12kW ByStar Fiber presented for the first time.

Bystronic presented its range of networked sheet metal processing solutions at EuroBLECH 2018, including new automation and software solutions for laser cutting and bending.

The firm has been focusing on fusing the individual processes relating to laser cutting, bending and automation into a network of intelligent components, which will allow users to achieve a higher degree of flexibility and transparency in their production environment. In addition, with the new software solutions users will be able to create quotes more rapidly, plan their production processes in an efficient manner, and make the best possible use of their resources.

Bystronic unveiled its new high-end 12kW ByStar Fiber laser cutting system that features a new performance level in terms of speed. This will boost the profitability and speed of the cutting process right up to sheet thicknesses as high as 30 millimetres, Bystronic says. In order to optimally integrate the higher laser power into the cutting process, Bystronic has rigorously enhanced the design of the ByStar Fiber’s cutting head

Within the networked environment, upstream and downstream production steps are interdependent. This makes process reliability and the preventive maintenance of all integrated systems more critical than ever before. Bystronic’s new service solutions will help users increase the efficiency and process quality of their production.

Bystronic unveiled what it claims to be a fully automated laser cutting system, based around a 10kW ByStar Fiber laser and an in-house-developed cutting head that adapts the beam’s focal point to match sheet thickness and material.

In its setup, loading and unloading automation is connected directly to the fiber laser, adds the Swiss machine tool firm. This handles the entire material flow between the laser and the integrated storage system, which supplies all the raw metal sheets required for the cutting jobs: steel, stainless steel, aluminium, and non-ferrous metal sheets like copper and brass in thicknesses of up to 25mm.

Finished cut parts and residual sheets are then returned to the storage element, which has a maximum capacity of 24 tons.

Bystronic has been focusing on fusing the individual processes relating to laser cutting, bending and automation into a network of intelligent components, which will allow users to achieve a higher degree of flexibility and transparency in their production environment. Bystronic unveiled what it claims to be a fully automated laser cutting system, based around a 10kW ByStar Fiber laser and an in-house-developed cutting head that adapts the beam’s focal point to match sheet thickness and material

Bystronic also demonstrated a solution that will enable the production line to be expanded in the near future. ByFlex, an additional integrated system, drills holes and cuts threads into sheet metal parts prior to the laser cutting process. In addition, a labeling function marks the parts that are to be cut with a code. This allows all the information about the sheet metal parts that are being produced to be scanned in at the downstream processing stations.

ByStar Fiber: Laser cutting with 12 kilowatts
Bystronic projects promising prospects for its new fiber laser. With 12 kilowatts, the high-end ByStar Fiber laser cutting system feature a new performance level in terms of speed. This will boost the profitability and speed of the cutting process right up to sheet thicknesses as high as 30 millimetres, Bystronic says. In order to optimally integrate the higher laser power into the cutting process, Bystronic has rigorously enhanced the design of the ByStar Fiber’s cutting head.

For further details contact First Cut on TEL: 011 614 1112 or visit www.firstcut.co.za