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Easily integrate laser modules into your production line to revolutionize your company’s manufacturing processes.

Laser converting revolutionizes manufacturing processes with a completely digital workflow and instant job changes. The LaserSharp® laser module by LasX makes it easy to incorporate laser processing into your production floor by simplifying installation and integrating seamlessly into existing equipment.

 

LasX’s laser module combines a laser resonator source, power supply, focusing optics, electronic controller, and other components into a single package. Plant power, air, and water supplies plug directly into ports on the housing while integrated I/O interfaces on the controller connect to material handling equipment to monitor web speed and position. After integration, operators set up, monitor, and change processing jobs using the powerful LightGuide™ control software that controls all components (even multiple laser modules) in a single user interface.

 

The fully-sealed LaserSharp® laser module requires very little maintenance, no beam alignment, and is available in one of three types:

 

• LDM: The LaserSharp® Laser Downweb Module (LDM) is designed for straight line, downweb laser scoring, slitting, or perforating of roll-fed materials such as flexible films and aluminum foils.
• LPM: The LaserSharp® Laser Processing Module (LPM) offers all of the advantages of the LDM but adds crossweb laser cutting, scoring, perforating, etching, or ablating of any pattern or shape into the material.
• LPMdm: The LaserSharp® LPMdm combines the best of the LDM with the best of the LPM. This module excels at precise, accurate contoured downweb scores and slits as well as the high-speed processing of small crossweb patterns less than 170 mm in size.

 

Laser Module Features

• High-tolerance industrial build quality secures internal components and reduces vibration and the variance it causes while increasing accuracy
• Integrated chiller and purge air panel maintain the laser module’s internal environment to reduce or eliminate condensation and maintenance requirements
• Internal sensors monitor set points for the laser module’s environment and prevent its operation when they are exceeded, preventing equipment damage
• Robust LightGuide™ control software maintain consistent processing results with parameter-based processing, extensive entity manipulation tools, and comprehensive job file management
• Dedicated I/O interfaces on the embedded controller simplify integration with web speed encoders, a variety of PLC devices, vision system cameras, registration or eyemark sensors, or barcode readers for superior accuracy and processing flexibility
• Small footprint allows the laser module to be placed in nearly any orientation or position in the production line

Available Laser Modules and Configurations

Type	Power	LDM	LPM
			Dual Mode	Standard	Flex
CO₂ (standard)	40 W	LDM40	LPMdm40	LPM40	LPMflex40
	100 W	LDM100	LPMdm100	LPM100	LPMflex100
	300 W	LDM300	LPMdm300	LPM300	LPMflex300
	400 W			LPM400	LPMflex400
	1000 W			LPM1000	LPMflex1000
Fiber (f)	40 W	LDM40f	LPMdm40f	LPM40f
	100 W	LDM100f	LPMdm100f	LPM100f
Ultraviolet (uv)	10 W		LPMdm10uv
	20 W		LPMdm20uv

 

Available Laser Sources

CO₂ (standard)

• CO₂ lasers are the most common laser type used to through cut, kiss-cut, score, etch, or perforate substrates.
• CO₂ laser modules are best suited for processing non-metallic materials such as plastics, papers, polymers, textiles, foams, and adhesives.
• Available in 9.4, 10.25, and 10.6 micron laser wavelengths.
• Common applications include:
• Commercial print: greeting cards, folding cartons, brochures, business cards, stencils, and labels
• Flexible packaging: easy-open and breathable packaging features
• Industrial: gaskets and adhesive spacers
• Medical: adhesive and plastic materials for medical components
• Typical power output range: 40-1000 Watts

 

Fiber (f)

• Fiber laser modules are ideally suited for the ablation of thick, conductive coatings that would typically slow a UV laser. They are also capable of metal and plastic welding.
• Available in 1070 nanometer laser wavelength.
• Common applications include ablating, cutting, and welding materials used in electronic and medical markets.
• Available in pulsed or continuous wave laser energy outputs.
• Typical power output range: 20-100 Watts

 

Ultraviolet (uv)

• UV laser systems are suitable for the fine ablation of very thin (<1 μm) conductive coatings or thin nonconductive coatings, which would otherwise be transparent to other laser wavelengths.
• Available in 355 nanometer laser wavelength.
• Common applications include ablating and cutting electronic components, biosensors, and precise electrode patterns.
• Typical power output range: 10-20 Watts

 

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