Nutfield Technology’s Standalone Controller
Recently the PC has become increasingly unwelcome in the automated environment. Concerns about the PC include reliability, tampering, connection problems, and the space required for the keyboard and screen. Since many of the laser operations performed on an automated line are repetitive, standalone controllers that can operate without need for a PC are preferred.
Scan Field Correction—Improving Scanning Systems Accuracy
When configuring a laser system using galvanometer based scanners, the major building blocks are the laser, the scanning devices, and the focusing optics. Once these are selected and assembled it will be necessary to calibrate the system and compensate for geometric distortions which are inherent in most designs.
IPG Interface description, YLP series type B9
This document describes connection and control basics of YLP series pulsed lasers manufactured by IPG Laser GmbH and its sister companies.
Lens information from Qioptiq (Linos)
Qioptiq (Linos) 1064nm lens information
The NANO2 Slo-Blo fuse has enhanced inrush withstand characteristics over the NANO2 Fast-Acting fuse. The unique time delay feature of this fuse design helps solve the problem of nuisance “opening” by accommodating inrush currents that normally cause a fast-acting fuse to open.
Supplying Power to Galvanometer Servo Amplifiers
The performance of a galvanometer scanner can be influenced by the DC power supplied to the servo amplifier, and the way it is connected. This type of servo amplifier typically requires the user to provide a positive and a negative voltage with a shared ground.
Once a scanner has been selected for a particular application, the available options for tuning the servo should be considered. The primary scanner selection criteria are usually the mirror size and the scan angle, single axis or XY configuration, and wavelength(s) of interest.
Optical Position Detectors Galvanometers
Nutfield has developed a novel optical position detector for its line of galvanometers and scanning systems. While optical position detectors have been in use for some time they have typically exhibited compromised linearity characteristics when compared to their capacitive detector equivalents. Nutfield Technology has overcome these limitations and is pleased to offer 99.9 % linearity over +/- 20 optical degrees, and 99.5 % linearity over +/-34 optical degrees.