100W fiber laser for robust part marking

It applies robust marks on heavy wear products to ensure abrasion-proof legibility. Its compact design permits a smooth integration into existing production lines. Outlining its main benefits, FOBA’s new Y.1000 stands for a powerful high-performance, fast and precise part marking process. 

The 100W fiber laser is suitable for marking and engraving automobile and aerospace components; engraved marks are robust and ensure long-term legibility throughout the entire product life cycle. This applies to high-wear products like engine components, ball bearings, break systems or extruded products and cables. High mark contrast and resistance qualities ensure reliable part traceability and protection against product forgery.

To meet different speed and contrast specifications for customised applications, four focal widths are available, allowing adjustments to marking field dimensions as well as marking speeds. 

Even for on-the-fly-marking (marking on moving products in continuous processing lines), it is possible to obtain marking field dimensions of up to 498 x 367mm, thus enabling efficient marking with maximum throughput. The available large marking field also allows for the fast and effortless marking on large-sized components or for applying multiple marks on one product. All created marks are of a consistently high quality and accuracy. A special, variable scan head tuning is available in two modes – for high-quality or high-speed purposes – and enables sharp marking results at line speeds of up to 600m/min.

The laser beam can be positioned in two angles, either 90° top down or 0° straight forward, which is an advantageous integration simplifying feature. Another integration benefit is the system’s compatibility with various interfaces like Ethernet and RS-323 or, from quarter 2/2018, also Profibus, Profinet and TCP/IP (with software version MarkUS 2.12). This makes it easy to set up software configuration for the integration into production lines.

The air-cooled system requires hardly any laser source maintenance. Furthermore, the laser source’s lifespan is said to be significantly longer, compared to other high-power Nd:YAG-lasers with lamps or diodes, which need to be exchanged regularly.

FOBA’s product manager Markus Vetter summarises the benefits of the new Y.1000: “Our fiber laser marking technology enables maximum production efficiency and speed, while providing highest reliability and best-in-class marking quality. This system, which has been developed in close cooperation with our international customers, complies with demanding industrial standards.”