Questions fréquentes posées sur les systèmes laser

Yes. Our fiber laser systems are capable of permanently marking nearly all types of bare metal. The fiber laser line was designed with a combination of affordability and high quality results in mind. The Fusion M2 series features a 32" x 20" (812 x 508 mm) or 40" x 28" (1016 x 711 mm) work area. The flat-bed, flying-optic design of the Fusion M2 is revolutionary for a fiber laser system and will mark metals over a large work area in a short amount of time.

And, though our CO2 laser systems are mainly designed to engrave and cut non-metallic materials, they can also be used to mark on metal with the aid of metal-marking compound. Download our PDF to learn more about marking metal with a CO2 laser system.

Since we use low power CO2 (30 to 120 watts) and fiber lasers (10 to 50 watts) the beam will clearly mark on coated and raw metal but our systems are not ideally suited for metal-cutting applications. Our fiber laser systems may be compatible for cutting some thin metals as we have seen success cutting thin foils, up to .012", with our fiber lasers.

Please contact our Applications Lab to discuss your metal-cutting applications and see if they can work with our systems!

No, one laser does it all! Our CO2 laser systems will engrave and cut most non-metallic materials, as well as engrave coated metals. For information on what materials you can engrave and cut, visit our Materials page.

The laser can be set to engrave only (Raster Mode), cut only (Vector Mode), or can complete both operations in Combined Mode. The laser knows what portions to engrave and what portions to cut based on line width, which is easily set in your graphic design software.

En investissant dans un nouvel ordinateur, vous êtes sûr de tirer le meilleur parti de votre nouvel équipement laser. Pourquoi ? Parce qu'aujourd'hui, les logiciels exigent une grande puissance de calcul et beaucoup d'espace mémoire pour fonctionner correctement. Un bon ordinateur ne changera pas beaucoup les performances de votre laser mais, par rapport à un ordinateur plus lent, vous allez gagner un temps considérable et vous épargner beaucoup d'ennuis à préparer les graphismes que vous voulez « imprimer » avec votre laser. Beaucoup d'utilisateurs n'achètent pas un ordinateur neuf avec leur nouveau laser car les machines qu'ils possèdent font déjà parfaitement l'affaire. Il n'y a pas de seuil magique en dessous duquel votre ordinateur est trop lent. Si vous êtes satisfait des performances et de la rapidité de votre machine actuelle, il n'est vraisemblablement pas utile d'en acheter une autre. Les recommandations ci-dessous ne sont à prendre en considération que si vous pensez qu'un nouvel ordinateur est nécessaire.

Pour bien fonctionner, il n'est pas nécessaire que votre nouvel ordinateur coûte cher. Pour les applications lasers, un grand nombre d'ordinateurs bon marché suffisent largement. Tant que vous n'achetez pas le moins cher de la liste, tout devrait bien se passer. Évitez toutefois les processeurs Intel Celeron : ce sont de bons processeurs et ils sont compatibles avec nos systèmes, mais la vitesse de leur traitement graphique est en général en-dessous de ce que les utilisateurs de laser apprécient.

• Operating System: All new Epilog lasers are designed to work with all versions of Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7,8, and 10 operating systems.
  
  The Fusion Laser Series is also compatible with Mac operating systems OS X 10.7 and higher. Read more about our Fusion Mac Driver here.
• RAM (Random Access Memory): 512 MB is recommended. RAM is kind of like short-term memory. It’s fast, readily available for the computer to access and makes time consuming tasks go much quicker if you have lots of it. Most users won’t notice a difference if they add more than 512 MB to their system, but almost all uses will notice the speed difference that 512 MB provides when compared to 256 MB (256 MB is essentially the next step down from 512 MB).
• Processor Speed: A faster processor will allow you to do more tasks in less time. While it’s not necessary to purchase the fastest processor available, you’ll want either an AMD Athalon processor or an Intel Pentium IV processor (do not purchase a computer that is using an Intel Celeron processor – they’re too slow for graphics applications). Processor speeds are always improving, but processor speeds of about 2.0 GHz or faster are a good place to start.
• 10/100 Network Interface Card (NIC): All new computers have a 10/100 network connection as standard equipment. As well as allowing multiple computers to be linked together in a network, this technology also allows direct printing from the computer to the Epilog system. Epilog supplies a network Crossover cable with each laser system that allows one computer to print to a single Epilog system.
• 20-30 GB Hard Drive: This is the permanent memory in your computer. Many users feel that you can never have a large enough hard drive, but for most laser applications 20 or 30 GB’s is going to be adequate for years of storage. Luckily, most computer manufacturers put at least 20 GB drives in new computers these days. When in doubt, buy bigger than you think you might need. It’s so inexpensive that it’s worth the peace of mind to have it available.

Cutting: Thin sheets of polycarbonate can be cut with our CO2 laser systems, but the material tends to discolor when heated by the laser beam. The thinner the sheet you are cutting, the better the cutting results you will obtain. If you would like us to test your sheet of polycarbonate, please contact our Applications Lab.

Gravure : notre système de marquage sur plastique et métal FiberMark peut graver la plupart des polycarbonates colorés. Pour tester vos matériaux, n'hésitez pas à contacter notre laboratoire d'applications.