The ideal combination: cutting and fiber laser cutting

The trend in manufacturing is to make components that are lighter in weight, use less material, conserve resources and integrate functionality. As such, customers are working with thinner sheet structures. Boschert has expanded its successful “Combi” series of machines to include fiber laser. In close cooperation with our partner, Kjellberg Finsterwalde, Boschert has added the Kjellberg Xfocus fiber laser to its CNC punching line. The CombiLaser series is available with working ranges from 1000 x 2000mm to 1500 x 3000mm. Now customers can produce complex parts on a single machine without repositioning.

Flexibility at its finest.
The Boschert CombiLaser combines the advantages of high quality laser cutting with the unique features of CNC punching. In the past, complex contours could only be cut on a flat sheet laser. Operations such as forming, beading, trimming and threading required a separate CNC punch.

Now Boschert introduces the CombiLaser, combining the best qualities of both operations. Boschert’s fiber laser system can be mounted to any of Boschert’s standard line of CNC punching machines, which allows the customer to purchase the machine that best matches their requirements.

System components:
Fiber Laser
Solid-state laser XFocus 1000 or Solid-state laser XFocus 2000

LC (Laser-Control)
Automatic adjustment of parameters according to selection at the Boschert control.

Gas control LGV (Laser-Gas-Supply)
Provision of gases according to parameter selection type and pressure

LPH (Laser Processing Head)

• Laser cutting head with automatic focus position
• Display of protection glasses dirtiness at LC menu
• Cutting and marking with the same consumables
• Axis with height control unit KHC 4 LAS
• Integrated cooling system

Fiber Laser
Fiber lasers belong to the group of solid-state lasers. The doped core of a glass fiber forms the active medium in a fiber laser. The laser radiation which is passed through the laser-active fiber, due to the large length experiences a very high gain. With a wavelength of 1,070 nm fiber lasers achieve an extremely small focal diameters, reducing their intensity may be up to 100 times higher than for CO2 lasers with the same medium dispensed power. Fiber lasers are basically maintenance-free and are characterised by their long service life.

Programmable disposal of small parts:
Small components and parts cut on the fiber laser can be quickly ejected from the working surface via a small parts chute. Arranged in front of the fiber laser, the small parts chute tilts 30 ° and is operated by pneumatic cylinders. Two chutes sizes are capable of work pieces up to 150×150 mm and 700×700 mm are standard on the CombiLaser.

Safety & Security
Boschert has developed a security concept for the fiber laser in cooperation with the BG professional association. Optionally the machine can be also equipped with a sight protection device.

SafanDarley is a global leader in the production of stand-alone machines and complete lines for cutting and processing cathodes. Cutting these rough and irregularly shaped nickel, copper or cobalt sheets of up to 30 mm in thickness requires a special technology. SafanDarley produced its first cathode shears as far back as 1986 and has since introduced many improvements and innovations which have made the latest generation of SafanDarley V-shears unparalleled in productivity and customer-specific efficiency.

• Almost unrestricted in terms of customisation
• Special hold downs to compensate for irregularities in the material
• Hydraulic cylinders are placed outside the cutting area (no oil leaks on the material)
• SafanDarley EasyControl with CNC programming of cutting programs
• Fully automatic setting of the cutting angle, blade gap and length of stroke
• CNC-controlled pusher OR CNC-controlled back stop
• Safety provisions in compliance with the European Machines Directive
• Optional pneumatic upward retention system
• Optional torsion-free cutting thanks to ATS

Precision cuts!

With its 2 mm capacity and 3100 mm cutting length the RAS SMARTcut combines all characteristics of a high performance, premium shear. The sheet support and sorting system leads the blanks to the backstop and sorts cut pieces to the front or the rear. When material thicknesses change, the blade clearance can be adjusted in seconds. The front and side beveled shear tables, the hardened squaring arm and the deep grip hollows simplify material handling for quick results. This is cutting efficiency at its best.

The SMARTcut comes with two machine models. The highest comfort level is offered by a best value, fast and dynamic CNC-backstop. Easy to operate and for lower budgets is the manual backstop, which can be positioned from the front. Both backstops offer a travel range of up to 750 mm. A foot lever determines, whether the part chute delivers the cut pieces to the front or the rear. This allows the operator to separate trim cuts or small parts from large parts without additional, later on sorting effort.

The innovative RAS SMARTcut uses the modern swing beam principle instead of the traditional guillotine concept. The upper blade penetrates the material above the lower blade and moves away from the lower blade after the cut is made. This results in twist free cutting of even small strips and gives you right-angled and burr-free!