Furukawa Electric's Industrial Lasers
Made-in-Japan fiber laser incorporating Furukawa Electric technologies
High-power fiber lasers incorporating the communication technologies of Furukawa Electric, the first company in the world to practically apply optical fiber cable.
All of the core components are made by the Furukawa Electric Group, made in Japan fiber lasers with the superior level of quality.
Moreover, the fusion of Furukawa Electric’s technologies with our partner companies contribute to the realize world-class laser processing quality.
Furukawa Electric has a history of fiber lasers to meet the customer's needs of the times.
Furukawa Electric has incorporated a variety of new technologies (optical fiber, semiconductor lasers, optical fusion technology, etc.) cultivated through optical communications into its fiber lasers, and has been a Japanese pioneer in the field of fiber laser development.
Beginning with visible light lasers and low-power fiber lasers, in 2011 we producted the first 300 W/500 W single-mode fiber laser in Japan.
In 2008, we established an "Application Lab", we work with customers to solve their issue.
We have worked on new products such as 10 kW+ class high-power fiber lasers, and a Blue-IR hybrid laser suitable for the laser for pure copper.
In 2019, we established a Customer Support Center to providing comprehensive support for a variety of customer and field issues.
We will continue to offer solutions tailored to the needs of our customers.
Feature 1 World's highest beam quality
Our single-mode fiber lasers have the world's smallest core diameter (14 µm) and the highest beam quality.
Moreover, our multi-mode fiber lasers by leveraging own beam coupling technology are able to maintain the highest quality.
This high beam quality ensures the same level of processing performance with lower laser power than other lasers.
Feature 2 High reflected light resistance
When processing highly reflective material such as copper, high reflected light returns into the fiber, and this can lead to laser breakdown.
Furukawa Electric has verified no damage occurs even at vertical incidence using its proprietary measures for dealing with reflected light.
| Irradiation time [sec] |
Exposure count [times] |
Laser damage |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10 | None |
Experiment conditions
Workpiece: Pure copper (highly reflective material)
Irradiation conditions: Vertical incidence, surface defocus
Feature 3 Flexible beam forming by beam mode control technology
(Note) The optical head with beam mode control function was jointly developed with Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd.
The key feature of our beam mode control technology is characterized by flexible beam design.
Spattering suppressed with beam mode control
Spattering can also be reduced using beam mode control technology, even under conditions in which spattering would normally occur.
In order to offer our customers the best possible processing quality, we also verify the effect of the improvements in processing quality obtained using beam mode control technology in our Application Lab.
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Without beam mode control
Significant spattering
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With beam mode control
Minimal spattering
Features 4 Core technology on the bases of laser technology and material background
We evaluate quality and develop laser processing technologies in collaboration with our metal material background and development department by leveraging our strengths in handling a wide range of metal products. By combining laser technology with material background, we are able to offer our customers the best laser processing solutions to meet their needs.
Laser technology and material background combination examples
Anode and cathode cutting results
Laser processing on anode and cathode foil for lithium ion batteries manufactured by The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. The heat-affected zone was decreased when compared with the results by fiber laser processing.
1 kW single-mode processing example Processing performance equivalent to 2 kW multi-mode laser
With its high beam quality and light focusing property, Furukawa Electric's 1 kW single-mode laser offers processing performance equivalent to that obtained with a 2 kW multi-mode laser. Processing of up to 5 mm thick stainless steel, 3 mm thick aluminum, and 1 mm thick copper is possible.
Cutting
Welding
This laser is capable of delivering the same tensile strength as the theoretical value for the welding of difficult-to-process materials aluminum and copper.
Penetration
Multi-mode processing example Deep penetration by high beam quality fiber laser
This is a high-power multi-mode fiber laser combining a single-mode fiber laser boasting high beam quality with low-loss beam combiner technology. This laser is capable of achieving the deep penetration by high beam quality fiber laser, making it suitable for remote welding also.
6 kW multi-mode
12 kW multi-mode
Product Information
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Single-mode fiber laser
This fiber laser combines fiber technology, optical component technology, and semiconductor laser technology cultivated in the optical communication field.
Features - High focusing property
- Ultra-fast modulation
Applications - Welding, cutting, and drilling of steel, copper, aluminum, titanium, and non-ferrous metals
- Cutting of copper foil and aluminum foil
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Multi-mode fiber laser
This is a kW-class fiber laser created by incorporating a 1 kW or 1.5 kW single-mode fiber laser employing low-loss, high-efficiency beam combiner technology.
Features - High beam quality
- Deep penetration performance
Applications - Welding, cutting, and drilling of thin to thick sheets
- Surface treatment of various metal materials
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Blue-IR hybrid laser "BRACE™"
The Blue-IR hybrid laser "BRACE™" is focused on improving the quality of copper laser welding.
Features - Excellent optical absorption for copper
- Deep penetration performance
Applications - Welding of copper foil, copper strip, and copper wire