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For Immediate Release
Prima Power Laserdyne
Announces A Presentation Using
Fiber Lasers for Drilling Effusion
Cooling Holes
Champlin, Minnesota: Prima Power
Laserdyne, the world leader in precision multi-axis
laser machining systems, announced that the public now has access to its initial report on the
use of fiber lasers for hole drilling. The presentation summarizes fiber laser drilling development
and experiments conducted over the past two years by Prima Power Laserdyne in Champlin,
Minnesota.
The 45-minute presentation with original audio has been converted to a video format. It
was first presented at an invitation-only technical conference for Laserdyne system users in
October, 2012. The presentation details the results of tests when employing a fiber laser for
laser drilling of holes that previously had been only drilled with a Nd:YAG laser. It goes in-depth
to clarify the difference between fiber lasers and Nd:YAG lasers with fiber delivery, and
continues with structural explanations, comparisons and technical specifications of both lasers.
The report gives visual and technical examples of the outcomes of testing with fiber lasers for
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both trepan drilling and percussion drilling. Also featured is video of a sample part being
processed with fiber laser drilling techniques described in the presentation.
Laser drilling is extremely important in the turbine engine industry for production of both
land-based turbine engines and aero engines. It is critical to the effective design of modern
engines because of laser drilling’s ability to cost-effectively produce small holes at angles as low
as 10º to the surface in heat resistant materials. Fiber lasers can address a portion of these
needs and, in certain applications, achieve superior results. The cost to operate over the life of
the laser is often significantly less than Nd:YAG lasers, leading to lower fabricating costs and
potentially higher quality components.
Fiber lasers are now available on the LASERDYNE® 795 BeamDirector®, LASERDYNE
430 and LASERDYNE 430 BeamDirector systems. The LASERDYNE 795 is a 5-axis laser
machining system designed to drill, cut and weld medium to large 3D parts with a unique
moving beam motion system. It is the first and only standard built multi-axis laser system to
guarantee volumetric accuracy and is constructed for high-speed operation without
compromising mechanical accuracy.
The 45-minute presentation is available in both PowerPoint and video format in English at
http://www.primapowerinterface.com/fldp/index.html
For more information call 763-433-3700
Email: lds.sales@primapower.com
Website: www.primapower.com
Fax: 763-433-3701
Prima Power Laserdyne, 8600 109th Avenue North, #400, Champlin, Minnesota 55316
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