Robotic laser system for cutting plastics

R. Barbucha; M. Tański; K. Garasz; M. Kocik

doi:10.1117/12.2503968

4 December 2018 Robotic laser system for cutting plastics

R. Barbucha, M. Tański, K. Garasz, M. Kocik

Proceedings Volume 10974, Laser Technology 2018: Progress and Applications of Lasers; 109740J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2503968
Event: Thirteenth Symposium on Laser Technology, 2018, Jastarnia, Poland

Abstract

In this paper, an innovative concept of optical component for CO₂ laser operating industrial robot is presented. The robot was rebuild and adapted for special optical path for up to 6kW CO₂ laser beam to follow all of its joints up to cutting head. Originally, welding robots have some joints hollow inside. This fact was used to carry on laser beam inside robot joints. The idea for this concepts comes from the fact, that CO₂ laser beam cannot be put into fiber, like in case of fiber lasers. Moreover, CO₂ laser have enormous advantage over other IR lasers in cutting polymers, plastics and thermoforming materials due to its absorption for the 10,6 μm wavelength [1]. In this paper, a result of industrial robot cage with fume extraction system is presented.

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R. Barbucha, M. Tański, K. Garasz, and M. Kocik "Robotic laser system for cutting plastics", Proc. SPIE 10974, Laser Technology 2018: Progress and Applications of Lasers, 109740J (4 December 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2503968

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