ST Series
Multi-Axis Laser Processing Machines
These workstations are designed for multi-axis laser welding, heat treating, cladding, drilling and cutting of metallic components.
Designed for Precision Laser Cutting of Metal Tubes
The Preco RT1000 is designed for precision laser cutting of small diameter tubes for medical devices such as surgical instruments, stents and other implantable devices. The combination of a granite base, precision servo drives, rigid work holding, fiber-delivered laser sources and Preco's optimized fine cutting head offers unmatched precision and productivity.
Applications
- Surgical Instruments
- Stints
- Implantable Devices
Rock-solid accuracy.
The SL8000 series systems are designed to precisely and automatically ramp the laser power levels in coordination with the motion system. This provides extremely accurate square corners and detailed features. Preco's high-quality laser beam control allows you to start your cutting program right on the cut line without the "peck through" flaw typical of other systems.
The Preco RT1000 is designed for precision laser cutting of small diameter tubes for medical devices such as surgical instruments, stents and other implantable devices.
MATERIALS
- Stainless Steel
- Cobalt Chrome Alloy
- Titanium
- Nickel-Titanium
Alloy (Nitinol) - Tungsten
- Platinum
- Gold
- Silver
- Iridium
- Tantalum
Features & Benefits
Just some of the many benefits of buying a Preco laser tube cutting machine.
Granit Base and Bridge
An isolated rigid and stable base provides superior part accuracy and quality of cut
Fiber Laser
As standard, this system has a single-mode fiber-delivered laser. Additional laser sources can be integrated to meet specific customer requirements.
Preco Fine Cutting Head
The Preco fine cutting head was designed and built specifically for thin wall laser cutting with a clean edge and minimal thermal input. The head utilizes three focusing lenses and power modulation to minimize the damaging effects of tube back wall laser strikes.
Wet Cutting
An integrated water pump can be used in applications where water cooling of the tube is required.
Class I Safety Enclosure
A well-designed enclosure provides excellent part access during set-up and maintenance while providing CDRH Class I protection during operation.
Y and Z-Axis Motion
The Y-Z stage is ball screw driven incorporating brushless servo motors with accuracies of ± 5 microns for the Y-axis and ± 20 microns for the Z-axis. The programmable Y and Z-axis motion produces parallel wall features while off-axis cutting.
AcuNav™ II
Preco's PC Based machine HMI is a CNC controller designed for laser processing with G-Code programming.
X-Axis and Rotary Motion
The tube periphery cutting is controlled by a linear motor X-axis and a brushless direct drive servo motor for the rotary axis. The accuracy for the X-axis is ± 7 microns and ± 50 arc-seconds for the rotary axis.
Options
Options available for the RT1000 Laser Tube Cutting Machine.
Laser Options
To optimize your specific application (metallic or polymer tubes), fiber delivered continuous wave or pulsed lasers along with CO2 lasers can be integrated to the RT1000
Manual Adjust Y and Z-Axis
In lieu of servo control axes, the stages can be controlled manually if off-axis processing is no required.
Automated Tube Feeder
For high volume unattended operation, an automated tube feeder with a magazine loader can be integrated into the RT1000.
Tech Specs
Technical parameters are based on a baseline standard but all Preco laser machines can be customized to meet your product's needs.
| Machine Footprint | Width: 1846 mm (73 in) |
| Depth: 846 mm (33 in) | |
| Height: 1651 mm (65 in) | |
| Safety Enclosure | Class 1 |
Laser Equipment Line for Metals Processing
RT Series
Small Diameter Laser Tube Cutting Machine
Designed for precision laser cutting of small diameter tubes for medical devices such as surgical instruments and implantable devices.
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