors Reduced machine maintenance whiz along magnetic rails at blinding speeds and a 6,000-watt CO2 laser beam deftly cuts sheets of metal in an x-y-z axis symphony of sensors and signals. Flight of machine design fancy? Not quite. Thanks to an engineering collabora- tion with GE Fanuc Automation, the future of high-acceleration, high-speed machining is alive and well in Munford, Alabama. With the ALS Express from Alabama Laser Systems, GE Fanuc helped bring to fruition a new cutting machine that merges CNCs, CO2 laser resonators, and linear motors. "By choosing a solution from GE Fanuc, we've obtained seamless integra- tion and the best motion, control, and cutting system possible for this appli- On the Expressway cation. We wanted to be a leader and pioneer in this industry, and GE Fanuc The ALS Express is capable of cutting sheet metal from 0.001- to 1.00-inch thick has helped us achieve this goal." for a wide variety of industries and applications. Currently, Alabama Laser Sai Mudiam operates three Express machines at an in-house job shop; a fourth machine is Vice President of Engineering being built. The existing units are operational two shifts per day, five days a ALS - parent company Alabama Laser Technologies week. "With the ALS Express, we wanted to take high-speed cutting technology into the future and build machines that exceed the current state-of-the-art," says Sai Mudiam, Vice President of Engineering for ALS - parent company Alabama Laser Technologies. "We wanted to be a leader and pioneer in this industry, and GE Fanuc has helped us achieve this goal." S The r AMPLE esulting technical highlights and capabilities of the Express include: single- axis acceleration of 1.25 Gs and acceleration of 2.25 Gs for 12 mm circles; position and repeatability accuracy better than 0.0005 inches; table speeds IMAGE imagination at work
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