AMADA is launching a new, particularly high-performance generation of laser cutting systems on the market in the form of the AMADA VENTIS-3015AJe, the AMADA ENSIS-3015AJe and the AMADA REGIUS-3015AJe. The new AMADA AMNC 4ie controller ensures that these systems are outstandingly reliable and easy to operate.
The AMADA AMNC 4ie represents the very latest in AMADA controllers and will equip all major AMADA systems in the future. The “4ie” in the name stands for “Innovative, Easy to use, Efficiency, Environmental and Evolution” and the solution’s ease of operation, in particular, offers enormous benefits in practice: “Not only does a facial recognition system automatically load the relevant user profile; the controller also switches to the corresponding interface language without the operator having to do anything. This helps prevent misunderstandings and also increases the reliability of machine operation,” explains Axel Willuhn, Product Manager for Punching and Laser Technology at AMADA GmbH. “What is more, the menu guidance has been simplified even further. Many features are self-explanatory, meaning that the controller can be used without difficulty even by less experienced operators.”
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Top-quality, high-speed machining of corners
One of the AMADA machines equipped with the AMADA AMNC 4ie controller is the new AMADA VENTIS-3015AJe. This fiber laser cutting machine provides up to 9 kW of laser power and permits the nitrogen-based cutting of thicker materials than was previously possible. What is more, it does so without leaving any disruptive oxide layer on the cut surface. Like the 4 and 6kW variants, the system uses only a single laser module without combiner. This ensures that this performance class also benefits from an outstandingly high laser beam quality. Another innovation takes the form of the “parallel kinematic” function. This is based on LBC technology, which causes the laser beam to move from side to side and permits the particularly fast, high-quality machining of corners and sharp contours. In addition, and again just like the predecessor models, the AMADA VENTIS-3015AJe features the machining modes – “Productivity” and “Quality” – as well as the popular and proven “Flash Cut” function. This permits the extremely fast, high-precision cutting of smaller contours without it being necessary to move the weight of the laser bridge to do so. It is, of course, also possible to use the AMADA VENTIS-3015AJe reliably in automated scenarios – for example with the AMADA ASF II 3015 EU TWIN loading and unloading tower. This combination will also be on display at this year’s EuroBLECH, where the system’s performance will be demonstrated live as it cuts a variety of 30mm thick materials.
Optimized process reliability thanks to integrated cleaning of the cutting grid
At the same time, the new AMADA ENSIS-3015AJe will also be presented at EuroBLECH 2024. This laser cutting system is also equipped with the new AMADA AMNC 4ie controller and, thanks to its 15kW laser module, it now offers considerably higher performance. However, even in this performance class, the system still needs only a single laser module. This ensures optimum beam quality and excludes any possibility of combiner-related sources of error or power losses. At the trade fair, the new AMADA ENSIS-3015AJe will be presented in combination with the high variant of the AMADA ASF II 3015 EU tower, which also provides a parts sorting capability. “In this combination, the system runs as a stand-alone solution that can easily operate all but unstaffed for several days,” explains Willuhn. Components can now also be marked in three different ways, all compliant with ISO requirements – using “deep etch” engraving or by means of a QR or barcode marking. This means that components can be assigned more reliably and simply than in the past, a capability that is becoming increasingly important as batch sizes shrink. Last but not least, the AMADA ENSIS-3015AJe boasts the so-called “Cleaning Blade” function. This automatically cleans the support grids at freely definable intervals and consequently prevents fusion and slag splashback. It increases the service life of the support elements, minimizes the corresponding costs and makes a major contribution to process reliability.
Roughness depths in the μm range
Another highlight at the trade fair will take the form of the AMADA REGIUS-3015AJe, which is now also available with 26 kW of laser power. This increased output capacity once again boosts the system’s already outstanding precision and productivity and is beneficial not only during material penetration but also during cutting itself. The system has been designed primarily to process mid-thickness materials of up to 20 mm or more, always dependent on the table loading weight. “Experience from practical applications has clearly shown that the system meets the most exacting demands in terms of dimensional parts tolerances and the required roughness depth,” reports Willuhn. In concrete terms, this means that it has been possible to achieve smooth cut surfaces with a maximum peak-to-valley height of just a few μm, meaning that the machined parts can even be used in applications in the medical and foodstuffs sectors. At the trade fair, the AMADA REGIUS-3015AJe will be exhibited as a single machine that has been structurally adapted to make it suitable for the higher performance class. The system can also produce autonomously for long periods because, like the other two laser cutting systems, it possesses the corresponding monitoring and safety functions, such as the Laser Integration System (LIS), for example – meaning that even if a malfunction does occur, the system automatically prepares itself to resume cutting and continues the manufacturing process.
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