INDUSTRIAL ARTICULATED ARMS PROVIDING ADVANCED SOLUTIONS FOR LASER DELIVERY SYSTEMS

LASER MECH INDUSTRIAL ARTICULATED ARMS Articulated arms present a unique solution to the problem of connecting high power CO2 lasers to moving Typical Application beam delivery systems. The arm solves many prob- lems. First, the beam is totally contained within aluminum tubing providing operator safety and a controlled atmosphere through which the beam can propogate. Second, the laser beam travels a constant dis1.5 m tance to the focusing lens, resulting in a fixed beam size at the lens. This produces a constant focal spot size and beam wavefront, which gives uniform kerf width throughout the...