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Fast, accurate laser. (In Gear).


Who: Laserdyne (Maple Grove Maple Grove might designate:
  • Maple Grove, Minnesota
  • Maple Grove, New York
  • Maple Grove, Quebec
  • several places in Wisconsin:
  • Maple Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin
, MN)

What: 790 BeamDirector 5-axis laser machine

Why you should care: Laserdyne says that by using DC brush less motors and digital motor amplifiers they have enabled the 790 BeamDirector to achieve high acceleration and speed. And that a unitized assembly and highly rigid system have lead to minimal deflection deflection /de·flec·tion/ (de-flek´shun) deviation or movement from a straight line or given course, such as from the baseline in electrocardiography.

de·flec·tion
n.
1.
 or vibration.

Pertinent Data: The BeamDirector is designed to drill, cut and weld medium to large 3D parts. It operates at speeds up to 800"/min in the X-, Y-, and Zaxes and is accurate to +/- 0.0004" per 20". Laserdyne says that unlike many multi-axis laser systems that list accuracy for a small sweet spot area, their numbers hold true for the entire work envelope. The systems 2 in. clear aperture An orifice. It often refers to an opening in which light is allowed to pass in optical systems such as cameras and lasers. See f-stop and numerical aperture.  can accommodate [CO.sup.2], Nd:YAG, and CW:YAG lasers YAG laser Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser, Nd:YAG–neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet–laser. See Laser. .

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Title Annotation:790 BeamDirector 5-axis laser machine
Publication:Automotive Design & Production
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2002
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